(a) whether the National Food Security Mission-Rice is implemented in Pratapgarh
district of Uttar Pradesh, Mayurbhanj district of Odisha and Cuddalore district of Tamil
Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the criteria adopted for implementation of the mission in different parts of the
country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) to (c): The districts having more than 50,000 ha area under rice and productivity
less than the State’s average have been covered under National Food Security
Mission-Rice (NFSM-Rice). Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Mayurbhanj district of
Odisha and Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu are not covered under NFSM-Rice as
these districts do not fulfill the laid down criteria.