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Prime Minister Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana Aims to Boost Agriculture

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ఇది ఎందుకు ముఖ్యం

PMDDKY represents a critical policy intervention targeting structural bottlenecks in Indian agriculture such as irrigation gaps, storage deficits, and credit access, making it highly relevant for UPSC Mains GS3.

సారాంశం

The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) is a flagship initiative introduced to transform the agricultural landscape of India through holistic development, improved resource use efficiency, better post-harvest infrastructure, and enhanced credit linkages.

ముఖ్య అంశాలు

  • Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) aims to boost agricultural productivity, enhance rural incomes, and strengthen agricultural infrastructure.
  • The scheme focuses on key components such as improved irrigation efficiency, institutional credit availability, warehousing and storage infrastructure, and supply chain management.
  • It promotes convergence of various central and state agricultural initiatives to achieve holistic rural development and food security.

ముఖ్యమైన పదాలు

Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)

A flagship umbrella initiative introduced to transform India's agricultural landscape through holistic development, improved resource use efficiency, better post-harvest infrastructure, crop diversification, and enhanced credit linkages.

UPSC context

GS Paper III - Agriculture: Important Crop Schemes, Agricultural Marketing, Credit, and Resource Efficiency.

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ప్రిలిమ్స్ ఉచ్చు

PMDDKY operates as a standalone exclusive ministry initiative independent of other central agricultural schemes.

Aspirants often assume central schemes operate in isolation; PMDDKY specifically relies on converging 36 existing schemes across 11 ministries rather than creating a parallel standalone architecture.

అనుసంధానమైన స్థిర భావనలు

Economy - Agriculture & Institutional Credit

What are the major structural challenges plaguing Indian agricultural credit and institutional lending?

  • Small Landholdings: Small landholdings, lack of clear land titles, and heavy reliance on non-institutional moneylenders remain core structural bottlenecks.
  • KCC Scheme: Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme provides short-term formal credit, but long-term capital investment credit remains inadequate.
  • Credit Skewness: Institutional credit is skewed against small and marginal farmers who comprise 86% of the farming community.

అంతర-అంశ నమూనాలు

  • Agricultural Schemes + Regional Development Disparities

    PMDDKY's focus on narrowing regional disparities through targeted district interventions mirrors aspirational districts and backward regions grant approaches.

  • Multi-Ministry Convergence in Agricultural Governance

    Convergence of 36 central schemes across 11 ministries mirrors whole-of-government frameworks tested in developmental governance questions.

PMDDKY's convergence model and district-specific targeting will likely be tested via statement-based MCQs on agricultural schemes.

అనుసంధాన PYQలు · 3

అనుసంధాన PYQలు · 3

  • 2024MainsGS3

    What are the major challenges faced by Indian irrigation system in recent times? State the measures taken by the government for efficient irrigation management.

  • 2025MainsGS3

    Elaborate the scope and significance of supply chain management of agricultural commodities in India.

  • 2020MainsGS3

    Suggest measures to improve water storage and irrigation system to make its judicious use under depleting scenario.