Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet Win National Awards for Agricultural Initiatives
12 Oct 2026 3:26 PM IST12 Oct 2026 3:26 PM IST
The awards were presented at an event at the NASC Complex in New Delhi, to mark one year of the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY)
Nagarkurnool Collector Hemanta Keshav Patil and Narayanpet Collector Ch Priyanka receiving national awards presented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in New Delhi. (Photo: By Arrangement)
Hyderabad: The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare felicitated Nagarkurnool and Narayanpet districts of Telangana on Monday.
The awards were presented at an event at the NASC Complex in New Delhi, to mark one year of the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (PMDDKY).
Nagarkurnool Collector Hemanta Keshav Patil and Narayanpet Collector Ch Priyanka received the awards on behalf of their districts.
Nagarkurnool was recognised for exemplary work in better governance and service delivery while Narayanpet was recognised for exemplary work in enabling greater access to short term and long term agricultural credit.
The PMDDKY was launched on October 11, 2025. It covers 100 districts across the country with low agricultural productivity, low cropping intensity and low agricultural credit disbursement. The scheme brings together 36 Central schemes of 11 departments, along with State schemes and private sector participation.In Telangana, it is implemented in Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal, Jangaon and Nagarkurnool districts.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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