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Time of India
5 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.
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Business Standard
7 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Cabinet clears ₹24,000 cr for PM Dhan Dhaanya Yojana to boost farm output
The Union Cabinet today cleared the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), which seeks to raise the agricultural profile of 100 selected districts with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore, to be provided through convergence of existing schemes. At least one district will be selected from each state for the scheme, with the aim of bringing their crop yields, credit penetration, and other metrics up to national levels. There will be no additional allocation for PMDDKY; funds for the programme will be provided through convergence of 36 existing schemes spread across 11 ministries. These include schemes from the ministries of agriculture, food, animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, finance, rural development, cooperation, and irrigation, among others. The programme has been modelled on the lines of the aspirational districts programme of NITI Aayog and was announced in the 2025–26 Union Budget. Detailing the programme, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw said the basic objective is to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification, augment post-harvest storage at panchayat and block levels, and facilitate the availability of long-term and short-term credit. Vaishnaw said the 100-odd districts will be selected on the basis of three major criteria: low crop productivity, moderate crop density, and below-average credit penetration. He said each selected district will devise a district-wise agriculture and allied activities plan. The plan will be prepared by a committee under the District Collector. The panel will also undertake extensive consultation, understand the cropping pattern and allied activities under the agro-climatic conditions. There will be committees at the state level and a national-level monitoring committee to oversee the programme. NITI Aayog will provide overall guidance and handholding for the scheme, while Central and state agriculture universities will be assigned to each district as technical knowledge partners. 'State governments will be equal partners in the programme,' said Vaishnaw. NITI Aayog would also rank the districts based on their performance, as it does under the aspirational districts programme.
