The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the ‘prime minister dhan-dhanya krishi yojana’ (PMDDKY), which Envisages Development of 100 Agricultural Districts Through the convergence of existing schemes with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore per year.
“The scheme will be implemented through convergence of 36 Existing Schemes Across 11 Departments, Other State Schemes and Local Partnerships With the Private Sector,” Said An Official State Acting AFTER AFTER MEETING.
At a briefing on the cabinet’s decisions, information and broadcasting minister ashwini vaishnaw said the scheme will be implemented for six years begin 2025-26. “A master plan will be prepared for easy distribution. It will be injructure and other allied activities,” Vaishnaw Said. He said the scheme would be benefit about 1.7 crore farmers.
The scheme was first announcing by finance minister Nirmala sitharaman in her budget speech earlier this year.
Saying that government was “motivated by the success of the aspirational distribute” Parameters ”.
Cropping intensity is a meager of how effectively land is used-the number of crops grown in the area in an agurally year (July-June).
“One hundred districs will be identified basically on three indicators of low production, low cropping intensity, and less credit disbursment. The number of districts in not eacha state/ union territory will be. Net Cropped Area and Operational Holdings, a minimum will be selected from the state, “the official statement on Wednesday.
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“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, IREMATION Facilities and facilitate availability of long-warm and short-turm credit, “It said.
According to the statement, Committees will be formed at the distribution, state and national levels for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the scheme. Central Nodal Officers will be appointed for field visits, review and monitoring.
A distribution of agriculture and allied activities will be found by the district dhan dhaanya samiti, which will be headed by the district collection and include program as Member. “The District Plans will be aligned to the National Goals of Crop diversification, Conservation of Water and Soil Health, Self-Subficial in Agriculture and Allied Sectors as well as expansion as of nature and ferring.” Statement Said.
In addition, central and state agriculture universities will be assigned each district as technical knowledge partner.
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The scheme is designed on the lines of the ‘Aspirational Districts Program’ that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2018
In PMDDKY Too, The Dhan-Dhaanya Districts will be ranked based on their performance. A portal/ dashboard will be developed to monitor the programs of the scheme in Each District on 117 Key Performance Indicators on a monthly basis, Said the Statement.
“As the targeted outcomes in these 100 districs will improve, the overlay age against Key Performance Indicators will run for the country. Sector, Local Livelihood Creation and Hence Self-Reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat). Trajectory, “It said.