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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3711
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH AUGUST, 2025
PM-KISAN IN WEST BENGAL
3711. SHRI RAJU BISTA:
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 details of disbursal of funds under the PM-KISAN scheme since inception till date
in West Bengal, district-wise;
(b) the total number of PM-KISAN beneficiaries and applications received under the
scheme, particularly in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts;
(c) whether the Government has received any complaints of fraud and fake beneficiaries
in the implementation of PM-KISAN scheme in West Bengal; and
(d) if so, the details of action that has been taken so far and effective measures taken to
prevent fraudulent registrations in welfare schemes?
ANSWER
THE 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 Rs 6,000/- per year is
transferred in three equal instalments, into the Aadhaar seeded bank accounts of farmers
through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
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 Rs 3.90 lakh Cr. in 20 installments since
inception of the Scheme.
The registration of farmers in the Scheme is an ongoing process and is open to
farmers of all States/UTs including West Bengal. 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. In the
cases, where the required documents/details are not provided by the applicant, the
application is liable to be rejected by the State/UT Governments. Once it is approved by
the State/UTs, benefit is processed immediately by the Department and the same is
released in the subsequent instalment.
The PM-KISAN Scheme is being implemented in the State of West Bengal since
FY 2021-22. District-wise and instalment-wise details of benefits released under PM-
KISAN in West Bengal, including in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, since FY 2021-
22 is at Annexure.(c) & (d): To ensure that the benefits are only transferred to the eligible farmers,
benefits of the PM-KISAN scheme are transferred to the beneficiaries through Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode, based on the verified data received from the States/UTs
on the PM-KISAN portal. To ease the registration process for farmers and bring in
transparency and efficiency in implementation of the Scheme, several technological
interventions were introduced, including integration with PFMS, UIDAI, and the Income
Tax Department. Further, PM Kisan database is verified with respect to the PDS
database of ration cards, inactivated Aadhaar due to death etc. as updated in UIDAI portal
and deduplication with PFMS and Income Tax data.
Moreover, land seeding, Aadhaar-based payment and e-KYC have been made
mandatory under the scheme. The benefits of the farmers, who do not complete these
mandatory criteria, are temporarily stopped. As and when these farmers complete their
mandatory requirements, they receive the benefits of the scheme along with their accrued
benefits of previous instalments. This process does not cause any financial loss to eligible
farmers under the Scheme.
States/UTs have been mandated to recover any amount transferred to ineligible
farmers marked due to higher income groups such as income tax payees, employees of
PSUs, State/Central Govt., Constitutional post holders etc. Accordingly, recovery has
been done from the ineligible beneficiaries including those of West Bengal.Annexure
District-wise and instalment-wise details of benefits released under PM-KISAN in West
Bengal, as on 04.08.2025
8th Instalment (Apr'21 9th Instalment 10th Instalment
- Jul'21) (Aug'21 - Nov'21) (Dec'21 - Mar'22)
Amount Amount Amount
# District No. of No. of No. of
Disburse Disburse Disburse
Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari
d (Rs. in d (Rs. in d (Rs. in
es es es
Cr.) Cr.) Cr.)
1 Alipurduar 10,503 3.82 21,197 6.27 27,562 6.77
2 Bankura 1,19,253 25.44 1,74,738 44.10 2,38,688 56.60
3 Birbhum 1,48,351 38.50 2,04,153 50.53 2,58,844 56.54
Cooch
4 1,34,105 41.71 1,81,374 47.07 2,16,968 51.53
Behar
Dakshin
5 46,324 11.75 98,526 29.38 1,30,779 31.91
Dinajpur
6 Darjeeling 4,102 1.40 6,899 1.77 12,227 3.46
7 Hooghly 31,968 9.63 1,22,167 37.94 1,83,488 47.25
8 Howrah 26,591 7.90 59,925 18.00 75,151 18.20
9 Jalpaiguri 19,938 5.54 30,292 7.75 37,845 9.06
1
Jhargram 39,802 10.06 63,599 16.54 79,494 18.56
0
1
Kalimpong 2,903 0.70 4,588 1.17 7,184 2.00
1
1
Malda 1,41,926 44.54 2,06,126 47.83 2,70,060 58.72
2
1 Murshidab
1,49,751 50.07 2,67,051 76.26 3,30,592 76.90
3 ad
1
Nadia 1,32,372 40.30 2,28,019 59.72 2,93,471 68.67
4
1 North 24
2,11,353 52.90 2,93,350 73.18 3,55,571 82.24
5 Parganas
Paschim
1
Bardhama 12,591 3.58 20,292 5.57 27,772 6.79
6
n
1 Paschim
1,80,479 46.33 3,94,742 113.32 5,23,617 119.67
7 Medinipur
Purba
1
Bardhama 1,48,755 44.46 2,12,096 54.72 2,67,584 62.10
8
n
1 Purba
3,32,748 93.85 5,55,279 150.56 6,69,898 145.06
9 Medinipur
2
Purulia 31,595 8.49 58,146 15.87 1,06,672 26.77
0
2 South 24
38,094 10.73 2,65,862 90.37 3,65,301 91.85
1 Parganas
2 Uttar
66,253 21.84 1,16,373 32.08 1,50,511 34.13
2 Dinajpur
Grand
20,29,757 573.53 35,84,794 980.01 46,29,279 1,074.79
Total:11th Instalment 12th Instalment 13th Instalment
(Apr'22 - Jul'22) (Aug'22 - Nov'22) (Dec'22 - Mar'23)
Amount Amount Amount
# District No. of No. of No. of
Disburse Disburse Disburse
Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari
d (Rs. in d (Rs. in d (Rs. in
es es es
Cr.) Cr.) Cr.)
1 Alipurduar 30,620 7.77 28,557 6.44 27,612 5.85
2 Bankura 2,50,733 54.96 2,41,725 50.38 2,34,665 48.23
3 Birbhum 2,61,809 56.64 2,57,729 53.92 2,49,563 51.31
Cooch
4 2,19,125 47.71 2,00,390 41.69 1,93,217 39.79
Behar
Dakshin
5 1,38,680 31.45 1,27,132 25.79 1,20,479 24.41
Dinajpur
6 Darjeeling 12,647 2.65 11,207 2.28 10,769 2.23
7 Hooghly 1,98,127 44.19 1,85,240 38.82 1,79,465 37.39
8 Howrah 77,758 16.39 71,239 14.59 68,813 13.99
9 Jalpaiguri 38,290 8.54 34,652 7.18 33,302 6.99
1
Jhargram 73,548 15.65 73,969 15.75 71,010 14.53
0
1
Kalimpong 7,304 1.58 6,690 1.48 6,373 1.35
1
1
Malda 2,64,658 60.29 2,62,258 55.29 2,57,332 52.94
2
1 Murshidab
3,45,387 76.57 3,09,954 64.22 2,99,439 61.83
3 ad
1
Nadia 2,87,713 62.69 2,75,878 57.88 2,64,137 53.89
4
1 North 24
3,44,373 74.17 3,21,000 66.99 3,05,044 62.27
5 Parganas
Paschim
1
Bardhama 29,344 6.34 26,042 5.41 25,034 5.13
6
n
1 Paschim
5,13,109 112.61 4,98,636 104.40 4,81,497 98.51
7 Medinipur
Purba
1
Bardhama 2,75,973 59.52 2,59,704 53.53 2,53,692 51.89
8
n
1 Purba
6,34,037 138.59 6,32,981 134.11 6,11,632 125.82
9 Medinipur
2
Purulia 1,13,999 25.23 1,06,639 22.54 1,03,630 21.52
0
2 South 24
4,00,265 89.63 3,59,981 74.70 3,45,400 71.16
1 Parganas
2 Uttar
1,60,987 36.95 1,52,551 31.35 1,49,073 30.49
2 Dinajpur
Grand
46,78,486 1,030.14 44,44,154 928.73 42,91,178 881.52
Total:14th Instalment 15th Instalment 16th Instalment
(Apr'23 - Jul'23) (Aug'23 - Nov'23) (Dec'23 - Mar'24)
Amount Amount Amount
# District No. of No. of No. of
Disburse Disburse Disburse
Beneficiari Beneficiari Beneficiari
d (Rs. in d (Rs. in d (Rs. in
es es es
Cr.) Cr.) Cr.)
1 Alipurduar 28,818 6.47 28,485 7.22 31,192 8.68
2 Bankura 2,42,113 53.45 2,13,212 47.22 2,31,884 57.93
3 Birbhum 2,61,943 59.50 2,40,472 52.05 2,55,414 60.45
Cooch
4 2,05,222 47.23 1,76,073 40.29 2,02,258 54.70
Behar
Dakshin
5 1,26,401 27.85 1,14,414 25.48 1,22,561 29.96
Dinajpur
6 Darjeeling 10,954 2.40 9,498 2.19 10,659 3.36
7 Hooghly 1,84,314 41.29 1,65,409 39.61 1,86,324 52.15
8 Howrah 69,929 15.07 65,263 14.63 71,384 18.31
9 Jalpaiguri 34,350 7.76 30,685 7.38 32,325 9.14
1
Jhargram 74,090 16.57 67,199 14.71 72,763 18.12
0
1
Kalimpong 6,407 1.38 5,303 1.23 5,740 1.61
1
1
Malda 2,66,278 58.59 2,15,011 46.71 2,45,437 62.97
2
1 Murshidab
3,12,767 70.09 2,80,901 66.16 3,21,734 89.95
3 ad
1
Nadia 2,76,130 62.25 2,41,381 54.49 2,73,791 73.03
4
1 North 24
3,22,222 74.01 3,02,294 73.03 3,32,091 86.12
5 Parganas
Paschim
1
Bardhama 26,060 5.97 24,176 5.33 26,538 6.64
6
n
1 Paschim
5,02,165 113.18 4,39,246 100.86 4,81,739 120.81
7 Medinipur
Purba
1
Bardhama 2,60,394 57.09 2,27,969 50.21 2,48,466 60.25
8
n
1 Purba
6,41,248 146.68 5,70,944 128.48 6,31,005 160.65
9 Medinipur
2
Purulia 1,09,833 25.19 1,04,332 24.01 1,14,665 30.23
0
2 South 24
3,57,910 79.41 3,28,279 78.74 3,65,792 98.79
1 Parganas
2 Uttar
1,52,635 32.75 1,30,133 29.34 1,41,884 36.41
2 Dinajpur
Grand
44,72,183 1,004.21 39,80,679 909.34 44,05,646 1,140.25
Total:17th Instalment (Apr'24 - 18th Instalment (Aug'24 -
Jul'24) Nov'24)
# District Amount Amount
No. of No. of
Disbursed Disbursed
Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
(Rs. in Cr.) (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Alipurduar 31,833 6.82 31,733 6.51
2 Bankura 2,36,405 50.43 2,35,803 48.24
3 Birbhum 2,59,353 54.54 2,57,738 52.60
4 Cooch Behar 2,06,618 44.46 2,08,314 43.47
5 Dakshin Dinajpur 1,25,412 26.97 1,25,330 25.93
6 Darjeeling 10,935 2.38 10,965 2.29
7 Hooghly 1,90,578 40.80 1,91,012 39.23
8 Howrah 72,797 15.14 73,189 14.98
9 Jalpaiguri 32,900 6.86 32,668 6.68
10 Jhargram 73,893 15.63 73,926 15.06
11 Kalimpong 5,910 1.27 5,800 1.20
12 Malda 2,53,344 55.77 2,55,337 53.83
13 Murshidabad 3,28,456 70.62 3,29,871 68.50
14 Nadia 2,80,926 61.13 2,81,600 59.21
15 North 24 Parganas 3,37,356 70.67 3,36,631 68.85
16 Paschim Bardhaman 27,046 5.72 26,872 5.52
17 Paschim Medinipur 4,92,025 105.63 4,91,011 101.74
18 Purba Bardhaman 2,54,119 54.67 2,56,177 52.95
19 Purba Medinipur 6,43,922 138.64 6,45,068 133.44
20 Purulia 1,16,511 24.95 1,15,919 23.75
21 South 24 Parganas 3,73,031 80.09 3,72,599 77.25
22 Uttar Dinajpur 1,45,034 31.24 1,45,608 30.33
Grand Total: 44,98,404 964.42 45,03,171 931.5519th Instalment (Dec'24 - 20th Instalment (Apr'25 -
Mar'25) Jul'25)
# District Amount Amount
No. of No. of
Disbursed Disbursed
Beneficiaries Beneficiaries
(Rs. in Cr.) (Rs. in Cr.)
1 Alipurduar 32,476 6.92 31,907 6.53
2 Bankura 2,40,598 51.78 2,36,792 49.59
3 Birbhum 2,61,496 55.24 2,54,407 53.20
4 Cooch Behar 2,12,268 46.63 2,09,612 43.99
5 Dakshin Dinajpur 1,27,549 28.10 1,22,611 25.94
6 Darjeeling 11,314 2.66 11,242 2.47
7 Hooghly 1,96,584 42.50 1,96,453 41.96
8 Howrah 75,163 15.78 74,883 15.52
9 Jalpaiguri 33,356 7.35 32,900 6.68
10 Jhargram 75,128 15.87 70,796 14.92
11 Kalimpong 5,828 1.21 5,637 1.21
12 Malda 2,66,947 61.60 2,53,486 54.69
13 Murshidabad 3,40,338 73.13 3,26,464 68.18
14 Nadia 2,87,596 62.87 2,77,778 59.99
15 North 24 Parganas 3,40,766 72.36 3,29,666 68.58
16 Paschim Bardhaman 27,145 5.64 27,057 5.80
17 Paschim Medinipur 5,01,370 109.64 4,78,776 100.46
18 Purba Bardhaman 2,60,970 56.24 2,57,548 54.59
19 Purba Medinipur 6,62,979 144.91 6,56,591 137.32
20 Purulia 1,17,932 25.17 1,15,602 24.11
21 South 24 Parganas 3,82,582 82.99 3,63,742 76.71
22 Uttar Dinajpur 1,49,003 32.75 1,44,587 30.49
Grand Total: 46,09,388 1,001.36 44,78,537 942.92
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