Prime Minister Narendra Modi said 100 underperforming agricultural districts will be brought on par with other farming regions through the implementation of the PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana. The Prime Minister said the government has identified 100 districts lagging in farming and launched a campaign to empower farmers under the PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana. “The farmers of my country make a huge contribution to the economy of India. The hard work of the farmers of India is paying off,” he said.
The PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, approved by the Cabinet on July 16 with an annual budget of Rs 24,000 crore, aims to transform 100 low-performing agricultural districts across India by improving productivity, promoting crop diversification, expanding storage and irrigation facilities, and boosting credit access for farmers. PM also highlighted rapid strides made in recent years in the production of pulses, for which the country had to resort to intermittent imports in the past.
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