Formal launch to start next month

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 29: Kishtwar the hilly and remote district of Jammu and Kashmir has been designated under PM Dhan Dhaannya Krishi Yojna (PMDDKY) as aspirational agriculture district.

The Kishtwar figures among 100 districts of the country selected for PMDDKY in the country out of over 800 districts.

A letter to this effect was written by Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Union Minister in PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh who represents Udhamapur -Doda -Kishtwar Parliamentary constituency.

The letter said that the Government of India (GoI) in its Union budget 2025-26 has announced to develop 100 aspirational districts under PMDDKY for a period of six years, beginning with 2025-26.

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