1.12.2. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was launched in 2007-8 for incentivizing states to enhance public investment. It permits taking up national priorities as sub-schemes, allowing the states flexibility in project selection and implementation for increased public investment in agriculture by incorporating information on local requirements, geographical/climatic conditions, available natural resources/ technology and cropping patterns. It aims to significantly increase the productivity of agriculture and its allied sectors and eventually maximize the returns of farmers in agriculture and its allied sectors.