Lok Sabha Question No. 1692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Salient Features and Objectives of PMDDKY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1692

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## SALIENT FEATURES AND OBJECTIVES OF PMDDKY

1692.  SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  and  objectives  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) including its emphasis on crop diversification, post-harvest infrastructure, institutional credit access along with the details of the 36 existing schemes
- across 11 Ministries selected for convergence under the Yojana; (b) the details of  funds  allocated  for  Bilaspur  district  in  Himachal  Pradesh,  with component wise break-up; (c) the composition of the District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti (DDDS) along with the details of  guidelines  ensuring  impartial  selection  of  members  including  progressive  farmers  and women representatives and the role of the District Collector as Chairperson; (d) whether  the  DDDS  has  been  constituted  in  Bilaspur  district,  if  so,  the  date  of constitution and present members thereof and if not, the proposed timeline therefor; and the  status  of  implementation  of  PMDDKY  in  Bilaspur,  the  number  of  farmers benefited across the 100 identified districts, key challenges and measures taken to address
- (e) them for achieving agricultural self-sufficiency?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  Prime  Minister  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana  (DDKY)  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  Scheme  is  being  implemented  through  convergence  of  36  existing  schemes across 11 Departments, other State schemes and local partnerships with the private sector.

The  list  of  these  schemes  is  given  at Annexure-I .  Funds  will  be  earmarked  as  per  the concerned scheme under convergence and no separate budget provision has been made for DDKY.

- (c): Composition District  Dhan  Dhaanya  krishi  Yojana  Samiti    as  per  the  guidelines  of DDKY is given below:
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. Two progressive farmers
14. Representative of Kisan Samriddhi Kendra
15. Other relevant department specific as district level officers as decided by State Government

District  Action  Plan  (DAPs)  of  DDKY  districts  are  formulated  based  on  local challenges  and  potential.  The plan is  formulated  with  stakeholder  consultation  and approved  by  the  District  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana  Samiti  headed  by  the  district collector. The Guidelines of the scheme are available at the weblink given below.

## https://www.agriwelfare.gov.in/en/GuideAgriMkt

- (d): The  District  Dhan-Dhaanya  Krishi  Yojana  Samiti  has  been  constituted  in  Bilaspur district  of  Himachal  Pradesh  on  15.10.2025  and  the  present  composition of  the  Samiti  is given below:
- (e): 96 DDKY districts, including Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh, have formulated the  DAPs  and  uploaded  the  same  on  the  DDKY  dashboard.  DDKY  targets  enhancing agricultural productivity, crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices. Activities as proposed in the DAPs have been initiated in the districts.

|   1. | Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur                               | Chairperson      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|    2 | Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad (PD, DRDA), Bilaspur | Member           |
|    3 | Deputy Director of Agriculture, Bilaspur                    | Member Secretary |
|    4 | Deputy Director (Horticulture), Bilaspur                    | Member           |
|    5 | Assistant Director (Fisheries), Bilaspur                    | Member           |
|    6 | Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry), Bilaspur                | Member           |

|   7. | Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bilaspur                                                  | Member                       |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|    8 | Executive Engineer, JSV Division, Bilaspur                                                            | Member                       |
|    9 | Lead District Manager, UCO Bank                                                                       | Member                       |
|   10 | District Development Manager (DDM), NABARD, Hamirpur                                                  | Member                       |
|   11 | Head Scientist, KVK Bilaspur at Berthin                                                               | Member                       |
|   12 | Two progressive farmers                                                                               | Member (yet to be nominated) |
|   13 | The Dakhyut Agri. Service Cooperative Society Ltd., (KSK) Dangar, Tehsil Ghumarwin, District Bilaspur | Member                       |
|   14 | District Panchayat Officer                                                                            | Member                       |

## List of schemes for convergence under PMDDKY

## 1.  Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

- i. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
- ii. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
- iii. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
- iv. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
- v. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
- vi. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
- vii. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
- viii. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
- ix. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- x. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
- xi. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
- xii. Namo Drone Didi
- xiii. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
- xiv. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
- xv. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
- xvi. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
- xvii. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
- xviii. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
- xix. Digital Agriculture Mission

## 2.  Department of Agricultural Research and Education

- i. Strengthening of KVKs

## 3.  Department of Fisheries

- i. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
- ii. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan SamridhiSah Yojana

## Annexure-I

## 4.  Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

- i. Livestock Health and Disease Control Program
- ii. Dairy Development
- iii. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
- iv. National Livestock Mission

## 5.  Ministry of Cooperation

- i. Computerization of Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS)
- ii. World's largest grain storage plan in the Cooperative sector

## 6.  Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

- i. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- a. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme and National Projects (Major and Medium irrigation project development)
- b. Command Area Development and Water Management
- c. Har Khet Ko Pani (Surface Minor irrigation projects Development)

## 7.  Ministry of Food Processing Industries

- i. Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food  Processing Enterprises  Scheme (PMFME)
- ii. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
8.  Department of Rural Development
- i. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
9.  Department of Land Resources
- i. Watershed  Development  component  (WDC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- ii. Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP)

## 10. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

- i. Skill India Programme - Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
11. Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

- i. Gramodyog Vikas Yojana (GVY)

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