Flagship Schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Last updated: 2026-11-13 · MockMentor
Agriculture schemes come up in almost every RBI Grade B, NABARD Grade A and bank exam, in General Awareness, in Economic and Social Issues (ESI) and in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD). The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare runs schemes on five fronts: income support, insurance, credit, markets and prices, and inputs such as irrigation and technology. Each scheme below has its own page with the facts exams ask.
Schemes at a glance
| Scheme | Launched | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana | Approved July 2025 | Pools 36 schemes in 100 lagging farm districts |
| Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses | October 2025 | Self-reliance in pulses by 2030-31 |
| PM-KISAN | February 2019 | ₹6,000 a year income support |
| PM Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana | September 2019 | ₹3,000 monthly pension at 60 |
| PM Fasal Bima Yojana | February 2016 | Yield-based crop insurance |
| RWBCIS | February 2016 | Weather-index crop insurance |
| e-NAM | 2016 | Online national market for farm produce |
| Agriculture Infrastructure Fund | July 2020 | Cheap loans for post-harvest infrastructure |
| PM-AASHA | September 2018 | Ensures MSP for pulses, oilseeds, copra |
| Kisan Credit Card | 1998 | Revolving credit for farmers |
| Modified Interest Subvention Scheme | 2006-07 | Crop loans at 7%, or 4% with prompt repayment |
| Namo Drone Didi | November 2023 | Drones for women SHGs |
| Digital Agriculture Mission | September 2024 | AgriStack and Farmer ID |
| PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana | 2015-16 | Irrigation and water-use efficiency |
How these schemes fit together
- Income and security: PM-KISAN pays income support, and PM Kisan Maan-Dhan lets farmers use it towards a pension.
- Risk: PMFBY covers yield loss and RWBCIS covers weather risk.
- Credit: the Kisan Credit Card is the channel, and interest subvention makes it cheap.
- Markets and prices: e-NAM widens buyers, PM-AASHA protects MSP, and the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund builds storage so farmers need not sell at harvest.
- Productivity: PMKSY for water, the Digital Agriculture Mission for data, and the newer missions for lagging districts and pulses.
Facts students mix up
- PM-KISAN is a Central Sector scheme (100% Centre funded); PMFBY premium subsidy is shared with States.
- The Kisan Credit Card dates from 1998 (R.V. Gupta Committee); PM-KISAN from 2019.
- PMFBY pays on yield loss; RWBCIS pays on weather data.
Complete scheme notes in our courses: these pages give a quick, exam-focused picture. Our Super-Elite and Elite courses carry full scheme chapters with every update merged in, plus fortnightly scheme MCQs. Compare the courses.
Agriculture schemes: all pages
- PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
- Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses
- PM-KISAN
- PM Kisan Maan-Dhan
- PM Fasal Bima Yojana
- e-NAM
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
- PM-AASHA
- Kisan Credit Card
- Modified Interest Subvention Scheme
- Namo Drone Didi
- RWBCIS
- Digital Agriculture Mission
- PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
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