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Union Cabinet Decisions: Under the chairmanship of PM Modi, several important proposals were approved by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday. To speed up the field of agriculture and renewable energy, the cabinet has approved Rs 50 thousand crore. 24 thousand crore rupees will be spent annually on 100 districts selected for this and focus will be done on increasing agricultural productivity. Along with this, an attempt has been made to transform PSU in the energy sector by funding.
What is PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Krishi Yojana
Actually, the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY) has been brought during the Union Budget 2025-26. Its purpose will be integrated under 11 central ministries and focusing on 100 agriculture based districts and developed. This scheme will emphasize on promoting the acceptance of sustainable agricultural practices along with crop diversification.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the selection of these districts has been taken to the areas which do not reach the correct agricultural productivity and loans properly. At least one district has been selected from every state. The Prime Minister will increase storage capacity after harvesting crops, improve irrigation facilities after harvesting and increase agricultural productivity.
20 thousand crores to speed up solar energy
This scheme will be implemented every year with a budget of Rs 24 thousand crore for the next six years. In this, there is an attempt to benefit 1.7 lakh crore farmers through things like crop irrigation, availability of loan, storage infrastructure. Officials say that its purpose is to increase the efficiency and provide the benefits of the schemes till the end at the district level.
An investment of Rs 20,000 crore has been approved by the Union Cabinet to NTPC’s subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Limited, so that green hydrogen, solar energy -based projects can be accelerated. Green energy portfolio is currently operated with a capacity of 6 GE and work is going on to increase its 26GW capacity. But it has been targeted to further 60GW by 2032.
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