**Executive Summary**
The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) focuses on 100 districts selected for low crop productivity and limited agricultural credit to drive agricultural growth. The initiative utilizes District Action Plans (DAPs) to converge 36 central schemes, aiming to enhance productivity through sustainable practices and infrastructure development. Oversight is managed by committees at district, state, and national levels, with active monitoring supported by field visits from Central Nodal Officers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Targeting and Objectives**
* **District Selection:** 100 districts were identified based on three indicators: low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and insufficient agricultural credit disbursement.
* **Core Aims:** The scheme seeks to increase productivity, promote crop diversification, and implement sustainable agricultural practices.
* **Credit and Infrastructure:** Focus areas include improving irrigation facilities, providing both long-term and short-term credit, and augmenting post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels.
**Implementation Framework**
* **District Action Plans (DAPs):** DAPs are developed to identify local bottlenecks and address them through the convergence of 36 central schemes across 11 departments, state schemes, and private sector participation.
* **Integrated Schemes:** Key programs included in the convergence are the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
* **Technological Interventions:** Plans prioritize climate-resilient technologies and climate-smart assets, including micro-irrigation and protected cultivation.
**Governance and Monitoring**
* **Administrative Leadership:** District DDKY Samitis are headed by District Collectors and are responsible for inter-departmental coordination and DAP formulation.
* **Multi-tier Oversight:** Monitoring is conducted through the State Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti, as well as National Executive and National Monitoring Committees.
* **Field Monitoring:** Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) are assigned to each district to conduct field visits and review performance.
**Impact Analysis**
**District Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti (led by District Collectors)**
**Impact**
They are the primary body responsible for localized planning and the removal of regional agricultural bottlenecks.
**Action Required**
Must conduct consultations and inter-departmental coordination to formulate and implement the District Action Plans (DAPs).
**Central Nodal Officers (CNOs)**
**Impact**
They serve as the direct link between central oversight and ground-level execution in the 100 focus districts.
**Action Required**
Required to undertake regular field visits to review and monitor the specific performance of their assigned districts.
**State and National Committees**
**Impact**
These bodies ensure that the scheme maintains high-level momentum and adheres to national agricultural objectives.
**Action Required**
Must provide effective monitoring and oversight at the State and National levels to ensure the successful execution of the DDKY framework.
Key Entities Referenced
Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY): A central scheme aimed at boosting agricultural productivity, crop diversification, and sustainable practices in 100 identified districts with low productivity.
District Action Plan (DAP): A strategic localized plan prepared for DDKY districts to address agricultural bottlenecks through the convergence of various central and state schemes.
District Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti: A district-level committee headed by the District Collector responsible for preparing and implementing District Action Plans.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH): A central scheme converged under DDKY to address local agricultural challenges and support horticulture-related interventions.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): An umbrella scheme integrated with DDKY to provide specific interventions like climate-resilient technologies and post-harvest infrastructure.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
100 Districts in Focus: Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi
Yojana (DDKY) to Drive India’s Next Agriculture
Boost
Posted On: 24 MAR 2026 6:12PM by PIB Delhi
The 100 districts under Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya,Krishi Yojana (DDKY) have been identified on the
basis of three key indicators of low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and less agricultural credit
disbursement.
The DDKY scheme aims to enhance agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification
and sustainable agricultural practices, augment post-harvest storage at the panchayat and block levels,
improve irrigation facilities, and facilitate availability of long-term and short-term credit.
The District Action Plan (DAP) of DDKY districts are prepared and implemented by the District Dhan-
Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti. The plans are made in convergence of 36 Central Schemes of 11
Departments, state schemes and private sector participation. The DAPs seek to identify the local
bottlenecks and address them through convergence of relevant schemes including MIDH and RKVY.The
specific interventions such as integrating climate-resilient agricultural technologies and creating climate-
smart assets like protected cultivation, micro-irrigation and post-harvest infrastructure can be addressed in
the DAPs.
The District DDKY samitis, headed by the district collector, do consultations & inter departmental
coordination while formulating the DAP. In order to effectively monitor at State & National level, the
State Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti and National Executive and National Monitoring Committees
have been set up respectively.
Further, Central Nodal officers (CNOs) have also been assigned to each DDKY districts to undertake field
visits and for reviewing & monitoring the performance of the districts.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath
Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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