Live Telecast of launch of PMDDKY and Pulses Mission by Hon’ble PM organized at ICAR–Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur
The Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in a special Krishi programme organised at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi on 11th October 2025, launched Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana (PM-DDKY), a landmark initiative for transforming India’s agricultural landscape. The programme with an outlay of Rs. 24000 crore is designed to catalyse growth in 100 agri-districts through saturation-based convergence of 36 Central schemes across 11 Ministries, for a period of six years starting FY 2025–26. During the event, Prime Minister also launched Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with an outlay of Rs. 11,440 crore and dedicated projects and schemes worth over Rs 42,000 crore in Agriculture and allied sectors. The event was livestreamed at ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur from 11.30 am
As a part of the programme, farmers were invited to the Directorate and technical sessions were arranged to familiarise the farmers about PM-DDKY and about scientific cashew cultivation and technologies developed at the Directorate. The programme commenced with the welcome by Dr. Eradasappa E, Principal scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding), followed by a brief lecture about PM-DDKY by Dr. Manjesh G N, scientist (Spices, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants). Dr. Veena G L, Senior Scientist (Spices, Plantation, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants) gave a detailed presentation on the newly developed varieties, planting and after care, cashew apple processing and about newly develop machines for cashew apple and nut separation.
This was followed by the live telecasting of the PM Programme. After the telecast, the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed with Bharat Agri Farmer Producer Company Ltd. Mangalore for licensing of cashew varieties Nethra Jumbo-1, Nethra Ubhaya and Nethra Jumbo-2 for multiplication and commercialisation through nursery establishment under the approved RKVY project “Development of model cashew villages for transforming farm livelihoods in Karnataka”. Shri Prasad Shetty and the other board of Directors received the MoA from the Director on behalf of the FPCL. Dr. J Dinakara Adiga, Director, ICAR-DCR, Puttur gave the presidential address in which he emphasized the importance of such schemes and ended his remarks with a positive hope that a mission mode approach will be adopted in cashew for achieving self sufficiency. The programme ended with vote of thanks by Dr. Aswathy Chandrakumar, scientist (Agrl. Extension). A total of 100 participants attended the programme in which 32 were farmers
