NewzVille Desk
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched two major schemes in the agriculture sector, with an outlay of Rs 35,440 crore at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. He launched the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana which has an outlay of Rs.24,000 crore. He also launched the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with an outlay of Rs. 11,440 crore.
Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also present in the occasion.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated and dedicated to the nation projects valued at over Rs 5,450 crore in the agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, while laying the foundation stone for additional projects worth around Rs 815 crore.
The Prime Minister emphasized the central role that agriculture and farming have always played in India’s development journey.
Addressing the nation, the Prime Minister noted that a rapidly developing 21st-century India required a robust and reformed agricultural system, and this transformation began after 2014 under his government. “We broke away from the apathy of the past. From seed to market, we introduced comprehensive reforms in the interest of our farmers. These reforms were not just policy changes. They were structural interventions aimed at making Indian agriculture modern, sustainable, and resilient,” Modi said.
PM Modi emphasized that the inspiration behind the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana comes directly from the success of the Aspirational Districts model. “The selection of these 100 districts has been carried out with thoughtful consideration and based on three key parameters, First, the level of agricultural output per unit of land. Second, the number of times crops are cultivated on the same land within a year. Third, the availability and extent of institutional loans or investment facilities for farmers” Modi highlighted.
He said that the Dalhan Atmanirbharata Mission is aimed not only at increasing pulse production but also at strengthening the future generations of the country.
Further elaborating he said, “The Dalhan Atmanirbharata Mission, with an investment of over 11,000 crore rupees, will provide substantial support to farmers”. Modi highlighted that the goal is to increase the area under pulse cultivation by 35 lakh hectares. “Under this mission, production of tur, urad, and masoor pulses will be increased, and a proper system for procurement of pulses will be ensured. This will directly benefit nearly two crore pulse farmers across the country”, he said.
