Govt Launches Focused Plan for 100 Districts Under Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
New Delhi, Mar 25 (BNP): The Centre has identified 100 districts across the country under the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) to drive the next phase of agricultural growth, focusing on regions with low productivity and limited credit access.
The districts have been selected based on three key indicators — low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and inadequate agricultural credit disbursement.
The scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, promote crop diversification and sustainable practices, improve irrigation infrastructure, and expand post-harvest storage facilities at the panchayat and block levels. It also seeks to improve access to both short-term and long-term credit for farmers.
Under the initiative, District Action Plans (DAPs) are being prepared and implemented by district-level Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana committees headed by district collectors.
Officials said the plans will be developed through convergence of 36 central schemes across 11 departments, along with state schemes and private sector participation. The DAPs are designed to address local bottlenecks and integrate interventions such as climate-resilient technologies, micro-irrigation, protected cultivation, and post-harvest infrastructure.
To ensure coordination and monitoring, committees have been set up at the district, state, and national levels. Central Nodal Officers have also been assigned to each district for field visits and performance review.
The information was provided by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
