Try GOLD - Free
Centre to Roll Out PM-DDKY in 100 Districts Across India: Minister
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
|July 18, 2025
The scheme will focus on agriculture and allied sectors, Singh says
UNION minister of state (independent charge) for Science and Technology, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the Centre would soon roll out a new scheme focusing exclusively on agriculture and allied sectors in 100 districts in the country.
Addressing the two-day national conference on good governance here, Dr Singh said, the first-of-its-kind Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY) draws inspiration from NITI Aayog's aspirational district programme and aims at enhancing adoption of crop diversification and sustainable agricultural practices, augment post-harvest storage at the panchayats and blocks.
This story is from the July 18, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Sambalpur.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The New Indian Express Sambalpur
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
Changes we saw post '83, we hope & expect the same now: Saikia
O n a dreamy night, India beat South Africa to win their first Women’s World Cup. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia called it a “landmark event” that will change the landscape of women’s cricket in the country.
1 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
₹1L cr fund to boost pvt investment in research
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a ₹1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation Scheme for high-risk and high-impact projects, marking a significant shift in India's research sector.
2 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
Why is foreign capital flooding banking sector
WHAT'S driving the foreign capital inflows —close to $15 billion so far this year alone— into financial sector of late? Already foreign institutions own 48.4% in HDFC Bank and 46.8% in ICICI Bank. The regulatory cap for foreign ownership in private banks is 74%.
2 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
City Union Bank profit up 15% at ₹329 cr on interest income, better asset quality
KUMBAKONAM.based private lender City Union Bank on Monday reported 15% rise in net profit from ₹285 crore in Q2FY25 to ₹329 crore Q2FY26, driven by an increase in interest income and better asset quality.
1 min
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
Industry bodies seek biz-friendly tax regime
AS the finance ministry is gearing up for the next Union Budget, industry chambers like CII, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI, FICCI called for a more predictable and business-friendly direct tax regime with more focus on faster dispute resolution and employment boost.
1 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
Chief secys say sorry for not filing compliance report in stray dog case
THE chief secretaries of states and Union Territories have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for not filing a compliance affidavit on the issue of the menace of stray dog bites.
1 min
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
A LINGUISTIC GAME OF DEFINITIONS
OFTENTIMES definitions can limit you, imposing unnecessary constraints, enclosing things within the four corners of a narrow, arbitrary boundary that you set for yourself. Other times, they provide no real meaning as the thing defined may not mean anything by itself.
3 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
GUJARAT CID BUSTS ₹200 CRORE CYBER RACKET WITH INTERNATIONAL LINKS
GUJARAT CID (Crime) and the Railways' cyber centre have busted a ₹200-crore cybercrime racket with tentacles stretching from Gujarat to Dubai.
1 min
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
'Jungle Raj a slur used by those who fear losing power'
We are fighting for dignity, employment and development, confident of winning decisive mandate, says INDIA bloc chief ministerial face Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
5 mins
November 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
Tejashwi, Tej Pratap fight it out as rift in Lalu family widens
RJD chief Lalu Prasad's estranged son and former minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday hit back at his younger brother Tejashwi Prasad Yadav following the latter's remark that \"party is his parent\".
1 mins
November 04, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size