NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION

Government of India has launched centrally sponsored National Food

Security Mission in the State from Rabi 2007-08. Two crops namely wheat and pulsed
have been covered under the mission. It has been envisaged to focus on districts
having high potential but relatively low level of productivity. Seven districts of the
state namely Ambala, Yamunaagar, Bhiwani, Mahendergarh, Gurugram, Rohtak and
Jhajjar have been covered under NFSM-Wheat.

In case of pulses, five districts i.e. Bhiwani, Hisar, Sirsa ,Rohtak &
Sonipat were covered during 2007-08 to 2009-10. From the year 2010-11, all the
districts have been covered under NFSM-Pulses. Main objectives of the Mission is to
increase production of wheat and pulses through area expansion and productivity
enhancement in a sustainable manner in the indentified districts of the state. In year
2014-15 five Districts namely Jhajjar , Hisar Bhiwani Narnaul and Rewari were
covered under NFSM- Coarse Cereals and Commercial Crops ,sugarcane and Cotton
were also introduced in sugarcane and Cotton growing districts .

Govt. of India has included two schemes namely NFSM-NUTRI Cereals

and OS & OP in the main ongoing of NFSM during the year 2018-19. It is pertinent to
mention here that the GOI of India has added two new Districts i .e Panchkula &
Sirsa in the NFSM- Coarse Cereals and two District i.e Narnaul and Rewari has been
removed from the NFSM- Coarse Cereals. Besides, GOI has included 9 District i.e
Bhiwani, Gurugram ,Hissar, Jhajjar,Jind, M.Garh, Mewat, Rewari and Rohtak in the
NFSM Nutri Cereals during the year 2018-19.

The newly added scheme i.e OS & OP will be implemented for whole of
the state from the year 2018-19. The new sub scheme was added under Promotion of
Intercropping of Pulses with sugarcane under NFSM-Commercial Crop and now
scheme was merged into NFSM-Pulses. It is implemented in 60:40 Centre and State
basis from the year 2015-16 onwards.

The Govt. of India has approved the Action Plan of Rs. 4012.724 Lakh
fo the year 2021-22 to achieve the objectives of the Mission following interventions
have been envisaged in the scheme. The expenditure will be meet out below
component as a subsidy

 Distribution of certified seed

 Cluster Demonstrations
 Micronutrients
 Farm Machinery
 Integrated Pest Management
 Plant & Soil protection Management.

An amount of Rs. 244.79 Lakh has been utilized against the allocation of
Rs. 769.48 lakh of General Category and Rs. 10.12 lakh has been utilized against the
allocation of Rs. 417.65 Lakh of SC Category during the year 2021-22.