Question

Who is responsible for identifying and verifying eligible farmers for the PM-KISAN scheme?

• A. Central Government
• B. Reserve Bank of India
• C. States and Union Territories
• D. Farmer Cooperatives

Answer 1

Answer:

C. States and Union Territories

The primary responsibility for identifying and verifying eligible farmer families for the PM-KISAN scheme lies entirely with the State and Union Territory Governments.

The Central Government disburses the funds, but the States/UTs are tasked with creating the database of eligible landholder farmer families, verifying their land records, and ensuring they meet all the operational criteria (including exclusion clauses) before their data is uploaded to the PM-KISAN portal for benefit transfer.