Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana for farmers in Budget 2025
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May 14, 2025e-Paper
Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana for farmers in Budget 2025
The scheme for farmers will cover 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below-average parameters
Updated - February 02, 2025 01:16 am IST
A farmer harvesting a paddy field with mechanised harvester at Thiruvalarsolai in Tiruchi district. (Image used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: The Hindu
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, or the developing agri-districts programme, in her record 8th Union Budget presentation on Saturday (February 1, 2025).
The programme is motivated by the Aspirational Districts Programme which was launched in 2018 to “to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country.”
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The Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana will converge existing schemes and will be undertaken in partnership with States. It will cover 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity, and below-average parameters.
According to Ms. Sitharaman, the programme’s aims are to:
“The programme is likely to help 1.7 crore farmers,” the Finance Minister said.
Published - February 01, 2025 11:23 am IST
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