✎ PM-DD Kisan Yojana aims to boost agriculture in 100 districts via multi-ministry coordination, data-driven monitoring, and measurable farmer benefits.
Relevance for Banking, SSC & RBI Grade B exams: Polity & Governance
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, reviewed the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Kisan Yojana (PM-DD Kisan) on 1 September 2026 in New Delhi. The scheme, launched in October 2025, targets 100 low-productivity districts and uses a performance dashboard to track 36 central schemes across 11 ministries, state plans and private partnerships. Between April and July 2026, the average district score improved from 22.54 to 38.85—an increase of 16.31 points—across six key objectives: raising farm productivity, promoting crop diversification, expanding post-harvest storage, strengthening irrigation infrastructure, widening farm-credit access and improving governance. The dashboard now monitors 121 indicators (74 output and 47 outcome) and has enabled monthly rankings, ensuring measurable benefits reach farmers on the ground.
This governance initiative is highly relevant for Bank PO, SSC and RBI Grade B aspirants because it demonstrates how public policy leverages inter-ministerial coordination, outcome-based monitoring and digital dashboards to drive socio-economic outcomes. For banking exams, the scheme’s focus on credit access and rural infrastructure aligns with priority sector lending and financial inclusion themes. SSC aspirants should note the multi-departmental convergence model and the use of performance metrics, while RBI Grade B candidates may link the monitoring framework to data-driven policy evaluation and governance reforms.
Source: PIB (Press Information Bureau)
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