Abstract

                                Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme is an income support scheme implemented by the Government of India to help farmers at the time of cultivation for the purchase of agricultural inputs. Cash transfer programme positively impacts, increasing the consumption pattern, nutritional status and eliminating rural poverty. The study analyzed the performance and progress of the state under the PMKISAN scheme and also estimated the proportion of income to the total annual income of the households. The results indicate that large share of beneficiary belong to Uttar Pradesh (20.82 percent), followed by Maharashtra (8.98 percent) and Madhya Pradesh (7.08 percent) and in case of Tamil Nadu, districts like Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai, Salem and Cuddalore have the highest beneficiaries. The lowest share was observed in states like Goa, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry, etc.; the reason for the lesser registration of beneficiaries might be due to problems with the land documents of farmers, i.e., mismatching of names. The results also found that it has positive impact on redistribution of income to small and marginal farmers where the income share to their annual income is higher in all the districts of Tamil Nadu. Digitization of land records and other information would help increase the number of beneficiaries among the states which has a lesser share

Key words : PMKISAN, Cash transfer, Universal basic income