Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Status of PMDDKY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2656

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## STATUS OF PMDDKY

2656.  SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  and  the  current  status  of  Prime  Minister  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana (PMDDKY) implementation in the 100 districts identified under the scheme; (b) the  manner  in  which  the  proposed  district-level  Dhan-Dhaanya  Committees  are being structured and staffed; (c) the  measures  in  place  to  ensure  small/marginal  farmers  adopt  modern  practices under PMDDKY; (d) the steps to monitor improvements in irrigation, storage, and post-harvest facilities; (e) the role of agricultural scientists and ICAR/KVK in supporting scheme objectives; (f) the steps taken to monitor yield improvement, crop diversification and income gains; and

- (g) the steps to integrate climate resilience into the scheme's framework?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a): (PMDDKY)  on  16 th agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification and

The  Union  Cabinet  approved  the  Prime  Minister  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana July,  2025  to  cover  100  districts.  The  scheme  aims  to  enhance sustainable agricultural  practices,  augment  post-harvest  storage  at  the  panchayat  and  block  levels, improve irrigation facilities and facilitate availability of long-term and short-term credit.

- (b): The composition of district-level Dhan-Dhaanya Committee is as follows:
1.  District Collector - Chairperson
2.  CEO Zila Panchayat (PD.DRDA)
3.  District Agriculture Officer/Deputy Director (Agriculture) - Member Secretary
4.  District level officer of Horticulture department
5.  District level officer of Fisheries department
6.  District level officer of Animal Husbandry department
7.  District Registrar Cooperative Societies
8.  District Panchayati Raj officer or equivalent
9.  Executive Engineer, Irrigation
10.  Lead bank Officer
11.  NABARD representative
12.  KVK head scientist
13.  Progressive farmers
14.  Other  relevant  department  specific  as  district  level  officers  as  decided  by  State Government

(c): The  Scheme  will  be  implemented  through  convergence  of  36  existing  schemes across  11  Departments,  other  State  schemes  and  local  partnerships  with  the  private sector, with focus on farmers of these districts.

(d): Progress of the Scheme in each Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi district will be monitored on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through a dashboard on monthly basis. These output and outcome indicators, pertaining to all 36 existing schemes to be converged across 11 Departments, will cover indicators on improvement in productivity, irrigation, storage, and post-harvest facilities, adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, credit availability, skilling etc.

(e): Each  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana  (DDKY)  district  will  be  assigned  a  Central Agricultural  University  (CAU)/State  Agricultural  University  (SAU)  as  knowledge  partner. Districts' KVK has critical role in strengthening extension activities.

(f) & (g): Existing schemes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare that will be converged under PM-DDKY for yield improvement, crop diversification, income gains & climate resilience are at Annexure. The district plan is envisaged to provision for effective addressing  of  productivity  &  cropping  intensity  gaps.  KPIs  of  these  schemes  will  be tracked  monthly.  Convergence  of  National  Mission  on  Natural  Farming,  Per  Drop  More Crop  &  other  missions,  under  technical  guidance  of  knowledge  partner  will  integrate climate resilience.

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## Annexure

## Existing schemes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to be converged under PM-DDKY

1.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
3.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)/ Kisan Credit Card (KCC)
4.  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
5.  National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
6.  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
7.  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
8. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
9. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
10. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
11. Namo Drone Didi
12. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
13. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
14. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
15. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
16. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
17. Digital Agriculture Mission
18. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)