Overview

• The PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana commits Rs 24,000 crore annually over six years to enhance productivity, diversify crops and expand irrigation and storage in 100 underperforming districts.
• The scheme will channel funds from 36 central programmes through district-level committees supported by NITI Aayog’s digital monitoring dashboards.
• Modi used his Independence Day speech to promise he will stand as a “wall of protection” for farmers, fishermen and livestock rearers against any adverse policies.
• He highlighted India’s first-place global rankings in milk, pulses and jute production and reported that agricultural exports have exceeded Rs 4 lakh crore.
• He reaffirmed an assertive stance on the Indus Water Treaty while noting the government has administered 125 crore free livestock vaccine doses to curb foot-and-mouth disease.