{"id":56717,"date":"2025-10-13T22:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=56717"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T06:08:14","slug":"dhan-dhaanya-yojana-pulses-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-10-2025\/dhan-dhaanya-yojana-pulses-mission","title":{"rendered":"Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM Modi launched two new agriculture schemes, the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, at a special Krishi programme in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a coordinated initiative involving <strong>36 sub-schemes across 11 ministries, <\/strong>designed to accelerate agricultural progress in aspirational districts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scheme targets <strong>100 low-performing agri-districts<\/strong> with an annual outlay of <strong>\u20b924,000 crore for 6 years<\/strong> (starting from 2025-26).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It will be identified on the basis of three key indicators- low productivity , low cropping intensity and low credit disbursement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeted beneficiaries:<\/strong> 1.7 crore farmers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A digital dashboard, farmer app, and district ranking system<\/strong> will ensure transparency, access, and accountability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objectives of the scheme:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhancing <strong>agricultural productivity.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encouraging <strong>crop diversification <\/strong>and sustainable agricultural practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Augmenting<strong> post-harvest storage capacity<\/strong> at panchayat and block levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving <strong>irrigation infrastructure <\/strong>for reliable water access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling greater access to short-term and long-term<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-09-2023\/agri-credit-and-crop-insurance\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/21-09-2023\/agri-credit-and-crop-insurance\"> <strong>agricultural credit <\/strong><\/a>for farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cdd7ca\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cdd7ca;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pradhan-Mantri-Dhan-Dhaanya-Krishi-Yojana-and-Self-Reliance-in-Pulses-Mission.webp\" alt=\"Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and Self-Reliance in Pulses Mission\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-56722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pradhan-Mantri-Dhan-Dhaanya-Krishi-Yojana-and-Self-Reliance-in-Pulses-Mission.webp 420w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pradhan-Mantri-Dhan-Dhaanya-Krishi-Yojana-and-Self-Reliance-in-Pulses-Mission-293x300.webp 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Mission was launched for <strong>2025\u201326 to 2030\u201331 <\/strong>with a budgetary allocation of <strong>\u20b911,440 crore.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It aims <\/strong>to make India self-sufficient in pulses production,<strong> reducing dependence on imports<\/strong> in light of rising domestic demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to scale up domestic pulses production to <strong>350 lakh tonnes<\/strong> and expand the cultivation area to<strong> 310 lakh hectares by 2030\u201331.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It aims to ensure <strong>100 percent <\/strong>procurement of <strong>Tur, Urad, and Masoor <\/strong>at MSP for four years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A total of<strong> 88 lakh free seed kits<\/strong> and <strong>126 lakh quintals of certified seeds<\/strong> will be distributed among farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a6d9eb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mission-for-Aatmanirbharta-in-Pulses.webp\" alt=\"mission for aatmanirbharta in pulses\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-56723\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a6d9eb; width:448px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mission-for-Aatmanirbharta-in-Pulses.webp 604w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mission-for-Aatmanirbharta-in-Pulses-226x300.webp 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/pm-modi-to-launch-pm-dhan-dhaanya-krishi-yojana-mission-for-aatmanirbharta-in-pulses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">PM Modi launched two new agriculture schemes, the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) and the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, at a special Krishi programme in New Delhi.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana<\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It is a coordinated initiative involving 36 sub-schemes across 11 ministries, designed to accelerate agricultural progress in aspirational districts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The scheme targets 100 low-performing agri-districts with an annual outlay of \u20b924,000 crore for 6 years (starting from 2025-26).<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It will be identified on the basis of three key indicators- low productivity , low cropping intensity and low credit disbursement.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-10-2025\/dhan-dhaanya-yojana-pulses-mission\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm 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