Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana
03.02.2025
Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana
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For Prelims: About Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana |
Why in the news?
The Finance Minister recently announced the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, or the developing agri-districts programme, in her record 8th Union Budget presentation.
About Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana:
- It is a new initiative aimed at supporting farmers in 100 regions facing challenges in agriculture.
- The scheme, in collaboration with the state government, aims to cover 100 districts in the country, and around 1.7 crore farmers will benefit from it.
- The scheme aims to generate opportunities in rural areas so that migration is an option and not a necessity.
- The scheme focuses on five key areas including:
- Enhance agricultural productivity
- Improve irrigation facilities
- Improve credit availability
- To adopt crop diversification and sustainable agriculture practices
- To augment post-harvest storage at Panchayat and block levels.
Source: The Hindu
With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, recently seen in the news, consider the following:
1. Enhance agricultural productivity
2. Improve irrigation facilities
3. Improve credit availability
4. To adopt crop diversification
5. To augment post-harvest storage
How many of the given above are key focus areas of Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana?
A.Only two
B.Only three
C.Only four
D.All five
Answer D