Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Increasing Crop Productivity under NFSM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Riti Pathak

O.I.H.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 220

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## INCREASING CROP PRODUCTIVITY UNDER NFSM

†*220.   SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  for  increasing  the  production  and productivity of food crops under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

- (a) & (b):

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.   220   DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  MARCH, 2021.

(a) &  (b): In  order  to  enhance  production  and  productivity  of  food  crops,  the Government  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM) since 2007-08 in the country. The mission aims at increasing foodgrain/food crop production through area expansion in niche regions and productivity improvement. Under NFSM, support is given for promotion of food crops viz., rice,  wheat,  pulses,  nutri  cereals  (jowar,  bajra,  ragi  &  small  millets),  coarse cereals (maize & barley) and sugarcane. Assistance is given to the farmers, through States/Union Territories (UTs), for interventions like seed production, cluster demonstration on production and protection technology, certified seed distribution of newly released varieties/hybrids, integrated nutrient and pest management, distribution of plant protection chemicals, bio-pesticides, soil ameliorants, water saving devices  like  sprinkler  sets,  irrigation  pipes,  pumpsets  and  raingun,  improved  farm implements/tools etc., and trainings to farmers. The mission also provides support to Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  &  State  Agriculture  Universities (SAUs)/ Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) for technology back stopping and transfer of technology  to  the  farmer  under  supervision  of  Subject  Matter  Specialists/Scientists. The research organizations are supported for undertaking research projects that can help enhancing production and productivity of food crops.

The  state-wise  allocation  and  release  of  funds  under  NFSM  programme  is Annexed.

## Annexure as referred to starred question No. 220 due for 09.03.2021

## State-wise funds allocated and released under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during 2016-17 to 2020-21:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 87.04      | 47.62     | 119.50     | 101.54    | 74.06      | 62.54     | 55.68      | 44.12     | 47.94      | 38.75     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 13.05      | 5.15      | 13.12      | 6.56      | 9.60       | 7.20      | 17.35      | 5.81      | 8.55       | 7.06      |
| 3         | Assam             | 108.32     | 39.28     | 152.79     | 130.06    | 162.21     | 105.58    | 227.64     | 115.005   | 164.48     | 103.73    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 111.46     | 35.62     | 101.67     | 28.69     | 83.63      | 46.63     | 86.49      | 42.61     | 54.92      | 14.06     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 75.89      | 53.39     | 93.26      | 69.86     | 111.82     | 78.58     | 131.99     | 85.32     | 88.16      | 53.40     |
| 6         | Goa               | 0.38       | 0.29      | 0.58       | 0.00      | 0.13       | 0.00      | 0.13       | 0.00      | 0.13       | 0.00      |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 50.01      | 21.36     | 37.91      | 5.00      | 26.86      | 17.21     | 34.55      | 16.08     | 22.98      | 15.78     |
| 8         | Haryana           | 23.24      | 10.40     | 15.68      | 7.96      | 20.47      | 11.42     | 23.72      | 3.55      | 19.98      | 3.40      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 16.00      | 15.83     | 13.21      | 12.23     | 12.92      | 12.11     | 12.17      | 11.44     | 11.23      | 9.59      |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 14.26      | 7.13      | 20.74      | 9.05      | 12.76      | 6.21      | 13.44      | 7.07      | 10.82      | 3.78      |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 39.72      | 9.41      | 59.64      | 25.71     | 58.70      | 44.90     | 63.41      | 22.15     | 34.29      | 12.64     |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 151.60     | 99.29     | 146.07     | 96.55     | 138.94     | 131.914   | 160.64     | 120.89    | 119.03     | 73.39     |
| 13        | Kerala            | 1.55       | 0.00      | 1.22       | 0.13      | 1.08       | 0.00      | 1.04       | 0.63      | 0.88       | 0.00      |
| 14        | Ladakh            |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           | 0.39       | 0.19      |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 337.58     | 185.08    | 377.28     | 103.80    | 309.03     | 104.40    | 403.49     | 187.98    | 255.59     | 14.14     |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 198.01     | 139.96    | 161.28     | 152.10    | 155.90     | 112.56    | 142.04     | 107.94    | 153.36     | 128.55    |
| 17        | Manipur           | 14.79      | 7.40      | 15.04      | 4.68      | 13.71      | 7.44      | 14.60      | 11.76     | 13.09      | 6.54      |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 6.31       | 3.15      | 8.38       | 5.23      | 5.95       | 4.94      | 6.11       | 2.82      | 6.34       | 3.12      |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 2.26       | 1.13      | 2.31       | 2.30      | 3.04       | 2.28      | 3.19       | 2.39      | 2.89       | 1.44      |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 21.80      | 10.90     | 20.29      | 17.75     | 18.87      | 18.73     | 21.58      | 16.81     | 17.03      | 8.52      |
| 21        | Odisha            | 73.32      | 34.67     | 79.88      | 54.90     | 84.98      | 84.91     | 88.12      | 75.51     | 92.58      | 92.40     |
| 22        | Punjab            | 19.69      | 9.85      | 14.88      | 5.43      | 16.30      | 0.15      | 16.34      | 0.06      | 3.02       | 0.28      |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 219.14     | 103.44    | 190.76     | 85.30     | 188.82     | 116.27    | 245.57     | 138.99    | 230.96     | 97.49     |
| 24        | Sikkim            | 10.41      | 3.84      | 5.95       | 0.00      | 11.29      | 9.39      | 8.07       | 5.96      | 5.79       | 2.86      |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 54.42      | 44.52     | 51.28      | 37.02     | 58.16      | 55.20     | 56.29      | 48.11     | 38.17      | 23.55     |
| 26        | Telangana         | 41.89      | 8.29      | 51.11      | 19.34     | 34.27      | 9.61      | 32.65      | 15.05     | 28.04      | 2.00      |
| 27        | Tripura           | 10.48      | 6.08      | 19.03      | 17.15     | 22.46      | 17.84     | 14.90      | 4.25      | 10.43      | 5.22      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 197.53     | 92.93     | 173.99     | 83.10     | 192.37     | 131.24    | 161.07     | 79.46     | 141.40     | 76.75     |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | 21.54      | 9.74      | 17.70      | 3.83      | 20.49      | 17.83     | 18.38      | 7.82      | 15.47      | 7.74      |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 57.78      | 56.02     | 116.43     | 107.86    | 109.22     | 92.51     | 113.22     | 89.93     | 70.14      | 63.87     |
|           | Total             | 1979.47    | 1061.77   | 2080.98    | 1193.13   | 1958.03    | 1309.59   | 2173.84    | 1269.49   | 1668.09    | 870.24    |

As on 28.02.2021

******