The Union Cabinet has approved the Prime Minister DhanDhaanya Krishi Yojana, a six-year initiative commencing in 2025-26, targeting accelerated development in agriculture and allied sectors across 100 districts. Inspired by NITI Aayog's Aspirational District Programme, this scheme uniquely focuses on agriculture, aiming to enhance productivity, promote crop diversification and sustainable practices, expand post-harvest storage at the local levels, improve irrigation, and increase access to credit.
The scheme, a result of the Budget announcement for 2025-26, will integrate 36 existing schemes from 11 departments, along with state programs and private sector partnerships. The 100 districts will be selected based on indicators of low productivity, cropping intensity, and credit disbursement, with representation based on Net Cropped Area and operational holdings, ensuring a minimum of one district per state.
Implementation will involve committees at the district, state, and national levels, with District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plans developed by the District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti, including progressive farmers. These plans will align with national goals such as crop diversification, water and soil conservation, self-sufficiency, and the expansion of natural and organic farming. Progress will be monitored monthly through a dashboard of 117 Key Performance Indicators, with reviews and guidance from NITI Aayog and Central Nodal Officers assigned to each district. The anticipated outcomes include increased productivity, value addition, local livelihood creation, and enhanced domestic production, contributing to self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat).
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare in India, overseeing the implementation of agricultural policies and schemes.
Prime Minister DhanDhaanya Krishi Yojana: A government scheme aimed at fast-tracking development in agriculture and allied sectors in 100 districts.
Shri Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India.
NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India.
Aspirational District Programme: An initiative by NITI Aayog to improve the socio-economic status of underdeveloped districts in India.
District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti: A district-level committee responsible for finalizing the District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plan.
Atmanirbhar Bharat: A vision of making India a self-reliant nation.
Delhi: The National Capital Territory of India, where the press release was issued.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Cabinet approves the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya
Krishi Yojana
Fast tracking development in agriculture and allied
sectors in 100 districts
Posted On: 16 JUL 2025 2:48PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the “Prime Minister
Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana” for a period of six years, beginning with 2025-26 to cover 100 districts. Prime
Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana draws inspiration from NITI Aayog’s Aspirational District Programme
and first of its kind focusing exclusively on agriculture and allied sectors.
The 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. It is in pursuance of Budget
announcement for 2025-26 to develop 100 districts under “Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana”.
The Scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 Departments, other
State schemes and local partnerships with the private sector.
100 districts will be identified based on three key indicators of low productivity, low cropping intensity, and
less credit disbursement. The number of districts in each state/UT will be based on the share of Net Cropped
Area and operational holdings. However, a minimum of 1 district will be selected from each state.
Committees will be formed at District, State and National level for effective planning, implementation and
monitoring of the Scheme. A District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plan will be finalized by the District
Dhan Dhaanya Samiti, which will also have progressive farmers as members. The District Plans will be
aligned to the national goals of crop diversification, conservation of water and soil health, self-sufficiency in
agriculture and allied sectors as well as expansion of natural and organic farming. Progress of the Scheme in
each Dhan-Dhaanya district will be monitored on 117 key Performance Indicators through a dashboard on
monthly basis. NITI will also review and guide the district plans. Besides Central Nodal Officers appointed
for each district will also review the scheme on a regular basis.
As the targeted outcomes in these 100 districts will improve, the overall average against key performance
indicators will rise for the country. The scheme will result in higher productivity, value addition in agriculture
and allied sector, local livelihood creation and hence increase domestic production and achieving self-reliance
(Atmanirbhar Bharat). As the indicators of these 100 districts improve, the national indicators will
automatically show an upward trajectory.
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(Release ID: 2145147)