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PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
"Six-year agriculture scheme approved July 16, 2025, converging 36 central schemes across 100 low-productivity districts with a Rs 24,000 crore annual outlay."
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana is a centrally sponsored agriculture scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on July 16, 2025, and launched on October 11, 2025. Inspired by NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Programme, it is the first such scheme focused exclusively on agriculture and allied sectors. It runs for six years from 2025-26 with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore, converging 36 existing schemes across 11 departments in 100 districts. Districts are selected on three criteria: low productivity, low cropping intensity and low credit disbursement, with at least one district per state. Progress is tracked monthly on 117 key performance indicators through a dashboard.
GS3 (agriculture, government schemes). Prelims: 100 districts, Rs 24,000 crore per year, 36 schemes, 11 departments, 117 KPIs, modelled on the Aspirational Districts Programme. Mains: the convergence model for agricultural transformation covering productivity, diversification, storage and credit.
- 1 Approved by the Union Cabinet on July 16, 2025; launched October 11, 2025
- 2 Duration: six years from 2025-26
- 3 Annual outlay: Rs 24,000 crore
- 4 Covers 100 districts, minimum one per state/UT
- 5 Converges 36 central schemes across 11 departments
- 6 Selection criteria: low productivity, low cropping intensity, low credit disbursement
- 7 Modelled on NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Programme
- 8 Monitored on 117 key performance indicators via a dashboard
- 9 Targets productivity, crop diversification, storage at panchayat and block level, irrigation and credit
- 10 First convergence scheme focused solely on agriculture and allied sectors
Launched in October 2025, the scheme channels 36 central programmes into 100 of India's least-productive agricultural districts, each tracked monthly on 117 indicators.
