RAS question
How many farmers benefited from the Rajasthan CM's DBT transfer on October 18, 2025?
Correct answer: (B) 71.79 lakh.
On October 18, 2025, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's DBT transfer under the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana benefited 71.79 lakh farmers.
Explanation
The figure to remember is 71.79 lakh farmers. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma transferred Rs 717.96 crore under the state Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 records the same point: under the Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Rs 717.96 crore was transferred in the fourth instalment, 71.79 lakh farmers benefited, and the assistance was sent through DBT at Rs 1,000 per farmer. That makes option B the only option aligned with both the beneficiary count and the transfer details. The nearby PM-Kisan figure in Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 is a different scheme entry, so it should not be confused with this state DBT transfer.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 65 lakh is not the beneficiary count for this Rajasthan Chief Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi DBT transfer; Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 lists 71.79 lakh farmers for the fourth instalment.
- (C) 80 lakh overstates the count because Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 records 71.79 lakh beneficiaries for the relevant transfer.
- (D) 50 lakh understates the count because the official figure for the transfer is 71.79 lakh farmers, not 50 lakh.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan economy schemes, especially welfare transfers and DBT beneficiary figures. Such facts recur in RAS because budget and economic-review data are common sources for scheme-implementation questions.