Lok Sabha Question No. 581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: National Food Security Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 581

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION

581. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state: (a) whether  major  crops  like  paddy,  wheat,  pulses,  oilseeds  and  coarse  grains  have been covered under the National Food Security Mission during the last three years at the National level, in Dausa Lok Sabha constituency, if so the details thereof crop-wise; (b) the details of the benefits provided under the said mission in the form of improved and  certified  seeds,  fertilizers,  agricultural  equipment  soil  health  cards  and  modern agricultural techniques to increase the productivity of farmers; (c) the increase in production of various crops and productivity per hectare during the last three years attributed to the implementation of National Food Security Mission in Dausa Lok Sabha Constituency; and (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  any  special  package,  additional assistance or climate-resilient crop promotion scheme under this mission for semi-arid and

- water-scarce areas like Dausa?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to  (d):  The  major crops like  rice, wheat, coarse cereals  and  nutri cereals  are covered under the National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM). District wise details of the implementation of the mission are maintained by the states. The State authorities have reported that wheat & coarse grains are covered under NFSNM in the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency. Previously, oilseed crops and pulses were also covered under the scheme.

O.I.H.

The details of benefits provided under NFSNM in the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency during 2022-23 to 2024-25 in the form of improved and certified seeds, fertilizers, soil health cards, agricultural Implements are given below:

|   S.No. | Description of Activity                                   | Unit           |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Improved and Certified seeds                              | No. of Farmers |     20539 |     19573 |     16788 |
|       2 | Fertilizers (Bio-fertilizers, Micro Nutrients)            | No. of Farmers |      2850 |      4620 |      3550 |
|       3 | Soil Health Card (Under PM- RKVY soil health & fertility) | No. of Farmers |     32561 |     41741 |     39680 |
|       4 | Agriculture Implements                                    | No. of Farmers |       251 |       344 |       416 |

The  production  and  productivity  of  various  crops  during  2022-23  to  2024-25  as informed by the State authorities in the Dausa Lok Sabha constituency are given below:

Production in Metric Tonne and Productivity in kg/ha.

| S.No.   | Crops     | 2022-23    | 2022-23      | 2023-24    | 2023-24      | 2024-25    | 2024-25      |
|---------|-----------|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
|         |           | Production | Productivity | Production | Productivity | Production | Productivity |
| 1.      | Wheat*    | 72936      | 4138         | 53504      | 4070         | 50666      | 3435         |
| 2.      | Gram      | 76448      | 1879         | 70472      | 1926         | 95771      | 2053         |
| 3.      | Bajra     | 362535     | 1736         | 354398     | 1733         | 353329     | 1779         |
| 4.      | Groundnut | 40111      | 2034         | 42799      | 1947         | 34990      | 1529         |
| 5.      | Sesamum   | 3955       | 472          | 3741       | 555          | 2349       | 371          |
| 6.      | Mustard   | 186174     | 2209         | 161949     | 2206         | 168687     | 2190         |

*Production and productivity data of wheat are only of two assembly segments of Jaipur district which falls in the Dausa Lok Sabha Constituency and covered under NFSNM.

High-yielding,  climate-resilient,  bio-fortified  varieties  or  hybrids  that  are  resistant  to insects, pests, and diseases, as well as short and medium duration (less than 10 years old) that outperform existing prominent varieties are promoted under NFSNM  in the implementing states including Rajasthan.

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