# Madhya Pradesh farmers declared dead on paper, lose PM-Kisan aid 2026-08-14T01:51:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Farmers in Madhya Pradesh have been wrongly declared dead in government records, losing their PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi payments. Principal secretary of revenue E Ramesh Kumar said he had not encountered such instances but promised to look into any complaint. In Chhindwara, Bretna Yadav has been trying to prove he is alive for four years. Farmer leader Irfan Jafri in Raisen has not received payments for eight months. Lalmani Mishra, 93, of Mauganj has been marked dead since 2021. All say they are being sent from office to office without resolution. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Tags: DBT, dead on paper, Farmers, government records, Madhya Pradesh, PM-Kisan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-farmers-declared-dead-on-paper-lose-pm-kisan-aid/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-farmers-declared-dead-on-paper-lose-pm-kisan-aid/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.