1. National Food Security Mission
Retrospect and Prospects
Presentation by Mission Director
to the 6th Meeting of General Council of NFSM
24 April 2017
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2. Context
“We need a second green revolution in Agriculture. We can tackle the problem of rising food prices only by increasing agriculture production and productivity. We also need to increase agriculture production to implement a food security law. We will accelerate our efforts in this direction in the 12th plan”.
Hon’ble Prime Minister in his address to the nation on Independence Day (15th August, 2011)
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3. Retrospect Learning from the implementation in past four years
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4. Big impetus from 2010-11 Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
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5. Fund Releases Rs in Crores
Crop
Year
Total
Rice
84.95
363.77
313.51
290.94
239.37
Wheat
208.19
232.23
317.98
261.36
1.18
Pulses
105.59
287.29
387.67
727.76
215.58
398.73
883.29
456.13
Total Plan outlay 4882 crores
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6. State wise Fund position as on 31st July 2011 (in crores)
Releases
%release
exp
%exp
U.P
717 19
619 86
Maharashtra
407 11
337 83 AP
404
345 85
M.P
348 9
303 87
Orissa
242 6
199 82
Bihar
236
213 90
Karnataka
203 5
157 77
Rajasthan
194
152 78 WB
182
178 98
Punjab
172
166 96
Chattisgarh
160 4
117 73
Assam
142
109 TN
133
108 81
Haryana 99 3 95 97
Gujarat 59 2 52 89
Jharkhand 31 1 21 67
Kerala 7
100
Total
3735
3181
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7. Production Targets In million tons Wheat Rice Pulses
Demand
71.19
72.72
74.26
75.8
77.36
Target
77.8
78.8
79.8
81.8
83.8
Achievement
75.81
78.57
80.68
80.98
85.93
Wheat
Demand
90.91
92.87
94.83
96.81
98.79
Target
94.35
96.35
98.35
100.35
103.35
Achievement
93.35
96.69
99.18
89.31
95.32
Rice
Demand
16.77
17.51
18.29
19.08
19.91
Target
14.7
15.2
15.4
15.7
16.2
Achievement
14.20
14.76
14.57
14.77
18.09
Pulses
Very Good Kharif Crop Prospects in , rice target likely to be achieved with marginal shortfall in Kharif Pulses
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8. Drought and Price Rise Infrastructure and Asset building activities
Farm ponds, Plastic lining of ponds, Shallow tube wells, dug wells, pumps
Focused work
Promoting critical inputs
IPM and INM based ‘practices centered’ approach
Adopting Cluster approach
Assured reach to all the farmers big or small
Ease of operations and monitoring
Mechanization as service
Ridge furrow planting
Seed Drills/drum seeders/deep ploughing
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9. RKVY-Crop Support Sectors Amount in crores MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION 211
Total
MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION
211
1193
3988
1477
501
7370
CROP DEVELOPMENT 43 90
157
2111
371
2773
SEED
122
534
581
734 68
2039
AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION 57
487
219
618
133
1513
FERTILISERS AND INM 30
141
485
285 88
1028
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
179
311
324 67
1004
EXTENSION 52
138
116
470 45
821
ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER 22
273
142
168 7
613
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 11 55 28 97
202
Grand Total
671
3090
6026
6285
1289
17362
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10. Eastern India Development
Expansion of NFSM
Eastern India Development
Millets Development
Pulses program - RKVY
ISOPOM Pulses merger
NFSM
All Districts for Rice in Eastern Region
From Outlay for food crops increased from 4882 crores to 9500 crores with support of RKVY
All Pulses Districts
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11. Positives Production Targets achieved
Wheat, Pulses, Food Grains exceeded the targets
Rice is poised to do so this year
Positive Impact on low producing areas
Overall production growth better in NFSM Districts as compared to Non NFSM Districts
Institutional Partnerships
CRRI, NCIPM, IIPR, NCAP, IRRI, ICRISAT, CIMMYT, ICARDA, NABARD, SFAC,
SAC, NCAER, Wild Life Institute in pipeline
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12. Negatives Technology Convergence Administration
33% of the Districts did not record any productivity increase despite technology promotion
Convergence
Limited support from other Departments despite committee form of governance
Administration
Same Procedures and Processes for transactions despite mission mode of implementation
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13. Prospects
Building on the strengths and addressing the weaknesses in the 12th Plan
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14. Direction in 12th Plan include millets and maize
Cropping system approach
Cover all food crops
Resource Conservation Technologies in High productivity Districts
Bridge Yield Gaps in Potential Districts
Cover all major and strategically important Districts growing food crops
Delivering technology as services
Closer monitoring of crops and program management
Cluster approach and Institution Building
Set up exclusive study on all matter relating to Food Security
Continuous policy analysis to support operational work
Non Labour component for MGNREGS, Clusters in developed IWMP, women farmers supported by NRLM, FPOs linked with Farmers’ Clubs of NABARD
Convergence Protocol for collaborative working with other Ministries and departments
Fast tracking of new Research Products developed by Public, Private or International Organization for popularization
Provide for adaptive research to address site specific constraints
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15. Next Steps Broad Tentative Time line for implementation
Discussion with Selected States by September end
Submission of Revised Scheme and Cost estimates to Planning Commission by October end
Approval of EFC by January 2012
Cabinet approval and preparation of Operational Guidelines by March 2012
Implementation of revised Scheme from April 2012
About 30,000 crores to cover additional crops, rising input costs and building climate resilience for sustainable agriculture
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16. Sum up
Food Security will continue to be the core agenda of India as it is classified globally as a High Risk Country on the ‘Food Security Risk Index’.
National Food Security Mission in the revamped mode in the 12th Plan could be geared up to orient it towards building institutions and partnerships while attaining the targets of production set for food crops
Thank you
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