PM-PRANAM Scheme: Incentivising States/UTs to Reduce Chemical Fertilizer Use and Promote Sustainable Agriculture

• PM-PRANAM = PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness Generation, Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother-Earth — a Centre-led scheme that financially incentivises States/UTs to cut chemical fertilizer consumption (Urea, DAP, NPK, MOP) and shift to alternatives.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (Agriculture, Subsidies, Environment) and GS-II (Centre-State fiscal federalism); ties into soil health, organic farming, and the fertilizer subsidy bill.