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The Hindu
a day ago
- Business
- The Hindu
All in one: on the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana scheme
The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), a scheme approved by the Union Cabinet, is to be implemented through the convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 Departments. According to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the scheme seeks to address the 'disparities in productivity' between States, and even among districts within a State. The Centre's pet schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) and the PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) as well as relevant State schemes, to be identified by the District Dhan Dhaanya Samitis, will be subsumed in the PMDDKY. Local partnerships with the private sector will also be promoted under the proposed scheme, which will begin in October during the rabi crop season. The scheme is to get an annual outlay of ₹24,000 crore for six years. Modelled on NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Programme, the Centre will identify 100 districts based on low productivity and cropping intensity and less credit disbursement. The hope is that the scheme will result in higher productivity, value addition in agriculture and allied sectors, local livelihood creation, leading to increased domestic production and self-reliance. This convergence of schemes must be viewed in the background of decreasing public spending on agriculture. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, in the latest report on Demands for Grants, had observed a continuous decline, from 3.53% in 2021-22 to 3.14% (2022-23), 2.57% (2023-24), 2.54% (2024-25) and 2.51% (2025-26), of the allocations for agriculture as a percentage of total Central Plan outlay. This aggregation of all schemes under one umbrella suggests that the Government wants uniformity in running the welfare, financial and technical schemes in the agriculture sector. It is keen to add States' measures too in the new scheme. It remains to be seen how effective such uniformity will be on the ground as further decrease in public investment in agriculture could be disastrous. Private-public partnerships should be for the larger good of self-reliance, particularly in the production of foodgrains, edible oil and pulses. The progress of area coverage under kharif crops, released last week, points to a decrease in the sowing of oil seeds and popular pulses. Though it promotes national uniformity, it is welcome that the new scheme will function based on 'District Plans' that will be aligned to the national goals of crop diversification, conservation of water and soil health, self-sufficiency in agriculture and allied sectors. For the PMDDKY, the Centre will monitor 117 key indicators of progress on a monthly basis. But to make it more participatory, States, local self governments, primary agriculture cooperative societies, agriculture universities and organisations of farmers and traders must be involved in this process.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
UP readies plan to bag big share in central agri scheme
Lucknow: A day after the Centre rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), which envisages measures to raise productivity and cropping intensity, the UP govt moved swiftly on Thursday to plan a blueprint for securing lion's share in the scheme. Sources said the state agriculture department reviewed all field details before sending an exhaustive proposal to the Centre. The scheme will be implemented in 100 districts across the country for a period of six years beginning in 2025-26. A budget of Rs 24,000 crore has been allocated for the scheme, which will encompass over 36 sub-schemes related to agriculture. "UP is a key agricultural state. We expect to get a prominent share under PMDDKY, which certainly proposes to be a game-changer scheme for agriculture," said principal secretary, agriculture, Ravindra. He said the department was keenly waiting for formal guidelines required to be followed under the scheme. Sources said that the scheme will help the govt to push small and marginal farmers towards modern and profitable farming. "This scheme will increase agricultural production, as well as encourage farmers to grow different crops so that their income increases. Emphasis will be laid on adopting sustainable agricultural practices so that environmental balance is maintained," a senior agriculture department official said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Honda SP160: Now with More Power and Style Honda Learn More Undo Storage facilities will be strengthened at the panchayat and block levels after harvesting so that there is no loss of produce. Apart from this, irrigation facilities will be improved, and farmers will be provided with cheap and easily available loans so that they can invest in farming and increase production capacity. For effective planning, implementation, and monitoring of the scheme, committees will be formed at the district, state, and national levels. The District Agriculture and Allied Activity Plan will be finalised by the District Dhan Dhanya Committee, in which progressive farmers will also be made members. The scheme, experts said, comes in addition to the World Bank-aided UP AGREES scheme, which aims to improve the agricultural yield from the existing 10 quintals to 15 quintals per acre in 28 districts of the Purvanchal and Bundelkhand regions. Likewise, the state govt is working to improve agricultural productivity under the aspirational district programme.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
The Hindu Morning Digest: July 17, 2025
Government merges 36 schemes to float farm programme The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana', or PMDDKY, to enhance agricultural productivity and increase adoption of sustainable agricultural practices across the country. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka vie over aerospace park after the latter calls off land acquisition in Devanahalli The Karnataka government's decision to cancel the acquisition of land in Devanahalli for an aerospace park has led to a tug of war between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over the future of the project, with Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh inviting the aerospace industry to his State and Karnataka Industries Minister M.B. Patil stating that there was no need to relocate. Madras High Court restrains recitation of Nama Sankeerthanam in residential locality without Collector's permission Observing that what could be divine music to the ears of some might actually turn out to be a nuisance for others, the Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) restrained the use of a residential house for the recitation of Nama Sankeerthanam (congregational chanting of the names of Hindu Gods) unless the Collector grants permission for using the premises as a prayer hall. Ex-husband seeks shared custody after Russian woman, kids found living in Karnataka's Gokarna cave Days after Russian woman Nina Kutina was taken into custody for living in a cave deep inside the forest in Karnataka's Gokarna with her two daughters, her ex-husband, an Israeli citizen, is demanding shared custody of their daughters, saying he wants to be a father to them. Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after U.S. request Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday (July 16, 2025), following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a U.S. call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city. Trump says he's 'highly unlikely' to fire Fed's Jerome Powell after floating that idea in private President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) that he was 'highly unlikely' to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a public statement made less than 24 hours after suggesting in a private meeting that he was leaning in favour of dismissing the head of the nation's central bank. Eight healthy babies born from three people's DNA in Britain free of genetic disease Eight healthy babies were born in Britain with the help of an experimental technique that uses DNA from three people to help mothers avoid passing devastating rare diseases to their children, researchers reported. Parliamentary panel clears Income Tax Bill 2025 with 285 suggestions, to be tabled in Monsoon Session The Select Committee of Parliament that examines the Income Tax Bill-2025 is learnt to have finalised its report on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) with about 285 suggestions to change the legislation. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell to retire from international cricket Two-time Twenty20 World Cup winner Andre Russell will retire from international cricket at age 37 after the second T20 match against Australia on July 22 in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Wednesday. Lamine Yamal inherits Messi's iconic Barcelona number 10 jersey Barcelona's electric 18-year-old winger Lamine Yamal has been handed the famous number 10 shirt previously worn by club icon Lionel Messi, capping a remarkable breakthrough season for the teenager.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Scheme to develop 100 agri districts across country gets Cabinet go-ahead
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the 'Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' (PMDDKY), which envisages development of 100 agricultural districts through the convergence of existing schemes with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore per year. 'The scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 departments, other State schemes and local partnerships with the private sector,' said an official statement issued after the Cabinet meeting. At a briefing on the Cabinet's decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the scheme would be implemented for six years beginning from 2025-26. 'A master plan will be prepared for each district. It will include agriculture and other allied activities,' Vaishnaw said. He said the scheme would benefit about 1.7 crore farmers. The scheme was first announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech earlier this year. Saying that the government was 'motivated by the success of the aspirational districts programme', she had said the scheme would cover '100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below-average credit parameters'. Cropping intensity is a measure of how efficiently land is used — the number of crops grown in the area in an agricultural year (July-June). 'One hundred districts will be identified based on three key indicators of low productivity, low cropping intensity, and less credit disbursement. 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 official statement said on Wednesday. 'The scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, augment post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels, improve irrigation facilities and facilitate availability of long-term and short-term credit,' it said. According to the statement, committees will be formed at the district, state and national levels for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the scheme. Central nodal officers will be appointed for field visits, review and monitoring. A district agriculture and allied activities plan will be finalised by the District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti, which will be headed by the district collector and include progressive farmers as members. 'The district plans will be aligned to the national goals of crop diversification, conservation of water and soil health, self-sufficiency in agriculture and allied sectors as well as expansion of natural and organic farming,' the statement said. In addition, Central and State agriculture universities will be assigned each district as technical knowledge partner. The scheme is designed on the lines of the 'Aspirational Districts Programme' that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2018 in 112 most under-developed districts across the country. In PMDDKY too, the Dhan-Dhaanya districts will be ranked based on their performance. A portal/ dashboard will be developed to monitor the progress of the scheme in each district on 117 key performance indicators on a monthly basis, said the statement. 'As the targeted outcomes in these 100 districts will improve, the overall average against key performance indicators will rise for the country. The scheme will result in higher productivity, value addition in agriculture and allied sector, local livelihood creation and hence increase domestic production and achieve self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat). As the indicators of these 100 districts improve, the national indicators will automatically show an upward trajectory,' it said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
PM Scheme for 100 agri districts gets approval
The Union cabinet has approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), allocating ₹24,000 crore annually for six years. This scheme aims to develop 100 agricultural districts by converging 36 schemes across 11 ministries. District-level master plans, aligned with national goals like crop diversification and organic farming, will be created and implemented through committees at various levels. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Union cabinet has approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana PMDDKY ), a scheme to develop 100 agricultural districts through the convergence of 36 schemes of 11 scheme has an outlay of ₹24,000 crore per year, said information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw , adding that it would be implemented for six years beginning with the current financial year. A master plan for implementation of PMDDKY, which will include agriculture and allied activities, will be drawn up for every district, he plan will be prepared by District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti headed by the Collector."The district plans will be aligned to the national goals of crop diversification, conservation of water and soil health, self-sufficiency in agriculture and allied sectors as well as expansion of natural and organic farming," an official statement plans will be based on extensive consultations and understanding cropping patterns and allied activities as per agro-climatic conditions. Committees will be set up at the district, state and national levels for their effective implementation. Central Nodal Officers will be appointed for field visits, review and monitoring. Every district will have central and state agriculture universities as technical knowledge 100 districts will be selected on the basis of three parameters - low productivity, moderate crop intensity, and below-average credit parameters. At least one district from each state will be selected.
