PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
▪ Objective: Boost agricultural productivity and promote sustainable agricultural practices
▪ The scheme was announced in the Union Budget for 2025-26.
▪ The Centre had merged 36 schemes of 11 Ministries into the PMDDKY, which will have an outlay of ₹24,000 crore per year for six years beginning 2025-26.
▪ This scheme will help 1.7 crore farmers.
▪ The scheme aims at augmenting post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels,
improving irrigation facilities, and facilitating availability of long-term and short-term credit.
▪ The scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11
departments, other State schemes, and local partnerships with the private sector.
▪ 100 districts will be identified based on three key indicators of low productivity, low cropping
intensity, and less credit disbursement.
▪ The scheme would benefit at least one district in each State.
▪ The number of districts in each State/Union Territory will be based on the share of Net Cropped Area and operational holdings.
▪ However, a minimum of one district will be selected from each State.
▪ The scheme is modelled on the “Aspirational District Programme” of the Centre.
▪ The “first-of-its-kind” scheme would focus exclusively on agriculture and allied sectors.
