Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Criteria for selection of Aspirational Districts under PMDDKY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. K Sudhakar, Shri Subbarayan K, Com. Selvaraj V

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2700

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS UNDER PMDDKY

2700.  DR. K. SUDHAKAR: COM. SELVARAJ V: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K

Will the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is fact that the Government has approved the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi  Yojana  with an annual outlay of Rs. 24,000 crore for six years from 2025-26 to be implemented in 100 selected agri-districts;

(b) if so, the details of the scheme and the districts selected for its implementation;

- (c) the criteria  adopted for selection of the 100 Aspirational Agriculture Districts, including parameters  relating  to  low  productivity,  poor  crop  intensity  and  below-average  access  to agricultural inputs;

(d) whether the Nodal Officers and inter-ministerial monitoring teams have been appointed to review district-level implementation and if so, the mechanisms used to measure outcome progress;

(e)  whether the Government proposes to include measures such as post-harvest storage enhancement, farm mechanisation and short-term credit support under PMDDKY; and

(f)  whether  any  proposals  have  been  received  from  the  State  of  Karnataka  for  additional districts to be considered under this scheme and if so, the details and the present status of such proposals?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR )

- (a) & (b):  The Prime Minister Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) approved by the Union  cabinet  on  16 th   July,  2025  for  implementation  in  100  selected  agri-districts.  The scheme  is  to  be  implemented  through  convergence  of  36  existing  schemes  of  Govt.  of India,  state  schemes  and  private  partnerships.The  scheme  aims  to  enhance  agricultural productivity, increase adoption of crop diversification and 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.The  districts  selected  for  its implementation are at Annexure-I.

(c): The 100 districts have been identified on the basis of three key indicators of lower productivity, lower cropping intensity, and less credit disbursement.

(d): Committees  have  been  formed  at  District,  State  and  National  level  for  effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the Scheme. District Action Plan is envisioned for  planning  by  the  District  Dhan  Dhaanya  Samiti  headed  by  the  district  collector  in consultation with stakeholders, including farmers and panchayat functionaries. The District Plans  are  to  be  comprehensively  supported  and  monitored  by  the  State  DDKY  Samiti headed by the Chief Secretary of the State.

Progress  of  the  scheme  in  each  Dhan-Dhaanya  district  will  be  monitored  on  Key Performance  Indicators  through  a  dashboard  on  monthly  basis.  Central  Nodal  Officers (CNO)  have  been  assigned  to  each  DDKY  district  to  undertake  field  visits,  review  & monitor the performance of districts on a regular basis.

(e): The relevant schemes have been converged under PMDDKY for measures such as post-harvest storage enhancement, farm mechanisation and short-term credit support.

(f): No proposal is under consideration to add more districts under PMDDKY.

List of 100 Districts to be covered under PMDDKY

|   Sl. No. | State             | District              |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Sri Sathya Sai        |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Anantapur             |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Alluri Sitharama Raju |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh    | Annamayya             |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Anjaw                 |
|         6 | Assam             | Karimganj             |
|         7 | Assam             | Charaideo             |
|         8 | Assam             | Dima Hasao            |
|         9 | Bihar             | Madhubani             |
|        10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga             |
|        11 | Bihar             | Banka                 |
|        12 | Bihar             | Gaya                  |
|        13 | Bihar             | Nawada                |
|        14 | Bihar             | Siwan                 |
|        15 | Bihar             | Kishanganj            |
|        16 | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada             |
|        17 | Chhattisgarh      | Jashpur               |
|        18 | Chhattisgarh      | Korba                 |
|        19 | Goa               | South Goa             |
|        20 | Gujarat           | Kachchh               |
|        21 | Gujarat           | Dohad/ Dahod          |
|        22 | Gujarat           | Chhotaudepur          |
|        23 | Gujarat           | PanchMahals           |
|        24 | Haryana           | Nuh                   |
|        25 | Himachal Pradesh  | Bilaspur              |
|        26 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Kishtwar              |
|        27 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Baramulla             |
|        28 | Jharkhand         | Simdega               |
|        29 | Jharkhand         | West Singhbhum        |
|        30 | Karnataka         | Tumakuru              |
|        31 | Karnataka         | Chitradurga           |
|        32 | Karnataka         | Koppal                |
|        33 | Karnataka         | Gadag                 |
|        34 | Karnataka         | Haveri                |
|        35 | Karnataka         | Chikkaballapura       |
|        36 | Kerala            | Kozhikode             |
|        37 | Kerala            | Kasaragod             |
|        38 | Kerala            | Kannur                |

|   Sl. No. | State          | District                                |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|        39 | Madhya Pradesh | Anuppur                                 |
|        40 | Madhya Pradesh | Dindori                                 |
|        41 | Madhya Pradesh | Alirajpur                               |
|        42 | Madhya Pradesh | Shahdol                                 |
|        43 | Madhya Pradesh | Umaria                                  |
|        44 | Madhya Pradesh | Sidhi                                   |
|        45 | Madhya Pradesh | Niwari                                  |
|        46 | Madhya Pradesh | Tikamgarh                               |
|        47 | Maharashtra    | Palghar                                 |
|        48 | Maharashtra    | Yavatmal                                |
|        49 | Maharashtra    | Gadchiroli                              |
|        50 | Maharashtra    | Dhule                                   |
|        51 | Maharashtra    | Raigad                                  |
|        52 | Maharashtra    | Chandrapur                              |
|        53 | Maharashtra    | ChhatrapatiSambhaji Nagar ( Aurangabad) |
|        54 | Maharashtra    | Nanded                                  |
|        55 | Maharashtra    | Beed                                    |
|        56 | Manipur        | Tamenglong                              |
|        57 | Meghalaya      | West Jaintia Hills                      |
|        58 | Mizoram        | Mamit                                   |
|        59 | Nagaland       | Tuensang                                |
|        60 | Odisha         | Kandhamal                               |
|        61 | Odisha         | Malkangiri                              |
|        62 | Odisha         | Sundargarh                              |
|        63 | Odisha         | Nuapada                                 |
|        64 | Punjab         | Fazilka                                 |
|        65 | Rajasthan      | Barmer                                  |
|        66 | Rajasthan      | Jaisalmer                               |
|        67 | Rajasthan      | Pali                                    |
|        68 | Rajasthan      | Nagaur                                  |
|        69 | Rajasthan      | Jodhpur                                 |
|        70 | Rajasthan      | Bikaner                                 |
|        71 | Rajasthan      | Churu                                   |
|        72 | Rajasthan      | Jalore                                  |
|        73 | Sikkim         | Geyzing (formerly West District)        |
|        74 | Tamil Nadu     | Ramanathapuram                          |
|        75 | Tamil Nadu     | Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)                 |
|        76 | Tamil Nadu     | Sivaganga                               |
|        77 | Tamil Nadu     | Virudhunagar                            |
|        78 | Telangana      | Narayanpet                              |

|   Sl. No. | State         | District        |
|-----------|---------------|-----------------|
|        79 | Telangana     | JogulambaGadwal |
|        80 | Telangana     | Jangoan         |
|        81 | Telangana     | Nagarkurnool    |
|        82 | Tripura       | North Tripura   |
|        83 | Uttar Pradesh | Mahoba          |
|        84 | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra       |
|        85 | Uttar Pradesh | Hamirpur        |
|        86 | Uttar Pradesh | Banda           |
|        87 | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun          |
|        88 | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi          |
|        89 | Uttar Pradesh | Unnao           |
|        90 | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj       |
|        91 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot      |
|        92 | Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh      |
|        93 | Uttar Pradesh | Shravasti       |
|        94 | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur        |
|        95 | Uttarakhand   | Almora          |
|        96 | Uttarakhand   | Chamoli         |
|        97 | West Bengal   | Purulia         |
|        98 | West Bengal   | Darjeeling      |
|        99 | West Bengal   | Alipurduar      |
|       100 | West Bengal   | Jhargram        |

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