The Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) completed one year on Sunday, 11 October 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme on 11 October 2025 to lift farm output in 100 districts identified as Aspirational Agricultural Districts. A government factsheet issued for the anniversary says all 100 districts have prepared District Action Plans and that the average district performance score more than doubled between April and August 2026.
What the scheme is
The Union Cabinet approved the scheme on 16 July 2025 for a period of six years. It does not create a single new subsidy for farmers. Instead, it brings 36 existing Central schemes run by 11 Ministries and Departments to bear on the same 100 districts, together with State schemes and private sector participation.
The stated aims include higher agricultural productivity, better irrigation facilities, easier access to credit and stronger post-harvest infrastructure such as storage. Each district is expected to work on the gaps that matter most locally, which is why every district has its own action plan.
How progress is measured
According to News On AIR, the scheme is tracked through 121 indicators and is run at three levels: district, State and national. The factsheet, as reported by IANS, gives this timeline:
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2025 | Cabinet approval for six years |
| 11 October 2025 | Formal launch by the Prime Minister |
| Last week of October 2025 | Monitoring dashboard became operational |
| November 2025 | Monthly ranking of districts on output indicators began |
| December 2025 | PM-DDKY FPO Sangam held |
| April 2026 | Average district score across the six objectives: 18.85 |
| August 2026 | Average district score: 46.89 |
The rise of 28.04 points between April and August 2026 is the main number in the one-year review. All 100 districts have submitted output-indicator data up to August 2026 and outcome-indicator data for the financial year 2025-26. Central Nodal Officers review the districts' progress, and committees at the district, State and national levels monitor the scheme.
The score measures how districts are doing against the scheme's own indicators. The factsheet figures reported so far do not include crop yield or farm income numbers for the year.
What has been done in the first year
- District Action Plans: prepared by all 100 districts and now being implemented.
- FPO Sangam: held in December 2025, with more than 72 Farmer Producer Organisations from 15 States and 33 scheme districts. Sessions covered productivity, market access, natural farming, oilseeds, beekeeping, protected cultivation, micro irrigation, institutional finance and digital agriculture.
- CSR support: the Department of Public Enterprises has included adoption of scheme districts among the corporate social responsibility activities of Central public sector enterprises for 2026-27 and 2027-28.
What it means for farmers
- PMDDKY works by converging existing Central and State schemes in the selected districts, so its effect is meant to show up through those schemes - irrigation, credit, storage and the like - and not as a new direct payment.
- What is taken up in a district depends on its District Action Plan, which differs from one district to another.
- Income support under PM Kisan is a separate scheme. Our guide explains PM Kisan eligibility and how to check beneficiary status.
- Livestock owners can also read about the Centre's Livestock Insurance Portal for enrolment and claims.
What happens next
The scheme has five more years to run. Monthly district rankings continue on the dashboard, and the next round of outcome data will show whether the improved scores are matched by gains in output, irrigation coverage and credit flow on the ground.
