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.

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.

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.

This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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