Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

• Approved on August 16, 2007 after the decision by the NDC in its 53rd meeting to launch a programme to incentivise the States to increase the share of investment in agriculture in their State plans.
• The RKVY will be a State Plan Scheme and the eligibility for assistance under the scheme would depend upon the amount provided in the State budgets for agriculture and allied sectors, over and above the baseline percentage expenditure incurred on agriculture and allied sectors

The main objectives of the schemes are:

• To incentivise the States to increase public investment in agriculture and allied sectors.
• To provide flexibility and autonomy to the States in planning and executing agriculture and allied sector schemes[1].
• To ensure the preparation of plans for the districts and the States based on agro-climatic conditions, availability of technology and natural resources.
• To ensure that the local needs/crops/ priorities are better reflected.
• To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops, through focused interventions.
• To maximize returns to the farmers.

National Food Security Mission (Nfsm)

• To increase the production of rice by 10 million tonnes, wheat by 8 million tonnes and pulses by 2 million tonnes by the end of Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)
• Measures include bridging the yield gap with respect to the identified crops through dissemination of improved technologies and farm management practices

Rashtriya Krishi VikaasYojna (Rkvy)

• Considers a holistic development of the agricultural and allied sectors
• Aims to achieve an annual growth rate of 4 percent in the agricultural sector during the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-12)

Integrated Watershed Management Programme (Iwmp)

• Main objectives are to restore the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water.
• Key outcomes include prevention of soil run-off, regeneration of natural vegetation, rain water harvesting and recharging of the ground water table.

National Watershed Development Project For Rainfed Area (NWDPRA)

• Promotes agriculture productivity and production in rainfed areas.
• Programme is planned, implemented, monitored and maintained by watershed communities.

Command Area Development And Water Management Programme(CADWM)

• Objectives of improving the utilization of created irrigation potential and optimizing agriculture production and productivity.
• Area Development Authorities provide technical support.

National Project For Repair, Renovation And Restoration (RRR) Of Water Bodies

• To restore and augment storage capacities of water bodies, and
• Recover and extend their lost irrigation potential.

Kisan Credit Card (Kcc) Scheme

• Provides adequate and timely credit to farmers under single window, with flexible and simplified procedure

National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (Nais)

• Addresses the issue of production risk faced by the agricultural farmers
• Funding is divided between the Central and State Government on a 50-50 sharing basis

Macro Management Of Agriculture (MMA)

• Works on ensuring central assistance on agriculture is spent on focused and specific interventions for the development of agriculture in the state

Integrated Scheme Of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm And Maize (ISOPOM)

• Works on providing flexibility to the states to diversify crop production
• Provides a focused approach to the programme keeping in mind the regional differentiation of each state

Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (Wbcis)

• Mitigates the hardship of the insured farmers against the likelihood of financial loss
• Provides coverage against weather parameters like rainfall, temperature, frost, humidity, etc.
• Refer Abhipedia for latest schemes