PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: Objectives, Outlay and Key Features

Last updated: 2026-11-13 · MockMentor

The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana targets 100 low-performing agricultural districts. Instead of new spending lines, it brings 36 Central schemes of 11 ministries together in each district, along with State schemes and private partnerships. It was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 and approved on 16 July 2025.

In one line: an "aspirational districts" style programme for farming, which pools existing schemes in 100 lagging districts to raise productivity, storage, irrigation and credit.

At a glance

Item Details
Announced Union Budget 2025-26
Approved 16 July 2025
Period 2025-26 to 2030-31 (6 years)
Outlay ₹1.44 lakh crore over 6 years
Coverage 100 districts, at least one in every State/UT
Beneficiaries About 1.7 crore farmers
Motto Transforming Agri-Districts Through Convergence

How districts are chosen

Districts with low productivity, low cropping intensity and low credit disbursement are selected, weighted by their share of net cropped area and operational holdings. The model draws on NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Programme of 2018.

Five objectives

  1. Raise agricultural productivity
  2. Encourage crop diversification and sustainable practices
  3. Add post-harvest storage at panchayat and block level
  4. Improve irrigation
  5. Widen access to short-term and long-term farm credit

How it is run

  • District: a District Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti, chaired by the District Collector, prepares a district agriculture plan.
  • State: a State Samiti headed by the Chief Secretary.
  • National: an Executive Committee under the Agriculture Minister and a Monitoring Committee under the Agriculture Secretary.
  • Progress is tracked on 117 key performance indicators every month, with district rankings and a farmer app.

Facts to remember

  • First scheme of its kind focused only on agriculture and allied sectors (including fisheries, beekeeping, animal husbandry and agroforestry).
  • Works through convergence, not a separate fund for each activity.

Possible exam questions

  1. How can convergence of schemes improve outcomes in lagging agricultural districts? Discuss with reference to the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana.
  2. What lessons from the Aspirational Districts Programme apply to agriculture?

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