Extending the assured income support (PM-Kisan) scheme for farmers will also benefit over eight lakh big landholders — having landholding size of 10 hectares (nearly 25 acres) and more — across the country ,Though such big landholders account for merely 0.6% of total farmers in India, their numbers in some states, such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Haryana and Gujarat, are high.  Analysis of state-wise figures on landholders shows that 5.3% of total farmers in Punjab are large ones. Similarly, 4.7% of total farmers in Rajasthan and 2.5% in Haryana are big in terms of their landholdings. In other states, however, less than 1% of total number of farmers is big landholders due to fragmentation of land over the years.