Lok Sabha Question No. 5240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Criteria Adopted for Identification of Districts under PMDDKY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5240

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026

## CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DISTRICTS UNDER PMDDKY

5240. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

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

- (a) the details of the criteria adopted for identification of districts under Pradhan Mantri DhanDhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) and whether parameters such as low agricultural productivity, high proportion of small and marginal farmers and vulnerability to extreme climate events have been considered;
- (b) whether any baseline assessment or district-level gap analysis has been conducted in the selected  districts  to  identify  requirements  for  climate-resilient  agricultural  infrastructure  and technologies, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has considered integrating climate-resilient agricultural technologies such  as  protected  cultivation  (polyhouses  and  shade-net  houses)  as  a  focused  technology intervention in identified districts under PMDDKY, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether PMDDKY provides for convergence with MIDH and RKVY for creation of climatesmart assets such as protected cultivation, micro-irrigation and post-harvest infrastructure, if so, the details of the mechanism adopted; and
- (e)  whether  any  institutional  mechanism  has  been  established  at  State  or  district  level  for coordinated planning and implementation across these schemes, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a):  The  100  districts  under  Prime  Minister  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana  (DDKY)  have  been identified on the basis of three key indicators of low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and less agricultural credit disbursement.
- (b) to (d): The DDKY 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 District Action Plan (DAP) of DDKY districts are prepared and implemented by the District Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti. The plans are made in convergence of 36 Central Schemes of 11 Departments, state schemes and private sector participation. The DAPs seek to identify the local bottlenecks and address them through convergence of relevant schemes including MIDH and RKVY. The specific interventions such as integrating climate-resilient agricultural technologies  and  creating  climate-smart  assets  like  protected  cultivation,  micro-irrigation  and post-harvest infrastructure can be addressed in the DAPs.

- (e):  The  District  DDKY  samitis,  headed  by  the  district  collector,  do  consultations  &  inter departmental coordination while formulating the DAP. In order to effectively monitor at State & National level, the State Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Samiti and National Executive and National Monitoring Committees have been set up respectively.

Further,  Central  Nodal  officers  (CNOs)  have  also  been  assigned  to  each  DDKY  districts  to undertake field visits and for reviewing & monitoring the performance of the districts.

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