Specific proposals proposed to strengthen productivity and resilience in agriculture are as follows:

Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana

• Inspired by Aspirational Districts Programme, scheme will be launched in partnership with states.
• Coverage: 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity, and below-average credit parameters.
• Expected Impact: Likely to benefit 1.7 crore farmers across India.
• Key Focus Areas:
  • Enhancing agricultural productivity.
  • Promoting crop diversification and sustainable practices.
  • Expanding post-harvest storage at Panchayat and Block levels.
  • Improving irrigation facilities.
  • Facilitating long-term and short-term credit access.

Building Rural Prosperity and Resilience Program

• Purpose: launched in partnership with states to address under-employment in agriculture.
• Key Focus Areas:
  • Skilling, investment, and technology to invigorate rural economy.
  • Modernizing agriculture with improved productivity and warehousing.
• Target Beneficiaries: Rural women, young farmers, marginal & small farmers and landless families.
• Implementation Strategy: Adoption of global and domestic best practices,  technical & financial assistance from multilateral development banks.
  • Phase-1 will cover 100 developing agri-districts.

‘Grameen Credit Score’ Framework

• Public Sector Banks will develop framework to serve credit needs of SHG members and people in rural areas.