(a) the details of the States and the crops included by the Government under
the National Food Security Mission (NFSM);
(b) whether the Government has included any new crops under the NFSM for
the Twelfth Five Year Plan period;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the amount of grants likely to be allocated to various States in the said Plan
period, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES AND
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a): During 2012-13, National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is implemented
with three components namely NFSM-Rice, NFSM-Wheat and NFSM-Pulses.
NFSM-Rice is implemented in 210 districts of 24 States viz. Andhra Pradesh,
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, NFSM-Wheat is implemented in 166
districts of 12 States viz. Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &
Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, and West Bengal, NFSM-Pulses is implemented 468 districts of 16 States
viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Thus, in all NFSM is implemented in 27 States of
the Country.
(b) to (d): It is proposed to continue NFSM during the 12th Five-year Plan with
some modifications. The revamped NFSM forges linkages with all concerned in
implementation of crop production activities which have direct bearing on
enhancing and stabilizing the crop production. NFSM is being revamped during the
XII Plan with focused attention on indentified crops following a location specific,
targets oriented production strategies which have more focus on accelerated
production of foodgrain crops including coarse cereals and fodder, asset building,
strengthening of institutions including building of farmers organization to serve the
farmers in focused manner thus improving the production and productivity of
foodgrain crops. An amount of Rs. 25550.00 crores has been proposed under
NFSM for the 12th Five Year Plan. The State-wise allocation of which is yet to be
finalized.