National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
The National Development Council (NDC) was launched on October 2007. The Food Security Mission comprises of rice, wheat and pulses to increase the annual production of rice by 10 million tonnes, wheat by 8 million tonnes and pulses by 2 million tonnes by the end of the Eleventh Plan (2011-12).
The Mission met with an overwhelming success and achieved the targeted additional production of rice, wheat and pulses. The Mission continued during 12th Five Year Plan with new targets of additional production of food grains of 25 million tonnes of food grains comprising of 10 million tonnes rice, 8 million tonnes of wheat, 4 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million tonnes of coarse cereals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan. This central government scheme has been continuing till now in the states and union territories.
Following table showing the activities and achievement of the district:
| Sl.No | Name of Component | No. of Unit |
|---|---|---|
|
1. |
Cluster Demonstration on SRI |
70 Ha |
|
2. |
Distribution of HYV Paddy seed. |
300 Qntl |
|
3. |
Soil and Plant Protection Management |
200 Ha |
|
4. |
Plant Protection Chemical |
50 Ha |
|
5. |
Resource Conservation Technique |
125 Nos |
|
6. |
Cluster Demonstration on Improved Technology (Urd & Moong) |
10 ha |
|
7. |
Cropping based demonstration (Blackgram & Maize) |
10 Ha |
|
8. |
Distribution of HYV Pulses (Arhar,Urd, Moong |
70 Qntls
|
|
9. |
Resource Conservation Technique (Sprayer) |
30 Nos |
|
10. |
Demonstration on Improved Package & Practices of Maize |
500 Ha |
|
11. |
Distribution of Certified Seeds |
655 Ha |
Beneficiary:
Farmer and Villagers
Benefits:
Subsidy, etc