**Executive Summary**
This document provides an answer to Unstarred Question No. 545 in Lok Sabha, scheduled for February 3, 2026, concerning the beneficiaries of the PM-KISAN scheme. It details the scheme's implementation, financial benefits, eligibility criteria, the number of beneficiaries in Fatehpur district over the past three years, and the action plan to include remaining eligible farmers. The scheme was launched in February 2019.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PM-KISAN Scheme Overview:**
* Central sector scheme launched in February 2019.
* Provides ₹ 6,000 per year to farmers with cultivable landholding, disbursed in three equal installments via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts.
* Cultivable landholding is the primary eligibility criterion.
* Over ₹ 4.09 lakh Cr. disbursed since inception through 21 installments.
* **Beneficiary Details (Fatehpur District):**
* Provides a table with installment-wise details of farmers benefited in Fatehpur District during the last three financial years.
* **Registration and Verification Process:**
* States/UTs are responsible for identifying and verifying eligible beneficiaries, including land records, Aadhaar linking, and e-KYC.
* Farmers can register via the PM-KISAN Portal and Common Service Centers (CSCs).
* Benefits are processed upon State/UT approval and released in the subsequent installment.
* **Saturation Drives:**
* The government undertakes saturation drives with State Governments to expand coverage.
* A major nationwide drive under Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) from November 15, 2023, added over 1.0 Cr. farmers.
* Over 25 lakh farmers were added under the new Government's 100 days initiative.
* A special drive in September 2024 cleared pending self-registration cases, adding over 30 lakh new farmers.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
* **Impact:** The PM-KISAN scheme aims to supplement financial needs. Eligible farmers, including those in Fatehpur district, benefit from financial assistance, with registration and verification processes being ongoing.
* **Action Required:** Eligible farmers need to register through the PM-KISAN Portal or Common Service Centers (CSCs). They also need to ensure their land records, Aadhaar linking, and e-KYC are up to date.
**States/UTs**
* **Impact:** States/UTs are responsible for identifying and verifying eligible beneficiaries for the PM-KISAN scheme and uploading the relevant data.
* **Action Required:** States/UTs must implement and oversee the registration and verification process for eligible farmers, ensuring data accuracy and timely approvals.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** Oversees the implementation of the PM-KISAN scheme. The scheme aims to reach all eligible farmers across the country.
* **Action Required:** The Government must undertake saturation drives and special initiatives to ensure that all eligible farmers are included in the scheme. They should also maintain transparency in registration and verification processes.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN): A central sector scheme to supplement the financial needs of farmers with cultivable land-holding.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The government ministry responsible for the PM-KISAN scheme and answering questions about it.
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY): A nationwide saturation drive to include more farmers under PM-KISAN.
Fatehpur district: The specific location for which beneficiary data is being requested.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 545
TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD FEBRUARY, 2026
BENEFICIARIES OF PM-KISAN
545. SHRI NARESH CHANDRA UTTAM PATEL:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण मं(cid:287)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of farmers benefitted from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Yojana in Fatehpur district during the last three years;
(b) the number of eligible farmers yet to receive benefits under the said scheme; and
(c) the details of the time-bound action plan formulated to include the said left over
farmers under the said scheme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य म(cid:287)ं ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the
Hon’ble Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of farmers with cultivable land-
holding. Under the scheme, a financial benefit of ₹ 6,000/- per year is transferred in three
equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers through Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, cultivable landholding is
primary eligibility criteria to receive benefit of the Scheme subject to certain exclusions
relating to higher economic status.
A farmer-centric digital infrastructure has ensured the benefits of the scheme reach
all the farmers across the country without involvement of any intermediaries. Maintaining
absolute transparency in registering and verifying beneficiaries, the Government of India
has disbursed over ₹ 4.09 lakh Cr. through 21 installments since inception of the Scheme.
The instalment-wise details of farmers benefited in Fatehpur District during the last three
financial years is as follows:Amount
Instalment No. of
Instalment Period Disbursed
No. Beneficiaries
(in Rs. Cr.)
11th FY 2022-2023 (April-July) 3,41,189 71.50
12th FY 2022-2023 (Aug-Nov) 2,35,422 48.22
13th FY 2022-2023 (Dec-March) 2,31,236 49.93
14th FY 2023-2024 (April-July) 2,47,317 56.66
15th FY 2023-2024 (Aug-Nov) 2,49,150 59.31
16th FY 2023-2024 (Dec-March) 2,79,649 76.97
17th FY 2024-2025 (April-July) 2,93,130 66.36
18th FY 2024-2025 (Aug-Nov) 3,07,429 67.78
19th FY 2024-2025 (Dec-March) 3,28,319 78.61
20th FY 2025-2026 (April-July) 3,21,433 64.29
21st FY 2025-2026 (Aug-Nov) 3,07,371 61.47
(b) & (c): PM-Kisan is an entitlement based scheme and each eligible farmer is entitled
to receive the benefit of th scheme. Under the PM-KISAN Scheme, States/UTs are
mandated to identify and verify the eligible beneficiaries under the scheme and upload the
data of eligible farmers including land records, linking of Aadhaar with their bank accounts
and e-KYC for successful transfer of the benefits. The registration of farmers and their
verification under the Scheme is an ongoing process. The farmers can register themselves
through PM-KISAN Portal and Common Service Centers (CSCs). All such applications are
approved by the concerned States/UTs after due verification. Once it is approved by the
State/UTs, benefit is processed immediately by the Department and the same is released in
the subsequent instalment.
Further, in order to expand coverage and to ensure that no eligible farmers are left
out from the Scheme, the Government of India time to time undertakes saturation drives in
coordination with the State Governments. A major nationwide saturation drive was
undertaken from 15th November 2023 under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY),
during which, more than 1.0 Cr. farmers were included under PM-KISAN. Further, under the
new Government’s 100 days initiative, over 25 lakh eligible farmers were added under the
PM-KISAN scheme. Additionally, a special drive was conducted in September 2024 to clear
the pending self-registration cases, which resulted in the addition of over 30 lakh new
farmers.
*****