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PMDDKY marks 1 year of district-level rollout
Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) completes 1 year of focused district-level action. The scheme operates through District Action Plans in selected districts and is reported by PIB.
Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Launch year | PMDDKY has been launched in 2025 to support farmers. |
| Objectives | PMDDKY provides for enhancing agricultural productivity, increasing adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, augmenting post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels, improving irrigation facilities, and facilitating availability of long-term and short-term credit. |
| Scheme convergence | PMDDKY provides for integrating 36 schemes from 11 different departments to ensure convergence in efforts and efficient resource utilisation. |
| Geographic focus | PMDDKY applies to transforming agriculture and allied activities across 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts. |
| District identification indicators | The 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts are identified using three key indicators: low productivity, low cropping intensity, and less agricultural credit disbursement. |
| Additional selection considerations | The selection of districts also considers the share of net cropped area and operational holdings in each State and Union Territory. |
| Minimum state coverage | Each State comprises at least 1 selected district under PMDDKY. |
| Time period | PMDDKY comprises a 6-year initiative beginning with 2025-26. |
| Implementation structure | PMDDKY provides for a three-tier implementation structure: District Level, State Level, and National Level. |
| District-level body | The District Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti, headed by the District Collector/DM, authorises preparation and implementation of the District Action Plan. |
| State-level body | The State Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti, headed by the Chief Secretary of the State, provides for review and monitoring of the District Plans. |
| National-level committees | Two committees oversee PMDDKY: the National Executive Committee headed by the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and the National Monitoring Committee headed by the Secretary, DA&FW. |