The Cabinet on approved the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana scheme, aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and income of 100 districts, with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore. The ‘Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ will be implemented through the convergence of 36 existing schemes across 11 departments, other state schemes and local partnerships with the private sector.
The 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. A District Agriculture and Allied Activities Plan will be finalised by the District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti, which will also have progressive farmers as members.
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