Parliament Question: Status of PMDDKY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05TH AUGUST, 2025 STATUS OF PMDDKY

2656. SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण म(cid:287)ं ी

be pleased to state:

(a) the details and the current status of Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana

(PMDDKY) implementation in the 100 districts identified under the scheme;

(b) the manner in which the proposed district-level Dhan-Dhaanya Committees are being structured and staffed;

(c) the measures in place to ensure small/marginal farmers adopt modern practices under PMDDKY;

(d) the steps to monitor improvements in irrigation, storage, and post-harvest facilities;

(e) the role of agricultural scientists and ICAR/KVK in supporting scheme objectives;

(f) the steps taken to monitor yield improvement, crop diversification and income gains; and

(g) the steps to integrate climate resilience into the scheme's framework? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य मं(cid:287)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): The Union Cabinet approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana

(PMDDKY) on 16th July, 2025 to cover 100 districts. 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.(b): The composition of district-level Dhan-Dhaanya Committee is as follows:

1. District Collector - Chairperson

2. CEO Zila Panchayat (PD.DRDA)

3. District Agriculture Officer/Deputy Director (Agriculture) - Member Secretary

4. District level officer of Horticulture department

5. District level officer of Fisheries department

6. District level officer of Animal Husbandry department

7. District Registrar Cooperative Societies

8. District Panchayati Raj officer or equivalent

9. Executive Engineer, Irrigation

10. Lead bank Officer

11. NABARD representative

12. KVK head scientist

13. Progressive farmers

14. Other relevant department specific as district level officers as decided by State Government

(c): The Scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 Departments, other State schemes and local partnerships with the private sector, with focus on farmers of these districts.

(d): Progress of the Scheme in each Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi district will be monitored on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through a dashboard on monthly basis. These output and outcome indicators, pertaining to all 36 existing schemes to be converged across 11 Departments, will cover indicators on improvement in productivity, irrigation, storage, and post-harvest facilities, adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, credit availability, skilling etc.

(e): Each Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (DDKY) district will be assigned a Central Agricultural University (CAU)/State Agricultural University (SAU) as knowledge partner.

Districts’ KVK has critical role in strengthening extension activities.

(f) & (g): Existing schemes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare that will be converged under PM-DDKY for yield improvement, crop diversification, income gains & climate resilience are at Annexure. The district plan is envisaged to provision for effective addressing of productivity & cropping intensity gaps. KPIs of these schemes will be tracked monthly. Convergence of National Mission on Natural Farming, Per Drop More Crop & other missions, under technical guidance of knowledge partner will integrate climate resilience.Annexure Existing schemes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to be converged under PM-DDKY

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)

3. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)/ Kisan Credit Card (KCC)

4. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)

5. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)

6. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

7. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

8. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)

9. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)

10. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)

11. Namo Drone Didi

12. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)

13. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)

14. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

15. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds

16. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm

17. Digital Agriculture Mission

18. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) *****