<h2 class="ql-align-justify">Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)</h2> Context: Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers recently released a report on PKVY and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in the Northeast Region. About&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Launched:&nbsp; 2015</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It is an extended component of Soil Health Management (SHM) under the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Aim: Supporting and promoting organic farming, in turn resulting in the improvement of soil health and enhancing farmer’s net income per unit of land.&nbsp;</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Objective: to produce agricultural products free from chemicals and pesticide residues by adopting eco-friendly, low-cost technologies.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Funding pattern: 60:40 by the Central and State Governments + 90:10 (Centre : State) for North Eastern and Himalayan States + 100% for Union Territories.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">All farmers with less than 2 ha of land are eligible to apply to the scheme.</li></ul>