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As on 18th November 2019, there were 7.27 crore beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) yojana in India. Out of these 7.27 crore beneficiaries; 41,486,992 (57.03%) farmers were benefited during Dec-2018 to Mar-2019 and 31,255,032 (42.97%) farmers were benefited during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019. The top 5 States/UTs with respect to farmers benefited under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019 were Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar and Maharashtra.
The number of farmers benefited from Madhya Pradesh was 4,080,292 under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019, which accounted 13.05% of the total farmers benefited under PM-KISAN yojana. There were 3,958,936 beneficiaries from Uttar Pradesh under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019. It accounted 12.67% of the total farmers benefited under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019. The number of farmers benefited from Karnataka was 3,856,933 under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019, which accounted 12.34% of the total farmers benefited under PM-KISAN yojana.
There were 3,451,465 and 3,252,647 beneficiaries from Bihar and Maharashtra respectively under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019. Bihar accounted for 11.04% and Maharashtra accounted for 10.41% of the total farmers benefited under PM-KISAN yojana during Apr-2018 to 18th Nov-2019.
Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 250 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 670; West Bengal has not provided any data of beneficiaries; Some states have joined late and some are slow in providing data of beneficiaries.
Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateut-wise-number-farmer-families-registered-and-benefited-under-pradhan-mantri-kisan
Resource Title: State/UT-wise Number of Farmer Families Registered and Benefited under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) as on 18 November, 2019 (From: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)