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Gaya, Nagaur and Umaria named top performers under PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
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News18•12-10-2026, 18:00
Gaya, Nagaur and Umaria named top performers under PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
- •Gaya in Bihar, Nagaur in Rajasthan, and Umaria in Madhya Pradesh have been named the best-performing aspirational districts in agriculture under the first year of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana.
- •The scheme covers 100 aspirational districts selected based on low crop productivity, low cropping intensity, and low agricultural credit disbursement.
- •An additional 18 districts were recognized for exemplary work across six key objectives including productivity enhancement, crop diversification, irrigation, and post-harvest storage.
- •Backed by an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore, the PM-DDKY integrates 36 central schemes across 11 ministries and departments.
- •Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the upcoming year will focus on delivering measurable ground outcomes and scaling up successful interventions.
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Gaya in Bihar, Nagaur in Rajasthan, and Umaria in Madhya Pradesh were recognized as the best-performing aspirational districts in transforming the agriculture sector during the first year of the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY).
The PM-DDKY is backed by an estimated annual financial outlay of Rs 24,000 crore and integrates 36 central schemes across 11 ministries and departments, along with state programmes and private sector partnerships.
The PM-DDKY was formally launched on October 11, 2025, following its announcement in the Union Budget 2025-26, to cover 100 aspirational districts selected based on low crop productivity, cropping intensity, and credit disbursement.
