{"id":68313,"date":"2025-10-12T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=68313"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T05:51:16","slug":"pradhan-mantri-krishi-yojana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pradhan-mantri-krishi-yojana\/","title":{"rendered":"Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana &#8211; Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Krishi Yojana Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched two major agricultural initiatives, the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, worth Rs. 35,440 crore to boost productivity, cut imports, and make Indian agriculture globally competitive.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister <\/span><b>Narendra Modi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on October 11, 2025, launched two landmark agricultural initiatives, the <\/span><b>PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a total outlay of <\/span><b>Rs. 35,440 crore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Announced during the <\/span><b>birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the schemes aim to transform India\u2019s agricultural landscape by <\/span><b>enhancing productivity, improving self-reliance in pulses, and increasing farmer incomes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overview and Objective<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme carries an outlay of <\/span><b>Rs. 24,000 crore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and focuses on transforming <\/span><b>100 low-performing agricultural districts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These districts have been identified based on three criteria:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Low productivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Moderate crop intensity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Below-average access to agricultural credit.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme aims to bridge developmental gaps by <\/span><b>integrating 36 schemes from 11 different departments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring convergence in efforts and efficient resource utilisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to official details, the 100 districts are spread across multiple states: <\/span><b>Uttar Pradesh (12 districts)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Maharashtra (9)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan (8 each)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Bihar (7)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme will promote <\/span><b>crop diversification, better irrigation, sustainable practices, and enhanced farmer access to institutional finance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It will be implemented from the <\/span><b>Rabi season of 2025-26<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and continue till <\/span><b>2030-31<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective and Implementation<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with an outlay of <\/span><b>Rs. 11,440 crore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, seeks to reduce India\u2019s dependence on pulse imports and make the country self-sufficient by <\/span><b>2030-31<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The mission targets:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding the area under pulse cultivation to <\/span><b>310 lakh hectares<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increasing total production to <\/span><b>350 lakh tonnes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raising the average yield to <\/span><b>1,130 kg per hectare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission will emphasise the adoption of <\/span><b>high-yielding seed varieties<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>research-led farming practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>expansion of irrigation facilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aiming to empower farmers and stabilise domestic prices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic Importance<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India remains one of the <\/span><b>largest consumers and importers of pulses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission will not only <\/span><b>reduce import dependency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but also <\/span><b>improve farmer profitability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by focusing on climate-resilient crops such as <\/span><b>tur (pigeon pea), urad, and masoor (lentils)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Complementary Announcements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside these major schemes, PM Modi inaugurated:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>1,054 completed projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worth Rs. 3,650 crore under the <\/span><b>Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>17 animal husbandry projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worth Rs. 1,166 crore,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>16 fisheries projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worth Rs. 693 crore under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pm-mkssy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>PM Matsya Sampada Yojana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>11 food processing projects<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> worth Rs. 808 crore under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pmksy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>PM Kisan Sampada Yojana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These projects collectively aim to strengthen <\/span><b>agricultural logistics, storage capacity, value addition, and rural infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thereby increasing income opportunities for farmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Government\u2019s Broader Vision for the Agricultural Sector<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PM Modi\u2019s speech highlighted the transformation in Indian agriculture since 2014, noting that <\/span><b>reforms from \u201cseed to market\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have boosted production and improved farmers\u2019 financial resilience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister further highlighted <\/span><b>recent GST reductions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on farm machinery and animal husbandry products, noting that such measures lower operational costs for farmers, for example, tractors have become cheaper by nearly Rs. 40,000 post-GST reforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Significance of the New Schemes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Targeted Development:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Focus on low-productivity districts to reduce regional imbalances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Import Reduction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Pulses mission to curb imports and enhance self-reliance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Integrated Policy Approach:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Convergence of 36 central schemes for better efficiency.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rural Employment Boost:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Increased infrastructure and production capacity will create more jobs in the agri value chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Global Market Linkages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Encouragement to farmers for export-oriented production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source :<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/pm-modi-agri-schemes-dhan-dhaanya-krishi-yojana-mission-aatmanirbharta-pulses-10301362\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/pm-unveils-rs-35k-crore-agri-drive-urges-farmers-to-cut-imports\/articleshow\/124492832.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pm-modi-launches-35440-crore-two-farm-schemes-inaugurates-projects-worth-5450-crore\/article70151289.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled two new agriculture schemes PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":68438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[3204,60,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-68313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-krishi-yojana","9":"tag-mains-articles","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}