Arunachal's Anjaw selected among 100 Aspirational Agricultural Dists under PMDDKY

Itanagar, Oct. 11 -- In a major boost to Arunachal Pradesh's agricultural development, Anjaw district has been selected as one of the 100 Aspirational Agricultural Districts under the newly launched Prime Minister Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched three key national agricultural initiatives, Prime Minister Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY), Dalhan Mission (Pulse Mission), and National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF), from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi, today.

Under PMDDKY, 100 districts across India have been identified based on parameters such as low agricultural productivity, low cropping intensity, and low credit disbursement.

These districts w...