PM-Kisan beneficiaries dwindling, Govt adds 34 lakh in special drive

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Last Updated29/12/2023

Number of PM-Kisan beneficiaries dropping by over 20 per cent to 8.12 crore now from a peak of 10.47 crore in April-July 2022

The government has added back 34 lakh farmers under the “saturation drive” since the launch of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on November 15.
With the drop in the number of beneficiaries, the annual disbursement of funds under the PM-Kisan too declined.

Under PM-Kisan, eligible farmers’ families receive Rs 6,000 a year in three equal instalments through DBT every four months.
The scheme was launched on February 24, 2019, just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% funding from the Government of India.
It is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The entire responsibility of identification of beneficiary farmer families rests with the State / UT Governments.
Objective:
To supplement the financial needs of the Small and Marginal Farmers in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields

To supplement the financial needs of the Small and Marginal Farmers in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields