PM Modi launches Rs 35,440 Crore two major farm schemes, also inaugurates projects worth over Rs 5,450 Crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday introduced two major schemes for the agriculture sector with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, including a pulses mission for reducing import dependency.

Incidentally, the event coincided with the birth anniversary of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan.

Projects inaugurated by PM Modi

He also inaugurated projects worth over Rs 5,450 crore in the agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and food processing sectors, while laying the foundation stone for additional projects valued at around Rs 815 crore.

The projects launched by PM Modi include Artificial Insemination Training Center at Bengaluru and in J-K; Centre of Excellence at Amreli and Banas; Establishment of IVF Lab at Assam under Rashtriya Gokul Mission; Milk Powder Plants at Mehsana, Indore, and Bhilwara; Fish Feed Plant under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana at Tezpur, Assam; Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, Integrated Cold Chain, and Value Addition Infrastructure, among others.

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for several projects, including Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Irradiation) in Krishna, Andhra Pradesh; Trout Fisheries in Uttarakhand; Integrated Aqua Park in Nagaland; Smart and Integrated Fishing Harbour in Karaikal, Puducherry; and State-of-the-art Integrated Aquapark in Hirakud, Odisha, among others.

The 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses', with an outlay of Rs 11,440 crore, intends to increase pulses production from the current 252.38 lakh tonne to 350 lakh tonne by the 2030-31 crop year and reduce India's import dependency.

The Rs 24,000-crore 'Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana' intends to transform 100 low-performing agri-districts, focusing on improving productivity, promoting crop diversification, developing irrigation and storage, and ensuring credit access in the select 100 districts.

The two schemes, already approved by the Cabinet, will be executed from the upcoming rabi (winter) season till 2030-31.

देश का कृषि और ग्रामीण क्षेत्र कल 11 अक्टूबर को एक नए इतिहास का साक्षी बनने वाला है। नई दिल्ली में सुबह करीब 10:30 बजे पीएम धन-धान्य कृषि योजना और दलहन आत्मनिर्भरता मिशन के शुभारंभ का सौभाग्य मिलेगा। इन योजनाओं से जहां कम उपज वाले 100 जिलों में पैदावार बढ़ाने के प्रयासों को बल…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 10, 2025

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