**Executive Summary**
The document is an answer to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 419 regarding the PM-KISAN scheme in Tamil Nadu. It provides information on the scheme's implementation, coverage, and benefits disbursed to farmers in Tamil Nadu, specifically the districts of Tiruvannamalai and Kanchipuram. The answer addresses measures taken to expand coverage, streamline verification, ensure timely payments, and enhance awareness of the scheme. The latest PM-KISAN installment mentioned was released on 19th November 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PM-KISAN Scheme Overview:**
* Central sector scheme launched in February 2019.
* Provides financial support of ₹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, subject to exclusions based on higher economic status.
* **Farmer Registration and Coverage:**
* Registration is an ongoing process open to farmers of all States/UTs.
* Farmers can register via PM-KISAN Portal, PM-KISAN App, and Common Service Centers (CSCs).
* Applications are approved by concerned States/UTs after due verification.
* Government undertakes saturation drives in coordination with State Governments to expand coverage.
* **Disbursement Details:**
* The 21st installment of PM-KISAN was released on November 19th, 2025.
* 138,955 farmers in Tiruvannamalai District and 21,321 farmers in Kanchipuram District received benefits.
* Over ₹4.09 lakh Cr. disbursed through 21 installments since inception.
* The instalment-wise and district-wise amount disbursed to farmers in Tamil Nadu under PM-Kisan Scheme since inception can be found on the Annexure.
* **Transparency and Efficiency Measures:**
* Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is based on verified data from States/UTs.
* Integration with PFMS, UIDAI, and the Income Tax Department for transparency.
* Land seeding, Aadhaar-based payments, and e-KYC are mandatory.
* **Saturation Drives and Initiatives:**
* Nationwide saturation drive undertaken from November 15th, 2023, under Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY), included over 1.0 Cr. farmers.
* Over 25 lakh eligible farmers added under the new Government's 100 days initiative.
* Special drive in September 2024 cleared pending self-registration cases, adding over 30 lakh new farmers.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Farmers in Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** Provides financial assistance to supplement their income and support their financial needs related to agriculture.
* **Action Required:** Eligible but unregistered farmers should register themselves through the PM-KISAN Portal, PM-KISAN App, or Common Service Centers (CSCs).
**Stakeholder: State Government of Tamil Nadu**
* **Impact:** Requires coordination with the Central Government for scheme implementation, verification of beneficiaries, and data provision.
* **Action Required:** States need to continue to coordinate with the Central Government on saturation drives, submit verified data through the PM-KISAN portal, and approve applications after due verification.
**Stakeholder: Central Government (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the overall implementation, monitoring, and funding of the PM-KISAN scheme.
* **Action Required:** Ensure transparency, efficient implementation, expand coverage, streamline verification, and continue saturation drives to ensure no eligible farmers are left out.
Key Entities Referenced
PM-KISAN : Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, a central sector scheme to supplement the financial needs of farmers with cultivable land-holding
Tamil Nadu : Indian state where the PM-KISAN scheme is being implemented
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : The primary Indian government body responsible for the implementation of PM-KISAN
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 419
TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND DECEMBER, 2025
PM KISAN IN TAMIL NADU
419. SHRI C N ANNADURAI:
SHRI SELVAM G:
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 number of farmers from Tiruvannamalai and Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu
who have availed benefits under PM KISAN since the launch of the scheme along with
the total amount disbursed to each farmer since inception, district-wise;
(b) whether the Government has identified eligible but unregistered farmers in Tamil
Nadu who are yet to be brought under the ambit of PM KISAN and, if so, the details
thereof;
(c) the steps taken or proposed by the Central Government to expand coverage,
streamline verification and ensure timely payments to all eligible farmers; and
(d) the measures adopted to enhance awareness, reduce exclusion errors and ensure
transparent and efficient delivery of benefits to farmers in Tamil Nadu under the PM
KISAN scheme?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(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. 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.
The registration of farmers in the Scheme is an ongoing process and is open to
farmers of all States/UTs including Tamil Nadu. The farmers can register themselves
through PM-KISAN Portal, PM-KISAN App, and Common Service Centers (CSCs). All
such applications are approved by the concerned States/UTs after due verification.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.
Recently, the 21st instalment of PM-KISAN was released on 19th November,
2025, under which 1,38,955 farmers of Tiruvannamalai District and 21,321 farmers
of Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu received the benefit of the scheme. The
instalment-wise and district-wise details of amount released under PM-Kisan Scheme
since inception in State of Tamil Nadu is attached at Annexure.
(c) & (d) The benefit under the PM-KISAN scheme is transferred to beneficiaries via
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), based on verified data provided by States and UTs
through the PM-KISAN portal. To ensure transparency and efficient implementation,
several technological measures have been introduced, including integration with
PFMS, UIDAI, and the Income Tax Department. Further, Land seeding, Aadhaar-
based payments, and e-KYC have been made mandatory to ensure benefits reach
only to the eligible farmers.
Further, in order to expand coverage and to ensure that no eligible farmers are
left out from the Scheme, the Government of India often undertakes saturation drives
in coordination with the State Governments including Tamil Nadu. 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.Annexure
The instalment-wise and district-wise amount disbursed to farmers in Tamil
Nadu under PM-Kisan Scheme since inception
1st Instalment 3rd Instalment
2nd Instalment 4th Instalment
(Dec'18 - (Aug'19 -
(Apr'19 - Jul'19) (Dec'19 - Mar'20)
Mar'19) Nov'19)
# District
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed Disbursed Disbursed (Rs.
in Cr.) (Rs. in Cr.) (Rs. in Cr.) in Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 16.99 18.51 21.80 18.69
2 Chengalpattu 7.17 9.59 12.19 11.05
3 Chennai 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01
4 Coimbatore 6.32 12.74 14.17 12.24
5 Cuddalore 20.56 34.14 36.39 35.06
6 Dharmapuri 27.32 31.47 35.68 34.29
7 Dindigul 13.80 24.43 25.67 23.62
8 Erode 10.47 17.27 22.73 18.01
9 Kallakurichi 20.98 24.95 28.02 30.36
10 Kancheepura 4.58 5.89 7.13 6.37
m
11 Kanniyakumari 10.25 22.71 27.19 34.76
12 Karur 9.05 12.38 15.50 14.00
13 Krishnagiri 17.81 27.05 31.36 28.38
14 Madurai 14.76 20.06 23.80 23.72
15 Mayiladuthurai 1.23 3.17 3.31 3.26
16 Nagapattinam 2.30 5.13 7.35 6.66
17 Namakkal 9.77 17.96 18.43 16.30
18 Perambalur 11.03 13.20 15.79 14.06
19 Pudukkottai 15.42 22.06 27.53 23.77
20 Ramanathapur 9.47 20.39 21.97 22.13
am
21 Ranipet 8.86 11.16 14.00 13.08
22 Salem 26.24 33.55 38.40 35.78
23 Sivaganga 15.86 18.71 21.52 20.03
24 Tenkasi 4.42 12.53 12.55 11.79
25 Thanjavur 12.97 20.05 23.10 22.94
26 The Nilgiris 6.19 9.38 9.46 8.56
27 Theni 5.24 8.22 9.51 8.33
28 Thiruvallur 9.72 12.23 15.27 13.58
29 Thiruvarur 5.93 11.00 12.00 10.73
30 Thoothukkudi 5.11 13.28 15.50 14.24
31 Tiruchirappalli 17.69 28.22 29.72 26.56
32 Tirunelveli 1.88 9.91 9.01 8.50
33 Tirupathur 10.23 13.63 14.76 13.63
34 Tiruppur 6.35 16.30 20.15 18.39
35 Tiruvannamala 28.61 46.44 47.68 48.85
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36 Vellore 5.86 8.09 10.13 10.87
37 Viluppuram 25.75 31.88 37.21 39.29
38 Virudhunagar 6.03 13.26 17.07 15.00
Total 432.26 660.93 753.06 716.905th Instalment 6th Instalment 7th Instalment
8th Instalment
(Apr'20 - (Aug'20 - (Dec'20 -
(Apr'21 - Jul'21)
Jul'20) Nov'20) Mar'21)
# District Amount
Amount Amount Amount
Disbursed
Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. in
(Rs. in Cr.)
in Cr.) in Cr.) Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 23.52 21.44 20.83 21.93
2 Chengalpattu 18.21 17.49 11.40 11.39
3 Chennai 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01
4 Coimbatore 14.03 13.16 12.32 12.47
5 Cuddalore 54.48 50.48 36.47 36.73
6 Dharmapuri 44.32 42.91 36.40 36.96
7 Dindigul 28.99 26.59 25.28 25.74
8 Erode 21.80 19.89 19.10 19.09
9 Kallakurichi 47.82 46.47 32.42 32.56
10 Kancheepuram 12.65 12.37 6.63 6.62
11 Kanniyakumari 45.81 41.47 41.17 42.93
12 Karur 16.04 15.36 14.42 14.48
13 Krishnagiri 35.99 33.58 30.52 30.88
14 Madurai 29.73 27.49 24.26 25.05
15 Mayiladuthurai 4.39 4.25 3.64 3.71
16 Nagapattinam 8.42 7.54 7.03 7.17
17 Namakkal 19.64 18.32 16.89 16.93
18 Perambalur 16.15 15.10 14.92 15.15
19 Pudukkottai 29.16 27.45 25.56 26.54
20 Ramanathapur 27.98 24.11 21.88 29.12
am
21 Ranipet 15.77 16.69 13.67 13.78
22 Salem 44.58 62.47 37.77 38.59
23 Sivaganga 24.24 21.73 21.00 24.50
24 Tenkasi 14.54 12.86 12.44 16.19
25 Thanjavur 26.37 24.63 23.83 24.31
26 The Nilgiris 9.96 9.32 9.23 9.29
27 Theni 10.02 9.09 8.87 8.99
28 Thiruvallur 28.91 29.38 14.32 14.42
29 Thiruvarur 13.00 12.19 11.53 11.68
30 Thoothukkudi 17.56 15.36 14.59 19.74
31 Tiruchirappalli 32.41 31.66 29.04 29.49
32 Tirunelveli 9.36 8.45 8.27 11.05
33 Tirupathur 16.47 16.35 14.33 14.46
34 Tiruppur 20.15 18.98 17.67 17.66
35 Tiruvannamalai 64.82 61.65 50.89 50.70
36 Vellore 13.97 15.10 11.59 11.65
37 Viluppuram 53.27 53.99 40.02 40.27
38 Virudhunagar 19.11 17.40 16.56 20.32
Total 933.64 902.80 756.76 792.549th Instalment 10th Instalment
11th Instalment 12th Instalment
(Aug'21 - (Dec'21 -
(Apr'22 - Jul'22) (Aug'22 - Nov'22)
Nov'21) Mar'22)
# District
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs.
in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 20.89 20.83 18.59 14.02
2 Chengalpattu 11.21 11.31 12.21 6.02
3 Chennai 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.01
4 Coimbatore 12.10 12.32 11.80 9.31
5 Cuddalore 36.12 36.62 34.25 15.93
6 Dharmapuri 36.01 36.22 34.60 19.95
7 Dindigul 25.03 25.69 23.96 15.69
8 Erode 18.75 18.77 18.86 14.72
9 Kallakurichi 30.42 30.43 28.41 16.32
10 Kancheepuram 6.51 6.57 7.12 4.40
11 Kanniyakumari 40.76 41.07 32.29 25.06
12 Karur 14.23 14.34 13.05 9.35
13 Krishnagiri 30.19 30.84 29.20 17.38
14 Madurai 24.17 24.13 20.46 12.21
15 Mayiladuthurai 3.58 3.60 3.56 2.67
16 Nagapattinam 7.03 7.02 6.66 4.75
17 Namakkal 16.64 16.48 15.85 13.30
18 Perambalur 14.77 14.90 14.06 9.75
19 Pudukkottai 25.11 24.65 24.16 16.77
20 Ramanathapura 21.52 21.56 22.01 13.85
m
21 Ranipet 13.45 13.59 12.81 8.37
22 Salem 37.34 36.95 37.85 22.95
23 Sivaganga 20.69 20.71 22.11 13.10
24 Tenkasi 12.31 12.52 13.59 7.59
25 Thanjavur 23.47 23.48 21.41 13.12
26 The Nilgiris 9.02 8.98 9.82 2.72
27 Theni 9.01 9.15 7.91 6.03
28 Thiruvallur 13.87 13.92 15.26 8.31
29 Thiruvarur 11.44 11.59 10.89 7.94
30 Thoothukkudi 15.00 14.99 13.76 9.86
31 Tiruchirappalli 28.58 28.72 27.32 19.79
32 Tirunelveli 8.16 8.32 9.15 6.54
33 Tirupathur 13.20 13.62 14.67 8.34
34 Tiruppur 17.39 17.50 16.08 12.42
35 Tiruvannamalai 49.76 43.82 41.96 28.06
36 Vellore 11.25 11.37 11.25 7.37
37 Viluppuram 39.61 39.55 35.02 18.04
38 Virudhunagar 16.25 16.15 15.52 10.93
Total 744.82 742.29 707.52 452.9413th Instalment 14th Instalment 15th Instalment 16th Instalment
(Dec'22 - (Apr'23 - (Aug'23 - (Dec'23 - Mar'24)
Mar'23) Jul'23) Nov'23)
# District
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs.
in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 13.10 14.02 15.14 15.20
2 Chengalpattu 5.56 5.75 5.81 5.82
3 Chennai 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
4 Coimbatore 8.49 8.98 10.08 10.64
5 Cuddalore 14.98 15.26 17.60 18.69
6 Dharmapuri 18.47 19.23 22.98 22.54
7 Dindigul 14.27 14.82 17.71 17.02
8 Erode 13.80 14.68 15.37 16.41
9 Kallakurichi 15.09 15.82 15.45 15.72
10 Kancheepuram 4.12 4.61 4.68 5.19
11 Kanniyakumari 21.50 22.83 28.33 31.66
12 Karur 8.67 9.12 11.94 11.77
13 Krishnagiri 16.11 17.05 19.67 19.85
14 Madurai 11.00 11.69 12.00 12.52
15 Mayiladuthurai 2.49 2.70 2.73 2.81
16 Nagapattinam 4.42 4.57 4.51 5.15
17 Namakkal 12.48 13.31 13.82 14.94
18 Perambalur 9.06 10.25 12.25 11.38
19 Pudukkottai 15.48 16.36 19.02 17.79
20 Ramanathapura 11.37 12.41 12.05 12.42
m
21 Ranipet 7.81 8.34 8.85 9.01
22 Salem 21.11 25.18 24.81 26.17
23 Sivaganga 11.73 12.57 13.51 13.16
24 Tenkasi 7.11 7.42 8.32 8.22
25 Thanjavur 11.98 12.44 14.01 15.07
26 The Nilgiris 2.55 2.65 5.28 3.89
27 Theni 5.54 5.72 5.80 6.31
28 Thiruvallur 7.71 8.07 9.56 9.41
29 Thiruvarur 7.24 7.95 8.43 8.93
30 Thoothukkudi 9.06 9.63 10.81 11.04
31 Tiruchirappalli 18.15 20.34 22.99 22.27
32 Tirunelveli 5.55 6.20 6.61 6.57
33 Tirupathur 7.77 8.60 8.65 8.59
34 Tiruppur 11.45 11.59 13.53 16.10
35 Tiruvannamalai 26.00 28.19 30.26 30.69
36 Vellore 6.71 7.51 8.57 8.37
37 Viluppuram 17.13 17.60 18.62 20.57
38 Virudhunagar 9.25 10.47 11.62 11.58
Total 414.31 443.91 491.39 503.4619th Instalment
18th Instalment 20th Instalment
17th Instalment (Dec'24 -
(Aug'24 - (Apr'25 - Jul'25)
(Apr'24 - Jul'24) Mar'25)
Nov'24)
# District
Amount Amount Amount Amount
Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs. Disbursed (Rs.
in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.) in Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 13.93 13.75 15.21 14.26
2 Chengalpattu 5.44 5.47 6.04 5.67
3 Chennai 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
4 Coimbatore 9.47 9.37 9.89 9.58
5 Cuddalore 16.77 16.04 18.04 16.53
6 Dharmapuri 20.33 20.54 22.28 20.86
7 Dindigul 15.66 15.16 16.42 15.37
8 Erode 14.98 14.72 17.80 15.22
9 Kallakurichi 15.34 15.94 17.04 15.81
10 Kancheepuram 4.62 4.51 5.04 4.83
11 Kanniyakumari 26.41 25.02 26.16 24.33
12 Karur 9.96 9.89 10.74 10.12
13 Krishnagiri 17.28 17.20 19.08 17.88
14 Madurai 12.86 11.79 12.49 11.66
15 Mayiladuthurai 2.68 2.65 2.91 2.72
16 Nagapattinam 4.73 4.57 5.32 4.83
17 Namakkal 13.65 13.63 14.68 13.60
18 Perambalur 10.73 10.74 13.02 11.49
19 Pudukkottai 17.63 16.69 17.60 16.76
20 Ramanathapura 11.88 12.22 13.24 12.25
m
21 Ranipet 8.73 8.61 8.86 8.65
22 Salem 24.47 24.13 25.69 24.45
23 Sivaganga 12.36 12.04 12.79 12.08
24 Tenkasi 7.90 7.87 9.05 8.03
25 Thanjavur 13.19 14.47 15.55 13.52
26 The Nilgiris 3.72 4.42 7.17 5.92
27 Theni 5.88 5.56 6.20 5.55
28 Thiruvallur 8.31 8.47 9.54 8.72
29 Thiruvarur 7.97 8.16 9.28 8.29
30 Thoothukkudi 9.96 9.76 10.33 10.06
31 Tiruchirappalli 21.47 21.19 21.96 20.96
32 Tirunelveli 6.19 6.00 6.92 6.37
33 Tirupathur 8.08 7.92 9.57 8.31
34 Tiruppur 13.07 13.00 13.63 12.92
35 Tiruvannamalai 28.47 28.47 32.38 29.86
36 Vellore 7.38 7.23 8.08 7.65
37 Viluppuram 17.93 18.23 20.80 18.24
38 Virudhunagar 10.61 10.53 11.10 10.62
Total 460.03 455.94 501.88 463.9621st Instalment
# District (Aug’25-Nov’25)
Amount Disbursed (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Ariyalur 13.34
2 Chengalpattu 5.17
3 Chennai 0.01
4 Coimbatore 8.95
5 Cuddalore 15.09
6 Dharmapuri 20.03
7 Dindigul 14.56
8 Erode 14.44
9 Kallakurichi 14.69
10 Kancheepuram 4.26
11 Kanniyakumari 23.84
12 Karur 9.66
13 Krishnagiri 17.07
14 Madurai 10.97
15 Mayiladuthurai 2.60
16 Nagapattinam 4.45
17 Namakkal 12.81
18 Perambalur 10.29
19 Pudukkottai 15.88
20 Ramanathapuram 11.22
21 Ranipet 7.96
22 Salem 23.13
23 Sivaganga 11.38
24 Tenkasi 7.54
25 Thanjavur 12.48
26 The Nilgiris 4.08
27 Theni 5.21
28 Thiruvallur 7.97
29 Thiruvarur 7.68
30 Thoothukkudi 9.29
31 Tiruchirappalli 19.93
32 Tirunelveli 5.82
33 Tirupathur 7.77
34 Tiruppur 12.21
35 Tiruvannamalai 27.79
36 Vellore 7.00
37 Viluppuram 16.40
38 Virudhunagar 9.77
Total 432.74