Many states have not yet joined the farmer registration scheme of the Central Government

31-Mar-2025 12:15 PM

🚜 Many States Yet to Join Central Government’s Farmer Registration Scheme

📍 New Delhi: Several states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Karnataka, have yet to participate in the Central Government's farmer registration campaign.

📊 Current Status of Farmer Registration

✅ Target: 10.01 crore farmers across 12 states
✅ Registered So Far: 4.52 crore farmers
✅ Issued Kisan ID Cards: 4.52 crore farmers

📝 Key Details of the Farmer Registration Scheme
🔹 Only land-owning farmers with official documents are being registered in the first phase.
🔹 Future phases will include landless farmers.
🔹 Farmers will be provided with a Unique Farmer ID (UFID) linked to Aadhaar.
🔹 Data from states will be integrated into the Agri Stack Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

📌 Benefits of the Farmer Registration Scheme

✔️ Accurate Land Records: Helps track actual numbers of landholding and landless farmers.
✔️ Transparency in Government Purchases: Ensures reliable data verification when farmers sell crops.
✔️ Better Agricultural Planning: Insights into landholding, cropping methods, and productivity rates.
✔️ Preventing Misuse: Helps eliminate fraudulent claims in subsidy schemes.

📍 States Targeted for Registration

🔹 Included States:
✅ Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam.

🔹 Excluded States (for now):
🚫 Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka