PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana: Good news for farmer’s. Currently, the central government is running a variety of beneficial and welfare schemes that benefit millions of beneficiaries. At the same time, many new schemes are also launched from time to time. For example, while presenting the Budget 2025-26 in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcements, one of which was regarding the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana.

At that time, Parliament was informed of this scheme, stating that it would be launched by the Government of India, and would directly benefit farmers. Today marks the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself launched the Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana. Here, you can learn more about this scheme, its objectives, and who will benefit from it.

Objective and benefits of the scheme

The Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana has five main objectives: first, to increase agricultural productivity, second, to encourage crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, third, to increase post-harvest storage capacity at the panchayat and block levels, third, to improve irrigation infrastructure for reliable water access, and fifth, to enable greater access to short-term and long-term agricultural credit for farmers.

This scheme will benefit areas with low yields, and it will be implemented there. 17 million farmers will receive assistance through this scheme. This scheme will be implemented in collaboration with the states.

Who will get the benefit?

The Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana was announced in the 2024-25 budget and approved on July 16, 2025. The scheme aims to cover 100 low-performing agricultural districts with an annual outlay of Rs 24,000 crore over six years. The list of these districts is given below:

Andhra Pradesh – Sri Sathya Sai, Anantapur (Anantapuramu), Alluri Sitarama Raju, Annamayya

Arunachal Pradesh – Anjaw

Assam – Shribhoomi (Karimganj), Charaideo, Dima Hasao

Bihar – Madhubani, Darbhanga, Banka, Gaya, Siwan, Kishanganj, Nawada

Chhattisgarh – Dantewada, Jashpur, Korba

Goa – South Goa.