PM Dhan-DhaanyaKrishiYojana

Context:

The Union Cabinet has approved the Prime Minister Dhan-DhaanyaKrishiYojana (PM-DDKY), a six-year scheme (2025–31) aimed at boosting agriculture and allied sectors in 100 low-performing districts identified by key indicators.

PM Dhan-DhaanyaKrishiYojana

Launch Year & Duration:

The PM Dhan-DhaanyaKrishiYojana will commence in the financial year 2025–26 and will continue for six years.

Objective:

The scheme seeks to accelerate agricultural development by addressing critical gaps in productivity, cropping intensity, and credit disbursement through a district-specific, convergence-based strategy.

Coverage & Selection Criteria:

100 districts will be selected.
Selection will be based on three objective indicators:
- Low agricultural productivity
- Low cropping intensity
- Low credit disbursement
Selection will be proportional to each State/UT’s Net Cropped Area and operational holdings, with at least one district per state.

Key Components of the Scheme:

Focus areas: crop diversification, sustainable practices, post-harvest infrastructure, irrigation improvement, credit facilitation.
Implementation through convergence of 36 existing Central schemes from 11 Ministries/Departments, along with state schemes and private sector participation.

Institutional Mechanism:

Multi-level committees at District, State, and National levels.
District DhanDhaanyaSamiti will finalize the District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plan, with the involvement of progressive farmers.
NITI Aayog will provide guidance and undertake performance reviews.

Monitoring & Evaluation:

A dedicated dashboard will track 117 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on a monthly basis.
Central Nodal Officers will be assigned to individual districts for consistent monitoring.

Alignment with National Goals: