Various Agricultural Schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers

Sl No

Name

of the Scheme

Purpose

1.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

The scheme aims to supplement

the financial needs of all landholding farmers. Under the
Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- per year is released (in
three equal instalments of Rs. 2000/- every four months) by
the Central Government online directly into the bank
accounts of the eligible farmers.

2.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

To provide social security net for the

landholding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) as they have
minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support
them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood

3.

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana-

Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector
Rejuvenation (RKVY- RAFTAAR)

Aims at making farming a

remunerative economic activity through strengthening the
farmers’ effort, risk mitigation and promoting agri
business entrepreneurship.

4.

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Affordable crop insurance scheme

for farmers against all non preventable natural risks.

5.

Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)

The PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop

mainly focuses on water use efficiency at farm level
through precision/micro irrigation. Besides promoting
precision irrigation (drip and sprinkler irrigation
systems) and better on-farm water management

practices to optimize the use of

available water resources, this component also supports
micro level water storage or water conservation/management
activities to supplement micro irrigation.

6.

National Honey and Bee

Mission (NHBM)

Promotion and development of

scientific beekeeping in the country

7.

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

Medium – long term debt financing

facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest
management Infrastructure and community farming assets
through interest subvention and financial support.

8.

Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS)

Aims at providing adequate and

timely credit support by way of short term crop loan upto
Rs 3 lakhs to all farmers..

9.

National Bamboo Mission (NBM)

To increase the area under

bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private
lands to supplement farm income and contribute towards
resilience to climate change as well as availability of
quality raw material requirement of industries.

10.

Sub Mission on Agro-forestry (SMAF)

To encourage and expand tree

plantation in a complementary and integrated manner with
crops and livestock to improve productivity, employment
opportunities, income generation and livelihoods of rural
households, especially the small farmers.

Soil Health Management

To develop and promote soil test

11.

(SHM)

based nutrient management for

enhancing nutrient use efficiency

12.

Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)

Aims at making the extension

system farmer driven and farmer accountable by
disseminating technology to farmers through new
institutional arrangements viz. Agricultural Technology
Management Agency (ATMA) at district level to
operationalize extension reforms in a participatory mode.

13.

Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine
(SMPPQ)

To minimize loss to quality and yield

of agricultural crops from the ravages of insect pests,
diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents, etc. and to shield our
agricultural bio- security from the incursions and spread
of alien species.

14.

Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)

Increase the reach of farm

mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the
regions where availability of farm power is low;

15.

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

Stimulate holistic growth of the

horticulture sector through area based regionally
differentiated strategies involving technology promotion,
extension, post harvest management (PHM), processing and
marketing in consonance with comparative advantage of each
State/region and its diverse agro-climatic features;

16.

Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)

Production and multiplication of

high yielding certified/quality seeds of all crops and
making them

available to the farmers

17.

National Food Security Mission (NFSM).

Increasing production of rice, wheat,

pulses coarse cereals (maize & barley), nutri-cereals
(jowar, bajra, ragi

& other small millets) and commercial crops (jute,
cotton & sugarcane), oilseeds & oilpalm through
area expansion and productivity enhancement in a
sustainable manner in the identified districts of the
country.

18.

Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)

To develop marketing infrastructure

to effectively handle and manage marketable surpluses of
agricultural and allied produce including horticulture,
livestock, poultry, fishery, bamboo, minor forest produce
and such like produce supportive to enhance farmers’ income
etc.

19.

Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce
Organizations (FPOs)

Aggregation of small, marginal and

landless farmers into FPOs in order to enhance economic
strength & market linkages for enhancing their income.