Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan Scheme

1. Price Support Schemes (PSS): Price Support Schemes are schemes to ensure a minimum support price for farmers. Crops such as oilseeds, notified pulses, and copra are bought for the minimum support price from farmers by the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) in this scheme. It provides a government guarantee to lending banks by the central government. This scheme was implemented at the request of the state UTS. 

1. Price Deficit Payment Schemes (PDPS): In this scheme, farmers receive direct payment for the difference between the Minimum Support Price and the market price when the market price is lower than the MSP. 

1. Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF): This scheme provides farmers with working capital and other expenses for the procurement and distribution of perishable products. Crops such as tomatoes and horticulture products are also included in this scheme. 

1. Market Intervention Scheme: The Market Intervention is an ad hoc scheme that aims to close the price gap and to resist price volatility. It protects farmers from selling off horticulture products and perishable crops such as tomatoes and potatoes at a loss, when prices decline. This is generally implemented at the request of the state government. 

1. Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPPS): This scheme offers the opportunity for the private sector to participate in the procurement of crops. This is a pilot scheme that will be broadly implemented after assessing its effectiveness.

Benefits of the PM-AASHA Scheme

PM AASHA is a scheme that is quite beneficial to farmers in India. The various schemes under the PM AASHA help to focus on many issues the farming community faces and bring solutions to those issues. Especially, it focuses on supporting the rebuilding of the rural economy with its effective schemes. It also makes it easy for farmers, as the government takes the initiative to procure, store, and sell crops. The scheme provides a safety net for farmers by ensuring timely payments. It ensures a minimum wage and prevents farmers from selling at distress prices after the harvest. The scheme is greatly beneficial to small-scale rural farmers who are most vulnerable to market fluctuations. Most importantly, it significantly improves the standard of living and livelihood of rural farmers.