Patiala, March 18 -- The number of beneficiaries under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi has declined by 51% in Punjab over the past six years, the Centre told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

From 23.01 lakh beneficiaries in 2019, when the scheme started, the number dropped to 11.34 lakh in 2025, reflecting a decrease of nearly 11.67 lakh farmers, Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers' welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, said in a written reply to a question raised by MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Under the PM-Kisan scheme, financial assistance of Rs.6,000 per year is provided to eligible farmers in three equal instalments of Rs.2,000 each. The amount is directly transferred to Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) sys...