1. S TATUS R EVIEW OF M ISSION P ERFORMANCE Focus on Rice and Pulses Crops

2. S TATUS AT A GLANCE Subject to extreme climatic events, Mission is on course to achieve targeted production for rice and wheat crops, but is lagging in pulses Uptake of technologies in the districts is significantly increased as reflected in increasing use of Seeds, Machinery and Nutrients Special Programs have been started this year to strengthen and supplement Mission work New Approaches need to be planned to increase its reach and to develop better strategies for sustained production levels

3. R ICE P RODUCTION

4. W HEAT P RODUCTION

5. P ULSES P RODUCTION

6. I MPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY OF R ICE State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total% -ve Jharkhand5 5 100 TN1011 12 83 Chhattisgarh721 10 70 Orissa8241 15 53 Bihar7 11 18 39 WB3122 8 38 AP4214 11 36 UP63314 26 23 Maharashtra14 1 6 17 Assam2227 13 15 MP1 8 9 11 Gujarat 22 0 Karnataka 7 7 0 Kerela 1 1 0 Grand Total541715552143 38 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

7. I MPACT ON PRODUCTIVITY OF W HEAT State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total % -ve Rajasthan9231 15 60 Haryana43 7 57 WB2 11 4 50 Maharashtra3221 8 37 UP141662 38 36 Bihar95 11 25 36 MP10884 30 33 Punjab21 137 28 Gujarat 44 0 Grand Total533720217138 38 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

8. I MPACT ON P RODUCTIVITY OF P ULSES State<0<10>10 and <20>20(blank)Total % -ve MP1622 20 80 Bihar931 13 69 Maharashtra10116 18 56 Haryana22 15 40 Punjab21 137 29 AP3326 14 21 Orissa2134 10 20 Rajasthan3219116 19 UP33112 19 16 Chhattisgarh 26 8 0 Gujarat 11 0 Karnataka 13 0 WB 2215 0 Grand Total5018155917159 31 Productivity increase in the No. of NFSM Districts in 2008-09 over 2006-07

9. R ELEASES UNDER NFSM( IN CRORES ) Comp onent 07-0808-0909-10 Rice59337288 Wheat203218313 Pulses104270374 Total366825976

10. E XPENDITURE FROM 2007-08 TO 2009-10 Expenditure (in crores) Compo nent 07-0808-0909-10 Rice20224307 Wheat101248358 Pulses37242369 Total1587151034

11. U NSPENT BALANCES Comp onent 07-0808-0909-10 Rice39152133 wheat1027328 Pulses6795100 Total208320261

12. % P HYSICAL A CHIEVEMENTS Component07-0808-0909-10 Seed174554 INM438662 IPM/PP chemicals 5410078 Machinery2210099 NFSM–Rice

13. % P HYSICAL A CHIEVEMENTS Component07-0808-0909-10 Seed174554 INM438662 IPM/ pp chemicals 5410078 Machinery2210099 NFSM –Wheat

14. % P HYSICAL A CHIEVEMENTS Component07-0808-0909-10 Seed6910063 INM365064 IPM/ pp chemicals617397 Machinery-100 NFSM-Pulses

15. R ICE S TRATEGY A target of 100 million tons plus is kept for production of rice for the year. More than 90 % of the rice area comes under Kharif season. Hybrid rice will be promoted more aggressively for better area coverage especially in potential districts of the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha and West Bengal. Truthfully labelled notified hybrid varieties have also been allowed to be promoted under the schemes. Under the new initiative ‘Bringing Green Revolution to the Eastern Region’ rice is the main crop being promoted in the six States of the region namely Uttar Pradesh (Eastern part), Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Aerobic Rice and Direct seeded rice would be promoted in the potential area Boro rice area would be increased in the Eastern Regional States of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Eastern UP Seed minikits have been given to the farmers for the varieties recently released by IRRI that tolerate moisture stress, salt and submergence. System of rice intensification taken up by major rice producing States like Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

16. N EW A PPROACHES Strategy for Hybrid Rice Learning from Chinese experience of production and promotion of hybrid rice Reaching out to low capacity rice farmers Zero budget Natural Farming- Sustainable Agriculture? Subash Palekar model (RD Ministry) Promotion of SRI Inclusion of NGOs for individualized service to farmers especially for rainfed rice areas

17. P ULSES – N EW I NITIATIVES Strengthened NFSM Pulses Merger of ISOPOM with NFSM Development/Adaptive Research projects More area coverage Jharkhand and Assam included All the districts of ISOPOM States included Accelerated Pulses Production Program Nutrient and pest control centric Block demonstrations Involvement of NCIPM for pest surveillance Development of pulses and oilseeds villages Custom hiring of machinery in hub and spoke model Policy support MSP increased Incentive announced

18. S TATUS State Action plans approved for all the three initiatives Funds released under NFSM Pulses, A3P and RKVY for kharif season implementation Target of Pulses production increased by 1.5 million tons this year and kept at 16.5 million tons Intensive consultations with stakeholders Pulses Expert Group (Chaired by Dr. Y.K.Alagh) Seven sub groups finalizing reports Pulses strategy workshop Rahuri model of water use efficiency in pigeon pea crop Involvement of Private sector TATA’s m-Krishi project NCDEX spot exchange in Gulbarga Procurement operations Plan indicating procurement centres being prepared by NAFED Research and development projects from ICARDA Accession of genetic material of lentils and chick pea Lentils development in Rainfed Rice Fallows

19. S UM UP New Schemes and Policy measures have been taken up to improve productivity of particularly of the rice and the pulses crops Eastern Region Development is the key to ensuring food security for Rice and Pulses New approaches to implementation are needed for more assured outcomes