Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yozana

INTRODUCTION

Concerned by the slow growth in the Agriculture & allied sectors the RKVY has been launched. This is a Additional Central Assistance Scheme.It aims for achieving 4% annual growth in Agriculture sector during 11th Plan.

OBJECTIVES of RKVY

  • To encourage the States for increasing public investment in agriculture and allied sectors.
  • To ensure that agricultural plans of Districts/States are prepared and are based on agro-climatic conditions, availability of technology and natural resources.
  • To reduce the yield gap in important crops and increase production and productivity in agriculture and allied sectors through focused and holistic initiatives.
  • To ensure that local needs/crops/priorities are better reflected in the agricultural plans of the Districts/States.
  • To provide flexibility and autonomy to States in planning and implementation of agriculture and allied sector schemes.
  • To maximize income of farmers in agriculture and allied sectors
Members of the SLSC:
  1. Chief Secretary
  2. Additional Chief Secretary cum Principal Secretary, FRED
  3. Principal Secretary cum Dev. Commissioner
  4. Principal Secretary, AH,VS and LF
  5. Dy Adviser, Planning Commission,Govt of India.
  6. Secretary, FSAD & HCCD
  7. Secretary, RMDD
  8. Secretary, Irrigation and Flood Control.
  9. Principal CCF cum Secretary, WL and Env.
  10. Director, RKVY-Minister of Agriculture.
  11. Joint Director, ICAR.
  12. Director, AH& VS
  13. Director, HCCD
  14. Director, NRM-FSAD
  15. Director FSAD- Nodal officer