Lok Sabha Question No. 1447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: National Food Security Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1447

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION

## 1447.   SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  any  work  regarding  implementation  of  the National Food Security Mission in Odisha during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  development  work  carried  out  during  the  last  three  years  in  Odisha under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIA)

- (a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.    In  order  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of  rice  and pulses in the state of Odisha, National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is under implementation since 2007-08.  From the year 2014-15, coarse cereals and commercial crops (cotton, jute) and from  2015-16  sugarcane  have  also  been  included  for  Odisha  under  NFSM.    The  details  of financial allocation and releases made under NFSM during the last three years and the current year is given as under:-

(Rs.Crores)

| Year    |   Allocation |   Release |
|---------|--------------|-----------|
| 2012-13 |        75.97 |     63.52 |
| 2013-14 |        86.62 |     68.74 |
| 2014-15 |        86.46 |     53.98 |
| 2015-16 |        79.44 |     52.99 |

Under NFSM, assistance is provided to farmers for demonstrations of improved package of practices, seed distribution, Integrated Nutrient Management  (INM),  Integrated Pest Management (IPM), farm machinery and implements, irrigation devices and  cropping system based  trainings.    Besides,  state  can  also  take  up  other  activities  which  contribute  in  crop productivity under local initiative component of NFSM.  The work done in various interventions under NFSM in Odisha for the last three years is given in at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

WORK DONE IN VARIOUS INTERVENTIONS UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION (NFSM) IN ODISHA DURING LAST THREE YEARS

|   Sl. No. | Interventions                        | Unit   |   2012-13 | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Demonstrations                       | Ha     |     39850 | 37222.00  |  45706    |
|         2 | Seed distribution                    | Qtls.  |    137478 | 24330.09  |   6425.47 |
|         3 | Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) | Ha     |     39312 | 45280.00  |  38833    |
|         4 | Integrated Pest Management (IPM)     | Ha     |     96545 | 124657.00 |  92977    |
|         5 | Machineries                          | Nos.   |     39168 | 13625'    |  21084    |
|         6 | Pump sets                            | Nos.   |      9995 | 6269      |   4820    |
|         7 | Mobile Raingun                       | Nos.   |         0 | 31        |      9    |
|         8 | Sprinklers                           | Ha     |       877 | 754       |    122    |
|         9 | Water carrying Pipes                 | Mtrs.  |    226400 | 546400.00 | 512400    |
|        10 | Cropping system based Trainings      | Nos.   |       470 | 518       |    213    |

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