Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects and schemes worth over 42,000 crore rupees in the agriculture and allied sectors during a special Krishi programme in New Delhi today.

 

 

PM Modi will unveil two major initiatives in the agriculture sector, ‘PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ and ‘Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses’. During the event, the Prime Minister will also interact with farmers. The programme highlights the government’s continued commitment to farmer welfare, agricultural self-reliance, and strengthening of rural infrastructure.

 

 

Akashvani Correspondent reports that during the function, the Prime Minister will launch two major schemes in the agriculture sector, with an outlay of more than 35 thousand crore. He will launch the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, which has an outlay of 24 thousand crore rupees.

 

 

 

The objective of this scheme is to enhance agricultural productivity, increase the adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agriculture practices. He will also launch the Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with an outlay of more than 11 thousand crore rupees.

 

 

It is aimed at improving productivity levels of pulses, expanding the area under pulse cultivation, strengthening the value chain – procurement, storage, processing – and ensuring reduction of losses. During the event, Mr Modi will also interact with farmers engaged in pulses cultivation and who have gained from membership in Farmer-Producer Organisations (FPOs) and support under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.

 

 

On the occasion, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate and dedicate to the nation projects valued at over 5,450 crore rupees in the agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, while laying the foundation stone for additional projects worth around 815 crore rupees.