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RAS question

How many existing schemes does PMDDKY converge?

Correct answer: (C) 36 schemes from 11 ministries.

PMDDKY converges 36 existing schemes across 11 departments under its saturation-based agricultural delivery model.

  1. (A)

    15 schemes from 5 ministries

  2. (B)

    25 schemes from 8 ministries

  3. (C)

    36 schemes from 11 ministries

  4. (D)

    50 schemes from 15 ministries

Explanation

The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana is built as a convergence programme, not as a standalone scheme with a single departmental channel. Its saturation-based convergence model brings schemes such as PM-KISAN, PMFBY and PMKSY into the framework. The PIB release confirms the decisive number: the scheme will be implemented through the convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 departments, along with State schemes and local private-sector partnerships. That is why the option giving 36 schemes from 11 ministries is the intended answer; the other options understate or overstate both the number of schemes and the institutional spread.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) A is too narrow because PMDDKY is not limited to 15 schemes or 5 ministries; the figure is 36 existing schemes across 11 departments.
  • (B) B understates the convergence design, since the PIB-supported count is 36 existing schemes rather than 25 and 11 departments rather than 8 ministries.
  • (D) D overstates the programme’s convergence base, as the verified figure is 36 existing schemes across 11 departments, not 50 schemes from 15 ministries.

Concept

This tests the Indian Economy theme of scheme convergence and saturation-based delivery in agriculture. RAS repeatedly asks such figures because they show whether an aspirant has understood the administrative design of a flagship scheme, not just its name.

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