Lok Sabha Question No. 3880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Implementation of NFSM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3880

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST DECEMBER, 2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NFSM

## 3880.  SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  components  being  covered  under  the  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM) and the details of the number of States/districts in which the NFSM is being implemented;
- (b)  whether the Government is planning to include Tamil Nadu under NFSM to promote pulses and oilseeds cultivation and if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and
- (c) the target likely to be set in this regard along with the funds likely to be sanctioned for this purpose, district-wise in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a):  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  covers  the  component  crops viz; rice,  wheat, pulses,  coarse  cereals  (maize  &  barley),  nutri  cereals  (jowar,  bajra,  ragi&  small  millets), commercial crops (cotton, jute & sugarcane) andoilseeds. NFSM-Rice is being implemented in 193 districts of 24 states & UT of Jammu & Kashmir, NFSM-Wheat in 124 districts of 10 states & UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, NFSM-Pulses in 644 districts of  28  states  &UTs  ofJammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh  and  NFSM-Coarse  Cereals  in  269 districts  of 26  states &UTs ofJammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The NFSM-Nutri-Cereals is being implemented in 212 districts of 14 states. NFSM-Cotton is implemented in 15 states, jute  in  9  states  and  sugarcane  in  13  states  of  the  country.  The  NFSM-Oilseeds  is implemented in 27 states and 3 UTs of the country.

(b)  &  (c):  Tamil  Nadu  is  already  covered  under  NFSM-Pulses  &  Oilseeds.  The  NFSMPulses  is  implemented  in  36  districts  and  NFSM-Oilseeds  in  35  districts  of  Tamil  Nadu. Further,  in  order  to  utilize  fallow  lands  after  rice  in  kharif  season,  Targeting  Rice  Fallow Area (TRFA)-Pulsesis implemented in 5 districts and TRFA-Oilseeds in 3 districts of Tamil Nadu. The details of districts covered under NFSM-Pulses and NFSM-Oilseeds along with district-wise financial targets during 2021-22 is Annexed.

Annexure Annexure  as  referred  in  part  (b)  &(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3880  due  for 21.12.2021 The  districts  covered  under  NFSM-Pulses  and  NFSM-Oilseeds  along  with  district-wise

## financial targets in Tamil Nadu during 2021-22 is as under;

(Rs. in Lakh, Central +State Share)

| S. No   | Districts                   |   NFSM-Pulses* | NFSM-Oilseeds*   |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1       | Kancheepuram                |         19.475 | 38.462           |
| 2       | Chengalpattu                |         25.596 | 70.027           |
| 3       | Thiruvallur                 |         69.774 | 62.302           |
| 4       | Cuddalore^                  |        265.055 | 129.524          |
| 5       | Villupuram                  |        218.089 | 157.144          |
| 6       | Kallakuruchi                |        165.104 | 74.277           |
| 7       | Vellore                     |         40.981 | 76.632           |
| 8       | Tirupattur                  |         58.892 | 58.692           |
| 9       | Ranipet                     |         26.837 | 60.192           |
| 10      | Tiruvannamalai              |        230.125 | 217.616          |
| 11      | Salem                       |        155.78  | 137.597          |
| 12      | Namakkal                    |        110.16  | 136.434          |
| 13      | Dharmapuri                  |        128.58  | 84.487           |
| 14      | Krishnagiri                 |        133.89  | 82.357           |
| 15      | Coimbatore                  |         63.211 | 39.657           |
| 16      | Tiruppur                    |         74.636 | 69.947           |
| 17      | Erode                       |         44.58  | 100.372          |
| 18      | Tirchirappalli^             |        118.015 | 79.107           |
| 19      | Perambalur                  |         40.181 | 26.285           |
| 20      | Ariyalur                    |         49.436 | 63.557           |
| 21      | Karur                       |         60.876 | 59.982           |
| 22      | Pudukkottai                 |         54.015 | 65.280           |
| 23      | Thanjavur^                  |        149.8   | 43.175           |
| 24      | Nagapattinam                |         72.163 | 16.695           |
| 25      | Mayiladuthurai^             |        172.57  | 10.645           |
| 26      | Thiruvarur^                 |        246.504 | 21.460           |
| 27      | Madurai                     |         75.035 | 35.350           |
| 28      | Theni                       |         71.372 | 33.440           |
| 29      | Dindigul                    |        103.538 | 53.030           |
| 30      | Ramanathapuram              |         45.746 | 31.805           |
| 31      | Sivagangai                  |         36.042 | 26.465           |
| 32      | Virudhunagar                |         83.764 | 67.290           |
| 33      | Thirunelveli                |         65.606 | 12.355           |
| 34      | Tenkasi                     |        131.23  | 25.605           |
| 35      | Thoothukudi                 |        251.615 | 42.155           |
| 36      | Kanyakumari                 |          5.809 | -                |
|         | State level & Head Quarters |         90.02  | -                |
|         | Total                       |       3754.1   | 2309.400         |

^Includes targets for both NFSM-Pulses & TRFA-Pulses.

*Targets are subject to change based on revised receipts from state government.

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