PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)

Objective: Boost agricultural productivity, crop diversification, and farmer income in 100 low-performing districts across India through convergence of 36 existing schemes. Budget: Rs 24,000 crore per year for 6 years (FY 2025-26 to 2030-31). Cabinet approved: July 16, 2025. Launched by PM: October 11, 2025. Key Features: - Covers 100 districts with low productivity, low cropping intensity, low credit access - Minimum one district from each state - Benefits 1.7 crore farmers, particularly small/marginal (< 2 hectares) - Saturation-based convergence of 36 schemes from 11 ministries (PM-KISAN, PMFBY, PMKSY etc.) - Covers allied activities: fruits, fisheries, beekeeping, animal husbandry, agroforestry - Farmer mobile app with multilingual content; monitoring dashboard - District ranking system for competitive performance - Each district partnered with an agricultural university Implementing body: NITI Aayog provides strategic guidance Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

उद्देश्य: 36 मौजूदा योजनाओं के अभिसरण के माध्यम से 100 कम प्रदर्शन वाले जिलों में कृषि उत्पादकता, फसल विविधीकरण और किसान आय बढ़ाना। बजट: 6 वर्षों (FY 2025-26 से 2030-31) के लिए Rs 24,000 करोड़ प्रति वर्ष। कैबिनेट मंजूरी: 16 जुलाई 2025। पीएम द्वारा लॉन्च: 11 अक्टूबर 2025। मुख्य विशेषताएँ: - कम उत्पादकता, कम फसल गहनता वाले 100 जिले - प्रत्येक राज्य से कम से कम एक जिला - 1.7 करोड़ किसानों को लाभ, विशेषकर छोटे/सीमांत (< 2 हेक्टेयर) - 11 मंत्रालयों की 36 योजनाओं का संतृप्ति-आधारित अभिसरण - सहयोगी गतिविधियाँ: फल, मत्स्य पालन, मधुमक्खी पालन, पशुपालन - बहुभाषी सामग्री के साथ किसान मोबाइल ऐप मंत्रालय: कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय

• PMDDKY with Rs 24,000 crore per year for 6 years (FY 2025-26 to 2030-31) targets 100 low-performing agricultural districts through convergence of 36 existing schemes from 11 ministries
• Benefits 1.7 crore farmers, particularly small/marginal farmers with less than 2 hectares; minimum one district from each state selected
• Saturation-based convergence of schemes including PM-KISAN, PMFBY, PMKSY; covers allied activities like fruits, fisheries, beekeeping, animal husbandry, agroforestry
• Farmer mobile app with multilingual content, monitoring dashboard, and district ranking system for competitive performance
• Each district partnered with an agricultural university; NITI Aayog provides strategic guidance
• Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare; launched by PM on October 11, 2025