Parliament Question: PM-KISAN in Karnataka

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH MARCH, 2026 PM- KISAN IN KARNATAKA *359. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी

be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of farmers identified as eligible beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana in Chitradurga district of Karnataka since the inception of the scheme;

(b) the number of beneficiaries who have received financial assistance under the scheme in the district, year-wise;

(c) the total amount of funds sanctioned and disbursed to beneficiaries in Chitradurga district so far;

(d) the number of applications rejected, pending or under verification in the district along with reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure inclusion of all eligible farmers and to address grievances related to the scheme in Chitradurga district? ANSWER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.STATEMENT MADE IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 359 REGARDING PM-KISAN IN KARNATAKA RAISED BY SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL, MP DUE FOR REPLY ON 17TH MARCH 2026

(a) & (b): 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. The number of beneficiaries varies across the instalments as the release of benefits is based on the list of eligible beneficiaries uploaded by the respective State/UT Governments on PM-Kisan portal, at the time of each instalment.

During the verification process by State/UT, the field level officials verify the current status of beneficiary as per guidelines of the scheme and mark them eligible accordingly. The beneficiaries who are not found eligible, their names are removed from the list due to various reasons such as non fulfilment of mandatory requirements (land seeding, eKYC, Aadhaar seeded bank account), deceased beneficiary, change in status of cultivable landownership, belongs to exclusion criteria as mentioned in scheme guidelines, members of same family receiving benefits, NRIs etc. Thus, the registration and verification of eligible farmers under the scheme is a continuous and dynamic process and varies from installment to instalment. The year-wise and installment wise details of number of beneficiaries in Chitradurga District who have received financial assistance under the scheme is given as Annexure - I.

(c): The total amount of funds sanctioned and disbursed to beneficiaries in Chitradurga district is ₹ 726.50 Crore, since inception of scheme.

(d): In Chitradurga district, since inception of the scheme 26,405 self registration cases have been rejected by state for reasons including non-availability of land details, improper documentation and change in land ownership after the cut off date of 2019 due to reasons other than inheritance. Further, at present total 10 applications in Chitradurga District are pending at District level for approval.

(e): 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.

Further, to improve transparency and to ensure the prompt resolution of issues faced by the farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme, a robust grievance redressal mechanism has been created, as follows, including for Chitradurga district:- There is a dedicated grievance module on the PM-KISAN Portal for raising grievances by the farmers. These grievances are addressed by the State/District level officials in a time bound manner.

 Apart from the PM-KISAN grievance module, farmers can also register their grievances through Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System

(CPGRAMS) Portal.  Considering the large beneficiary base of the scheme, to promptly address the general queries and grievances raised by the beneficiaries, a voice-based PM- KISAN AI Chatbot (Kisan e-Mitra) was developed. This Chatbot provides quick, accurate, and clear responses to farmers' queries round the clock in their native languages, making the system more accessible and user-friendly. It is accessible on all platforms such as web, mobile, etc. The Kisan eMitra Chatbot currently operates in 11 languages—English, Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, and Marathi.Annexure I Year-wise and Installment wise number of beneficiaries of Chitradurga District, Karnataka who received financial assistance under the PM-Kisan scheme Financial S. No. Installment No. of beneficiaries Year 1st Instalment (Dec'18 - 1 2018-19 669 Mar'19) 2nd Instalment (Apr'19 - 2 96,756 Jul'19) 3rd Instalment (Aug'19 - 3 1,60,841 2019-20 Nov'19) 4th Instalment (Dec'19 - 4 1,72,109 Mar'20) 5th Instalment (Apr'20 - 5 1,78,983 Jul'20) 6th Instalment (Aug'20 - 6 2020-21 2,30,838 Nov'20) 7th Instalment (Dec 20 – 7 2,68,152 Mar 21) 8th Instalment (Apr 21 – 8 1,80,333 Jul 21) 9th Instalment (Aug 21 – 9 2021-22 1,82,006 Nov 21) 10th Instalment (Dec 21 – 10 1,12,438 Mar 22) 11th Instalment (Apr 22 – 11 1,72,370 Jul 22) 12th Instalment (Aug 22 – 12 2022-23 Nov 22) 1,69,947 13th Instalment (Dec'22 - 13 1,65,251 Mar'23) 14th Instalment (Apr'23 - 14 1,68,422 Jul'23) 2023-24 15th Instalment (Aug'23 - 15 1,47,687 Nov'23) 16th Instalment (Dec 23 - 16 2023-24 1,47,961 Mar 24) 17th Instalment (Apr 24 - 17 1,43,089 Jul 24) 18th Instalment (Aug 24- 18 2024-25 1,44,595 Nov 24) 19th Instalment (Dec'24 - 19 1,46,163 Mar'25) 20th Instalment (Apr'25 - 20 1,42,963 Jul'25) 21st Instalment (Aug’25- 21 2025-26 Nov’25) 1,38,206 22nd Instalment (Dec’25 – 22 1,36,890 Mar’26) *****