Budget 2025-26: PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for 100 districts, pulses mission, KCC limit to ₹5 lakh
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 announced the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for 100 low-productivity districts, covering 1.7 crore farmers.
Summary
On 1 February 2025, in Parliament in New Delhi, the Union Budget 2025-26 called agriculture the first engine of development. It announced the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, which will converge existing schemes in 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below-average credit parameters, helping 1.7 crore farmers. A 6-year Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses will focus on Tur, Urad and Masoor, with NAFED and NCCF procuring these pulses for the next 4 years from registered farmers. The Budget also announced a National Mission on High Yielding Seeds, a 5-year Mission for Cotton Productivity, and raised the loan limit under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Kisan Credit Card loans from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh. KCCs serve 7.7 crore farmers, fishermen and dairy farmers.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 1 Feb 2025, Parliament, New Delhi
- PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana
- 100 districts; 1.7 crore farmers
- Selection criteria
- Low productivity, moderate crop intensity, below-average credit parameters
- Pulses mission
- 6 years; Tur, Urad, Masoor; NAFED and NCCF to procure for 4 years
- Other missions
- High Yielding Seeds; 5-year Cotton Productivity
- KCC (MISS) limit
- ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh; 7.7 crore beneficiaries
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 will cover how many districts?
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Correct answer: B — 100
PIB (1 Feb 2025): the programme will cover 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below-average credit parameters.
How many farmers is the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana expected to help, as per the Union Budget 2025-26?
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Correct answer: C — 1.7 crore
PIB (1 Feb 2025): the programme will help 1.7 crore farmers. The 7.7 crore figure refers to Kisan Credit Card beneficiaries.
The Union Budget 2025-26 raised the loan limit under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme for Kisan Credit Card loans from ₹3 lakh to:
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Correct answer: D — ₹5 lakh
Budget speech (para 22): the loan limit under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme will be enhanced from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh for loans taken through the KCC.
The 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses' announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 will run for how many years and focus on which pulses?
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Correct answer: A — 6 years; Tur, Urad and Masoor
Budget speech: a 6-year 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses' with a special focus on Tur, Urad and Masoor; NAFED and NCCF will procure these pulses during the next 4 years.