Farmers voluntarily gave up their PM-Kisan benefits

News Excerpt:

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan lead the chart of 1.16 lakh farmers who have voluntarily given up the benefits of the annual Rs 6,000 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme across the country from June 2023 to May 2024, according to data available with the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

About PM-Kisan scheme :

  • Under the PM-Kisan scheme, eligible farmer families receive Rs 6,000 per annum in three equated instalments through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) every four months.
  • The scheme was launched on February 24, 2019. 
  • The PM-Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from the Centre. 
  • The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
  • As of now, 16 installments of the PM-Kisan have been released to farmers.
  • The 16th instalment was transferred to the bank accounts of 9.09 crore farmers by the Prime Minister from Yavatmal in Maharashtra on February 29 this year. 
  • The 17th instalment for the period (April-July 2024) is due and may be released anytime soon after the new government is sworn, the source said.

Key takeaway from Data

  • The state breakup: 29,176 farmers' families in Bihar surrendered their PM-Kisan benefits, the maximum among all states.
    • Uttar Pradesh had 26,593 farmers' families giving up PM-Kisan benefits, the second-highest number.
    • Rajasthan had 10,343 farmers' families surrendering their PM-Kisan benefit
  • The Agriculture Ministry had introduced a module in the PM-Kisan mobile app and website last year which enables farmers to voluntarily exit the scheme.
  • The possible reasons for some farmers giving up the PM-Kisan benefits include: 
    • Absentee landlords who may have decided against availing of the subsidy; 
    • Land going to tax-paying descendants who are not eligible; 
    • Change in status of land-owners.
    • Ineligible farmers weeded out from the PM-Kisan database, reducing beneficiaries from 10.47 crore (April-July 2022 peak) to 8.12 crore in November 2023.

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