PMDDKY scheme: one year of focused agricultural development in 100 districts
#scheme in news 🌾Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) "One Year of Focused Agricultural Development Across 100 Districts" 🌟 Key Highlights🌟 🇮🇳 Launched on 11 October 2025, PMDDKY completes its first year on 11 October 2026. 🌱 The scheme focuses on 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts identified for low productivity, low cropping intensity and low agricultural credit disbursement. 🤝 It brings together 36 Central schemes across 11 Ministries and Departments to support district-level agricultural development. 📊 The average score across 100 districts rose from 18.85 in April 2026 to 46.89 in August 2026, an improvement of 28.04 points. 📈 All six objectives recorded improvement during the same period, covering agricultural productivity, crop diversification, post-harvest storage, irrigation, agricultural credit, and governance and service delivery.