50,850 crore has been transferred to farmers under Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana: Agricultural Ministry

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Based on the estimates of Agricultural Census 2015-16, the total number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme is about 14 crores .

Under the scheme, an amount of Rs 6,000 / per year is transferred in three three-monthly installments of Rs 2000.

New Delhi, 22 February: With a view to strengthen the farmers of the country, one year will be completed on the coming Monday of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) launched on February 24, ย 2019. So far, the central government has spent an amount of Rs 50,850 crore on this head.

The scheme was launched with the objective of increasing the income of farmers by providing income support to the families of all landless farmers across the country so that they can take care of the expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as household needs.

According to the data released by the Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Ministry on Saturday, the central government has so far sent an amount of Rs 50,850 crore to farmers’ account under this head.

Based on the estimates of Agricultural Census 2015-16, the total number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme is about 14 crores. Based on the beneficiary data uploaded on the PM-KISAN web portal by the State / UT Governments till February 20, 2020, 8.46 crore farmer families have been benefited.

Initially, only small farmers, who own two acres or less of agricultural land  were to be benefited under this scheme. However, later all small and big farmers were made eligible. Under the scheme, an amount of Rs 6,000 / per year is transferred in three three-monthly installments of Rs 2000, which is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the farmers.

State-wise number of farmers benefited from Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme

Number of States / UT Farmers / Households

Andaman and Nicobar Islands / 16521

Andhra Pradesh / 51,17,791

Bihar / 53,60,396

Chandigarh / 423

Chhattisgarh / 18,80,822

Dadra and Nagar Haveli / 10462

Daman and Diu / 3466

Delhi / 12,896

Goa / 7248

Gujarat / 48,75,048

Haryana / 14,55,118

Himachal Pradesh / 8,72,175

Jammu and Kashmir / 9,34,299

Jharkhand / 14,36,023

Karnataka / 49,12,445

Kerala / 27,73,306

Lakshadweep / –

Madhya Pradesh / 55,19,575

Maharashtra / 84,59,187

Odisha / 36,28,657

Puducherry / 9736

Punjab / 22,40,189

Rajasthan / 52,04,520

Tamil Nadu / 35,34,527

Telangana / 34,81,656

Uttar Pradesh / 1,87,64,926

Uttarakhand / 7,01,855

West Bengal-

Arunachal Pradesh / 50,823

Assam / 27,04,200

Manipur / 1,73,789

Meghalaya / 70,236

Mizoram / 67,540

Nagaland / 1,70,334

Sikkim / 1,372

Tripura / 1,96,767

Total-8,46,48,328