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Date: 2025-12-09 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Farmers Welfare Schemes

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**Executive Summary** This document is an answer to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha (Question No. 1528) regarding farmer welfare schemes, set to be answered on December 9th, 2025. It provides details on fund allocation, beneficiary numbers, and issues related to scheme implementation such as PM-Kisan, PMFBY and PMKSY. The document also outlines corrective steps being taken to address these issues and enhance agricultural productivity. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Fund Allocation and Beneficiaries:** * Details of funds allocated and released to States, including Punjab, under various farmer-welfare schemes, including PM-Kisan, and PMFBY, for the last three years are detailed in Annexure I. * Under the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) components of PMKSY, central assistance released to the State of Punjab during the last three years is given in Annexure II. * Under Watershed Development Component of PMKSY, Rs. 5505.72 crore of Central share has been released from 2021-22 to 2025-26 (as on 30.11.2025). * State-wise details of Central funds released, water harvesting structures created/rejuvenated, area brought under protective irrigation and farmers benefitted under WDC-PMKSY2.0 is given at Annexure III. * The number of farmers benefited under PM KISAN and PMFBY are given in Annexures IV and V, respectively. * **Issues in Scheme Implementation:** * Delayed crop insurance payments, primarily due to delays in providing State Government shares of subsidy, incorrect/delayed submission of insurance proposals by banks, and discrepancies in yield data have been identified as issues. * Procurement centers are opened by respective State Government agencies in consultation with FCI before onset of procurement season. * **Corrective Steps and Agricultural Productivity Enhancement:** * Pending claims on account of subsidy payment delays and other discrepancies are settled after their resolution as per provisions of the scheme. * The National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM) is implemented to increase production of food grains. * The Ministry advises the States and seed-producing agencies to place breeder seeds indents of newly released High Yielding Varieties (HYVs), stress-tolerant/climate-resilient/smart varieties developed by ICAR Institutes /State Agricultural Universities (SAUs). * Government of India is promoting farm mechanization and ‘Custom Hiring Centers.’ The Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization’ (SMAM) is being implemented through the State Governments. * Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) is being implemented, focusing on enhancing water-use efficiency through Micro Irrigation systems. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Farmers** * **Impact:** Farmers benefit from fund allocations under various schemes (PM-Kisan, PMFBY, PMKSY), improved irrigation facilities, and access to better seeds and technology. They are also affected by issues such as delayed crop insurance payments and potential shortages in procurement centers. * **Action Required:** Farmers may need to ensure timely submission of insurance proposals through banks and engage with State Government agencies to address procurement-related issues. **Stakeholder: State Governments (including Punjab)** * **Impact:** State Governments receive funds for farmer welfare schemes and are responsible for implementing them. They are also involved in resolving issues such as delayed insurance payments and opening procurement centers. * **Action Required:** State Governments need to ensure timely release of their share of subsidies, coordinate with insurance companies to resolve claim-related issues, and open procurement centers based on production estimates. **Stakeholder: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare** * **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for allocating funds, identifying implementation issues, and taking corrective steps to enhance agricultural productivity. * **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to monitor the implementation of various schemes, address issues related to delayed insurance payments, and continue promoting initiatives for agricultural productivity enhancement. **Stakeholder: Insurance Companies** * **Impact:** Insurance companies are involved in settling claims under PMFBY. * **Action Required:** Insurance companies need to ensure claims are settled within the stipulated timelines upon receipt of requisite yield data from State Governments. **Stakeholder: Department of Water Resources (DoWR) and Department of Land Resources (DoLR)** * **Impact:** The Department of Water Resources (DoWR) implements Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) components of PMKSY. The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) implements Watershed Development component. * **Action Required:** The Departments need to effectively implement their respective components of PMKSY.

Key Entities Referenced

PM-Kisan: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, a scheme providing income support to small and marginal farmers. PMFBY: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a crop insurance scheme. PMKSY: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, an umbrella scheme for irrigation. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The central ministry responsible for policies and programs related to agriculture and farmers welfare. Punjab: A state in India specifically mentioned as a recipient of funds under the farmer-welfare schemes.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1528 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9th DECEMBER, 2025 FARMERS WELFARE SCHEMES 1528. DR. AMAR SINGH: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण म(cid:287)ं ी be pleased to state: (a) the total funds allocated and released to States, including Punjab, under various farmer-welfare schemes such as PM-Kisan, PMFBY, and PMKSY during the last three years; (b) the number of farmers who have benefited from these schemes, State-wise; (c) whether the Ministry has identified issues such as delayed crop insurance payments, shortage of procurement centres or lack of irrigation facilities impacting farmers; and (d) if so the corrective steps being taken to address these issues and enhance agricultural productivity? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एव ं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य म(cid:287)ं ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a) & (b): The details of funds allocated and released to States, including Punjab, under various farmer-welfare schemes of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) including PM-Kisan, PMFBY during the last three years is given at Annexure I. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is an umbrella scheme, consisting of three components. Two components i.e. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) are being implemented by Department of Water Resources(DoWR) and the third component i.e. Watershed Development is being implemented by Department of Land Resources (DoLR) Under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) components, central assistance released to State of Punjab during last three years are given in Annexure II. Under Watershed Development Component, an amount of Rs. 5505.72 crore of Central share has been released to them from 2021- 22 to 2025-26 (as on 30.11.2025). State-wise details of Central funds released, water harvesting structures created/ rejuvenated, area brought under protective irrigation and farmers benefitted under WDC-PMKSY2.0 is given at Annexure III.Information on the number of farmers who have benefited from the Centrally Sponsored schemes is not centrally maintained. The number of farmers benefitted under PM KISAN and PMFBY are given at Annexure IV and Annexure V respectively. (c) & (d): As per Operational Guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), majority of the claims are settled within the stipulated timelines i.e within 21 days of the receipt of requisite yield data from the concerned State Government, by the insurance companies. However, during the implementation of PMFBY, some complaints were received in the past about payment of claims which are primarily on account of (a) delay in providing State Government share of subsidy (b) non- payment/delayed payment or under payment of claims on account of incorrect/delayed submission of insurance proposals by banks (c) discrepancy in yield data & consequent disputes between State Government and insurance companies etc. The pending claims on account of these issue are settled after their resolution as per provisions of the scheme. Procurement centers are opened by respective State Government agencies in consultation with FCI before onset of procurement season, keeping in view the production estimates, procurement potential, and marketable surplus, convenience of farmers and availability of other logistics/infrastructure such as storage and transportation etc. and geographical spread of the State concerned. The Government of India has undertaken several initiatives aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity. The details of select major schemes pertaining to enhancement in agricultural productivity is given as under: 1. The National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM) is implemented with an objective to increase production of food grains through area expansion and productivity enhancement. Under this Scheme, incentives are provided to the farmers, through the States/UTs, on crop production and protection technologies, cropping system- based demonstrations, distribution of certified seeds of newly released varieties/hybrids, integrated nutrient and pest management techniques, improved farm implements/tools/resource conservation machineries, water saving devices, capacity building of farmers through trainings during cropping season, etc.2. The Ministry advises the States and seed producing agencies to place the breeder seeds indents of newly released High Yielding Varieties (HYVs), stress-tolerant varieties (drought, flood and salinity) including stress tolerant/ climate- resilient /smart varieties (to tackle the challenges of climate changes in a more effective way) of different crops developed by ICAR Institutes /State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) etc. for further multiplication into foundation and certified seeds, so as to make available to the farmers, the required seeds of these crops varieties to enhance farm production, productivity and also to help farmers’ profitability. 3. Government of India is promoting the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to regions where availability of farm power is low. It also aims at promoting 'Custom Hiring Centers' to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small land holding and high cost of individual ownership. Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization' (SMAM) is being implemented through the State Governments. Under SMAM, financial assistance is being provided for purchase of agricultural machinery and equipment, including tractors, to the farmers on individual ownership-basis and for establishment of Custom Hiring Centre (CHC), High Tech Hub, Farm Machinery Bank (FMB) etc. 4. The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is also implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC). PDMC focuses on enhancing water-use efficiency at farm-level through Micro Irrigation viz. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems. The Micro Irrigation helps in saving water as well as reduced fertilizer usage (through fertigation), labour expenses, other input costs and thereby, creating overall income enhancement of farmers. Government of India regularly reviews implementation of these schemes/projects with States and UTs.ANNEXURE I (Rs in Crores) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 S. Name of Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release No. Mission/Scheme I- Central Sector Schemes/Projects 1 Pradhan Mantri Fasal 15500.00 10296.03 13625.00 12948.50 14600.00 14473.46 Bima Yojna-NCIP 2 Modified Interest 19500.00 17997.89 23000.00 14251.93 22600.00 22600.00 Subvention 3 Implementation of 1500.00 4007.00 0.01 0.00 22.59 Market Intervention Scheme/Price Support Scheme(MIS/ PSS) 4 Pradhan Mantri 1.00 0.00 0.01 2200.00 6437.50 5437.99 Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) 5 Distribution of Pulses to 9.00 166.21 800.00 446.30 300.00 246.62 state/ union territories for Welfare Schemes 6 Pradhan Mantri Kisan 68000.00 58253.82 60000.00 61440.74 60000.00 66121.20 Samman Nidhi (PM- KISAN) 7 Pradhanmantri Kisan 100.00 12.50 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Mandhan Yojna 8 Formation and 500.00 124.19 955.00 428.86 581.67 474.24 Promotion of Farmers Producers Organizations 9 Agriculture Infrastructure 500.00 147.12 500.00 475.23 600.00 725.34 Fund 10 National Beekeping 100.00 0.00 0.01 22.50 75.00 66.50 Honey Mission (NBHM) 11 Namo Drone Didi 500.00 1.48 12 Blended Capital Support 62.50 62.50 to Finance Startups for Agriculture and Rural Enterprise Relevant for Farm Produce Value Chain II - Centrally Sponsored Schemes 1 Rastriya Krishi Vikas 10433.00 5247.44 7150.35 5760.93 7553.00 7386.14 Yojna 2 National Mission on 459.00 30.19 365.64 10.35 Natural Farming 3 Krishionnati Yojna 7183.00 4715.95 7066.47 5736.22 7447.00 5599.70 Additional transfer to 5000.00 Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Fund 1 Establishment and Other 674.00 604.41 1875.94 1442.24 1306.46 1170.41 Central Sector ExprANNEXURE II (Rs. in crore) Sl. State Central assistance released during No. 2022-23 to 2024-25 PMKSY-AIBP PMKSY-HKKP and CAD&WM (SMI &RRR) 1 Assam 84.44 248.66 2 Bihar 49.82 19.54 3 Chhattisgarh 15.62 -- 4 Gujarat 105.32 5.73 5 Himachal Pradesh 783.99 221.43 6 Karnataka 6.39 105 7 Madhya Pradesh 157.81 -- 8 Maharashtra 735.03 -- 9 Manipur 38.51 50.01 10 Odisha -- 114.02 11 Punjab 659.10 -- 12 Rajasthan 410.61 55.75 13 Tamil Nadu 25.7 104.28 14 Uttar Pradesh 23.91 -- 15 Uttarakhand 684.11 186.6 16 Arunachal Pradesh -- 257.92 17 Himachal Pradesh -- 221.43 18 Meghalaya -- 177.82 19 Mizoram -- 0.81 20 Nagaland -- 171.53 21 Sikkim -- 51.53ANNEXURE III Details of projects sanctioned, area of projects , funds released, water harvesting structures created/ rejuvenated, area brought under protective irrigation and farmers benefitted under WDC-PMKSY 2.0 (area in lakh ha and Rs. in crore) S. State No of Area Project Central Central No. of water Area brought No of No proje cost share funds harvesting under Farmers cts released as structure protective benefitted on created/reno irrigation from 30.11.2025 vated (created/ renovated) 1 Andhra Pradesh 59 2.44 555.31 333.19 201.69 9392 20500.80 26473 2 Arunachal 68 1.51 422.56 380.31 320.83 204 1049.91 15497 Pradesh 3 Assam 38 1.64 371.36 334.23 220.59 1003 11644.53 154783 4 Bihar 35 1.72 440.97 264.58 165.76 1729 4396.26 66350 5 Chhattisgarh 45 2.50 613.66 368.20 219.21 1356 810.28 31710 6 Goa 5 0.20 55.96 33.57 10.54 0 0 1480 7 Gujarat 51 2.92 687.81 412.68 278.16 9471 541.25 49380 8 Haryana 9 0.31 80.59 48.36 20.26 554 164.00 4778 9 Himachal Pradesh 35 0.67 187.24 168.51 85.47 444 1593.70 36469 10 Jharkhand 30 1.48 393.53 236.12 144.60 1721 2450.11 122466 11 Karnataka 78 3.29 769.67 461.80 403.96 2174 6397.25 278853 12 Kerala 6 0.26 73.26 43.95 32.50 1361 1307.09 50758 13 Madhya Pradesh 91 5.49 1207.35 724.41 520.45 4348 81595.14 35937 14 Maharashtra 140 5.26 1251.14 750.68 479.34 1384 2.00 134436 15 Manipur 13 0.59 164.33 147.90 38.81 214 233.75 2607 16 Meghalaya 32 0.63 175.64 158.08 126.92 1196 2041.70 17850 17 Mizoram 20 0.50 138.88 124.99 118.60 1131 74.00 13116 18 Nagaland 14 0.50 140.06 126.05 80.64 555 605.86 6567 19 Odisha 60 3.24 842.06 505.24 392.01 5587 12425.88 138481 20 Punjab 7 0.29 80.83 48.50 17.69 84 226.50 23284 21 Rajasthan 159 8.05 1990.36 1194.22 714.93 15064 8909.79 124076 22 Sikkim 9 0.30 84.98 76.49 34.30 96 0.0 8970 23 Tamil Nadu 34 1.66 368.66 221.20 172.89 5122 2736.53 113051 24 Telangana 35 1.47 368.07 220.84 109.75 1219 7648.26 4861 25 Tripura 19 0.32 89.60 80.64 67.36 1357 778.35 9339 26 Uttar Pradesh 56 2.64 580.67 348.39 175.04 1551 602.43 161138 27 Uttarakhand 15 0.84 232.26 209.03 95.47 15704 12.00 28910 28 West Bengal 27 1.29 350.60 210.36 132.62 1837 3527.18 60734 29 UT of J&K 19 0.69 194.58 194.58 99.29 1022 3245.98 131975 30 UT of Ladakh 11 0.22 60.86 60.86 26.05 21 4197.35 34465 G. Total 1220 52.93 12972.85 8487.96 5505.72 86,901 1,79,717.88 18,88,794ANNEXURE IV (Rs in Crore) S. State/UT FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 No. No. of Amount No. of Amount No. of Amount Beneficiaries Transferre Beneficiaries Transferred Beneficiaries Transferr d ed ANDAMAN AND 14,992 8.56 14,317 8.52 13,755 8.78 1 NICOBAR ISLANDS ANDHRA PRADESH 47,84,881 2,961.02 44,96,441 2,814.14 42,73,605 2,599.97 2 ARUNACHAL 95,102 53.09 97,853 48.03 97,059 66.79 3 PRADESH ASSAM 11,00,360 575.21 16,67,111 1,361.44 21,33,298 1,328.64 4 BIHAR 83,54,914 4,852.67 80,60,817 4,892.36 78,05,808 4,752.89 5 CHANDIGARH 367 0.20 352 0.24 351 0.08 6 CHHATTISGARH 29,60,372 1,624.37 23,80,380 1,606.95 26,56,455 1,770.01 7 DELHI 14,979 8.45 14,183 7.96 11,382 7.36 8 GOA 9,118 4.74 6,471 4.34 6,550 4.03 9 GUJARAT 59,64,213 3,170.23 51,43,131 3,209.56 52,63,245 3,304.34 10 HARYANA 18,62,520 986.40 16,96,762 1,042.62 16,82,265 1,076.71 11 HIMACHAL 9,46,631 470.21 8,31,672 533.24 8,55,380 556.28 12 PRADESH JAMMU AND 11,07,448 528.63 8,36,282 571.83 9,00,093 583.16 13 KASHMIR JHARKHAND 22,61,949 1,327.83 18,94,615 1,540.53 23,56,558 2,012.93 14 KARNATAKA 51,89,101 3,414.11 51,66,287 2,963.41 45,92,148 2,842.29 15 KERALA 34,97,817 1,599.36 28,08,428 1,905.67 29,25,137 1,888.83 16 LADAKH 17,674 10.38 18,696 11.95 18,731 11.75 17 LAKSHADWEEP 848 0.66 2,121 2.92 2,363 1.48 18 MADHYA PRADESH 85,42,494 4,879.11 83,18,470 5,199.28 86,49,217 5,179.26 19 MAHARASHTRA 1,04,52,465 5,658.83 96,98,540 5,889.04 94,36,993 5,842.22 20 MANIPUR 3,67,659 192.90 1,06,905 74.69 2,13,204 217.68 21 MEGHALAYA 1,00,862 27.66 1,06,187 104.77 1,92,168 129.68 22 MIZORAM 88,317 45.85 95,748 89.22 1,34,953 117.13 23 NAGALAND 1,97,179 103.48 1,71,559 98.31 1,88,643 144.08 24 ODISHA 33,91,308 1,793.08 32,26,171 2,194.80 35,42,467 2,397.28 25 PUDUCHERRY 10,235 5.89 8,893 5.30 8,353 5.05 26 PUNJAB 17,08,248 691.51 10,26,723 582.72 10,74,310 936.42 27 RAJASTHAN 72,60,802 3,794.32 70,20,899 4,104.40 77,09,285 4,875.41 28 SIKKIM 11,726 8.66 21,874 19.28 32,306 20.99 29 TAMIL NADU 32,29,963 1,574.76 23,21,666 1,438.77 22,85,603 1,417.85 30 TELANGANA 35,81,208 2,012.27 32,02,414 2,044.19 31,57,707 1,938.08 31 THE DADRA AND 12,958 8.65 12,551 7.97 12,025 7.54 32 NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU TRIPURA 2,34,749 147.63 2,46,798 139.34 2,41,771 155.31 33 UTTAR PRADESH 2,43,04,816 12,454.32 2,26,33,024 13,808.48 2,45,54,338 15,594.74 34 UTTARAKHAND 9,00,588 476.06 8,57,740 512.98 8,39,915 531.81 35 WEST BENGAL 48,69,629 2,840.39 49,19,445 3,053.80 46,75,920 2,897.34 36 Total: 10,74,48,492 58,311.49 9,91,31,526 61,893.03 10,25,43,361 65,224.16Annexure V PMFBY & RWBCIS: State Wise Report Application Enrolled from 2022-23 to 2024-25 as on 31.10.2025. State/UT Applications Insured (In No.) A & N Islands 571 Andhra Pradesh 3,48,75,727 Assam 24,63,401 Chhattisgarh 2,39,37,192 Goa 1,223 Haryana 2,99,11,311 Himachal Pradesh 8,60,040 Jammu & Kashmir 5,45,239 Jharkhand 27,02,750 Karnataka 92,53,692 Kerala 5,40,296 Madhya Pradesh 5,40,47,054 Maharashtra 5,69,46,482 Manipur 13,758 Meghalaya 86,997 Odisha 3,68,62,522 Puducherry 1,29,900 Rajasthan 11,46,67,346 Sikkim 8,874 Tamil Nadu 1,69,61,521 Tripura 7,46,045 Uttar Pradesh 2,11,28,511 Uttarakhand 7,57,051 Total 40,74,47,503 *****

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