Narayanpet District Collector Ch. Priyanka receving the award at a programme organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture in New Delhi on Monday.
Narayanpet and Nagarkurnool districts have received national recognition for their work under the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana. The respective District Collectors, Ch. Priyanka of Narayanpet and Hemanta Keshav Patil of Nagarkurnool, received the awards at a programme organised by the Union Ministry of Agriculture in New Delhi on Monday.
The award recognised the district administration’s efforts in agricultural development, farmers’ welfare and implementation of the scheme.
Ms. Priyanka commended the officials for their work towards achieving the scheme’s objectives and called for better coordination among departments to implement agricultural development programmes in a planned manner.
She congratulated the officials and their teams for the achievement, attributing the recognition to their collective efforts, commitment and responsible performance.
The Collector said the award had placed greater responsibility on the district administration and expressed hope that it would motivate officials to improve the implementation of government development and welfare programmes.
Launched on October 11, 2025, the PMDDKY covers 100 districts across the country identified for low agricultural productivity, low cropping intensity and low agricultural credit disbursement. The scheme integrates 36 Central government schemes implemented by 11 departments, along with State government schemes and private sector participation. In Telangana, the scheme is being implemented in Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal, Jangaon and Nagarkurnool districts.
Published – October 12, 2026 08:35 pm IST
