Sri Vijaya Puram, Sept. 7: The Department of Agriculture, A&N Administration, is undertaking a comprehensive drive for creation of Farmer IDs and enrolment of eligible farmers in the Farmer Registry across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The initiative is aimed at establishing a digital identity for farmers and facilitating their seamless access to PM-KISAN and other Government schemes, subsidies, agricultural services and benefits. Field functionaries of the Department are conducting enrolment camps and visiting villages to ensure maximum coverage of eligible farmers.
The Department has accorded top priority to achieve 100% saturation of the Farmer Registry, so that every eligible farmer is duly registered and is able to avail the benefits and services available under various Government schemes and programmes.
Field staff have been directed to intensify the enrolment drive, expand outreach and ensure comprehensive coverage, particularly of farmers who have not yet completed their registration. Concerted efforts are being made to address difficulties encountered by farmers during the registration process and resolve such issues at the earliest, with a view to making the enrolment process smooth, accessible and hassle-free. To sort out the issue of name mismatch in RoR and Aadhaar, farmers are requested to collect and submit duly filled in application forms alongwith necessary documents to the sub-depot incharges to further take up the issue with the revenue Department.
The Department of Agriculture appeals to all eligible farmers who have not yet created their Farmer ID to approach their nearest Agriculture Sub-Depot and complete the Farmer Registry enrolment at the earliest.
Farmers have been advised to complete their registration on priority, as failure to complete Farmer Registry enrolment may result in stoppage of subsidized fertilizer, agricultural inputs and PM-KISAN benefits from the ensuing Rabi Season 2026.
The Department has urged all eligible farmers to cooperate with the field functionaries and make use of the enrolment facilities being provided across the Islands to ensure 100% coverage of the Farmer Registry.