Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Felicitates Top-Performing Districts at PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’s National Conference

Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan felicitated top-performing districts at the national conference on the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana in New Delhi. The scheme prioritises 100 districts facing low agricultural productivity, inadequate cropping intensity, or low institutional credit flow. The conference highlighted inter-ministerial convergence involving sectors like water management, food processing, cooperation, and animal husbandry to boost farm incomes. District-level innovations showcased during the event included water conservation in Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), horticulture promotion in Alluri Sitharama Raju (Andhra Pradesh), and the natural farming model in Banka (Bihar). Officials were urged to expand pulses and oilseeds in rice fallow areas and improve institutional credit access in eastern India.