| The National Food Security Mission is an initiative launched in
2007-08 to increase the nation’s production and productivity
of wheat, rice and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food
security of the country. The NFSM approach is to bridge the yield
gap in respect of these crops through dissemination of improved technologies
and farm management practices.
Under the NFSM, assistance is available to farmers as follows:
For purchase of certified seed:
Seeds of approved varieties/hybrids of pulses is supplied to farmers
at subsidised rates which is Rs1200 per quintal or 50 per cent cost
of the certified seed, which ever is less. Similarly the certified
seed of newly developed high yielding varieties/hybrids of pulses
developed in the private sector also qualify for distribution of
subsidy. State Departments of Agriculture can procure certified
seeds/hybrids from private agencies and supply to the farmers at
the subsidised rate.
For integrated micronutrients:
An assistance for promotion of micronutrients /lime/gypsum is provided
at Rs1250/ha as an INM package to the farmers. A farmers is given
assistance for a maximum of 2 ha area under pulses each year. The
assistance is limited to Rs750 per ha for lime/gypsum and Rs500
per ha for micronutrients.
For purchase of sprinkler sets:
Assistance for the purchase of sprinkler sets is provided at Rs7500
or 50 per cent of the cost of these sprinkler sets which ever is
less.
For Integrated Pest Management:
The financial assistance to the tune of Rs750 per ha for need based
inputs for IPM including pesticides, bio-pesticides, bio-agents,
pheromones and light traps etc is provided.
How to avail the assistance: Interested farmers may contact
village panchayats/Zila Parishads or Block Agriculture officer/District
Agriculture officer for availing assistance under various components.
Under NFSM, assistance is also available for state agencies:
For training of trainers and extension workers:
Assistance for state level training for trainers and extension workers
for 50 participants for two days at Rs1 lakh per training.
For conducting Farmer Fields School:
Training of farmers on FFS Pattern is to be organised in the identified
districts. One Farmers' Field School is proposed to be organised
for every 250 ha of additional area created under pulses. The objective
of the FFS is to provide first hand information to the farmers under
field conditions to enable them to evaluate production/crop protection
technologies and adopt those which fits into their farming system
and are within their reach for higher production and productivity.
For popularising ICRISAT technologies of pulses:
ICRISAT has developed a number of technologies for pulses production.
Financial assistance to the extent of Rs10 crores has been earmarked
for ICRISAT for the entire XI Five year plan period for large-scale
demonstration of production technologies on pilot basis for which
a detailed project proposal will be required to be submitted to
NFSMEC.
Management of blue bulls (applicable to Uttar Pradesh):
For tackling the menace of blue bull (neel gai) which has emerged
as a threat to pulse crops, an amount of Rs2 crores is provided
during XI plan. The funds will be released to states on project
basis.
Source: Agri Services Foundation, Nagpur
|
