PM-KISAN is one of the flagship schemes of the current government. Data till June 2021 indicates that more than 68 crore transactions have been processed under PM-KISAN of which around 61 lakh transactions failed, less than 1%. Only 20.9 lakh of these transactions were reprocessed successfully, and wide variation exists among states. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was launched by the Government of India in 2018 to provide income support to the landholding farmers in the country. As per this scheme, the eligible beneficiaries would receive Rs. 6000 per year in 3 equal installments. The first installment was paid on 01 December 2018. Under this scheme, the eligible beneficiaries register themselves. After due verification & validation of the application, the beneficiaries would receive the monetary benefit. The application process is a continuous one. The onus of selection & identification of the beneficiaries lies with the respective States/UT governments. The verified/validated data of the beneficiaries is uploaded on the PM-KISAN portal by the respective State/UT governments. The benefits are transferred directly to the bank accounts of beneficiaries validated by the respective State/UT governments. While due care is taken to verify the details, there are instances of failed transactions due to various reasons. There are also cases of ineligible beneficiaries being listed and receiving the benefit. Over the last few years, the government has come up with a process to identify & rectify such cases. We look at the numbers related to processed transactions, failures, etc. under the PM-KISAN scheme and also look at the mitigation process in place. Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra lead in the number of beneficiaries In an earlier story, we observed that the coverage of farmers under PM-KISAN is around 75% of the total eligible farmers, with variation among the states. As highlighted earlier in this story, the enrolment of beneficiaries under this scheme is a continuous process. Therefore, the coverage of farmers has increased since the inception of the scheme with new farmers registering for the scheme. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha in June 2021, the government stated that by the end of June 2021, a total of 68.76 crore transactions were done since the inception of the PM-KISAN scheme. Of these, nearly 24% of the transactions belonged to farmers in Uttar Pradesh i.e., around 16.35 crores. Maharashtra & Bihar account for the next highest number of transactions. Since the number of beneficiaries from these states is high, the number of transactions is also high. Data indicates that most of the transactions are from the North & Western states of India, indicating the concentration of a large number of beneficiaries in these parts. Comparatively, the Southern States and those in the East have fewer transactions because of fewer beneficiaries. Around 1% of transactions have failed since the inception of the scheme In the same Lok Sabha answer, the government further stated that a total of 40.16 lakh transactions failed since the scheme was introduced till June 2021. This accounts to around 1% of the total transactions processed till June 2021. In another question, the ministry cites the number as 61.04 lakhs between 01 February 2019 and 30 June 2021 out of which 20.88 lakh were reprocessed successfully. The government has cited multiple reasons which result in the failure of transactions. Some of the important reasons for the failure of transactions are given in the following image. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is developed by the Central Government and provided to the States/UTs for action to be taken in case of any transaction failures. As per SOP, the steps to be followed in case of a transaction failure include: Only around 34% of the reprocessed transactions were successful since February 2019 Responding to a question in Lok Sabha in August 2021, the government stated that a total of 61.04 lakh PM-KISAN transactions failed between February 2019 and June 2021. Of these, 20.88 lakh transactions were reprocessed successfully i.e., around 34 %. The total value of the failed transactions during this period amounted to about Rs. 1221 crores. The total value of successfully re-processed transactions across the country amounts to Rs. 417 crores. During this period, around 40.16 lakh un-successful transactions are still pending, which amount to around Rs. 803 crores. In the same answer, the government furnished the details of the failed transactions by the State. Among all the states, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of failed transactions with around 16.96 lakhs but also has the highest reprocess success rate at 63%.