Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out two game-changing agricultural initiatives totaling Rs 35,440 crore on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Pusa campus in New Delhi, igniting hopes for India's farming future while delivering a sharp rebuke to the Congress party's "neglect" of the sector. Timed to honor socialist icons Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh on their birth anniversaries, the launches underscore Modi's vision of a self-reliant 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, with farmers at the helm of slashing imports and conquering global markets.
The star attractions? The Rs 24,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY), a holistic push inspired by the Aspirational Districts Programme, targeting 100 underperforming districts with integrated efforts across 36 ministries. It'll supercharge productivity, crop diversification, irrigation upgrades, storage boosts, and seamless credit flow—essentially a one-stop revolution from seeds to sales. Complementing it is the Rs 11,440-crore Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, a laser-focused drive to ramp up acreage by 35 lakh hectares by 2030, jacking production from 252.38 lakh tonnes to 350 lakh tonnes and ditching import crutches for protein powerhouses like tur, urad, and masoor.
"You've made India food-secure since Independence—now let's export like champions," Modi urged the assembled farmers, stressing diversification beyond wheat and rice to tap international doors. "Reduce imports, ramp up exports—these schemes are your turbo boosters," he added, painting a picture of farmers as global agri-warriors. The rollout kicks off in the upcoming rabi season, running through 2030-31, promising to rewrite rural fortunes.
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But Modi didn't hold back on the opposition. In a 30-minute takedown, he accused Congress of visionless governance that splintered the farm ecosystem, with ministries pulling in "multiple directions without coordination." "Their neglect weakened everything—our reforms since 2014 fixed that," he thundered, touting 'Beej to Bazaar' overhauls, doubled farm exports, a 900 lakh tonne surge in foodgrains, and 640 lakh tonnes extra in fruits and veggies. Recent perks like hiked fertiliser subsidies and slashed GST on machinery? Pure Modi magic, he claimed.
The festivities didn't stop at launches. Modi greenlit Rs 5,450 crore in ongoing projects across agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing, plus foundation stones for Rs 815 crore more. He handed out certificates to 50,000 natural farming pioneers, 38,000 MAITRI AI tech whizzes for rural India, and upgraded Primary Agriculture Cooperative Credit Societies (PACS) turned Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samriddhi Kendras (PMKSKs). Shoutouts went to milestones like 50 lakh farmers in 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)—1,100 of which hit Rs 1 crore turnovers last year—and over 10,000 digitized e-PACS for cooperatives in dairy and fisheries.
Wrapping up, Modi chatted with pulses-growing beneficiaries, spotlighting value-chain wins in agri-allied sectors. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, flanked by Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and MoS Bhagirath Choudhary, beamed as the PM envisioned a farmer-led boom. With elections buzzing and rural votes pivotal, Modi's agri arsenal isn't just policy—it's political firepower, daring detractors to match the momentum. Can these schemes seed a harvest of votes and yields? India's fields are watching.
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