February 2025
February 2025
Developing Agri Districts Programme
- Scheme to cover 100 districts with
- low productivity,
- low crop intensity and
- low credit disbursement
- The number of districts in each state or UT will be based on the share of Net Cropped Area and the operational holdings.
- Minimum one district from each state will be selected. .
- This is modelled on the Aspirational Districts programme.
- To enhance
- agricultural productivity,
- improve irrigation facilities and
- credit availability
- To adopt
- crop diversification and
- sustainable agriculture practices
- Expected to benefit 1.7 crore farmers
No stand alone budget
PMDKY does not have a standalone budget allocation but will be funded through the convergence of existing agricultural schemes under:
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
- Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
July 2025
Union cabinet approves the yojana 1
- This merges 36 schemes from different departments and ministries. 1
- This will have an outlay of 24,000 crore for 6 years from 2025 to 2026.
- Aims at augmenting
- Post harvest storage at panchayat, block levels
- Improving irrigation facilities
- Facilitating availability of long term and short term credit
- Committees will formed at district, state and national level to oversee the implementation.
