Dirghavadhi Krishak Punji Sahakar Yojana

• Long-term refinance scheme of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) to channel credit through cooperatives for capital formation in agriculture and allied sectors.
• Operates under the Ministry of Cooperation (created 2021); a tool to deepen the cooperative credit pyramid (PACS → DCCB → StCB → PCARDS).
• Relevant for UPSC under cooperative credit, agricultural finance, and Ministry of Cooperation interventions.