National Food Security Mission' (NFSM)

The National Development Council (NDC) in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007 adopted a resolution

• to launch a Food Security Mission comprising rice, wheat and pulses
• to increase the production of
  • Rice by 10 million tons,
  • Wheat by 8 million tons and
  • Pulses by 2 million tons
• by the end of the Eleventh Plan (2011-12).

Accordingly, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 'National Food Security Mission' (NFSM), was launched in October 2007.

The Mission is being continued during 12th Five Year Plan with new targets of additional production of food grains of 25 million tons of food grains

• comprising of 10 million tons rice,
  • 8 million tons of wheat,
  • 4 million tons of pulses and
  • 3 million tons of coarse cereals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan. 

The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) during the 12th Five Year Plan will have five components

• (i) NFSM- Rice; 
• (ii) NFSM-Wheat;
• (iii) NFSM-Pulses,
• (iv) NFSM-Coarse cereals and
• (v) NFSM-Commercial Crops. 

National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) is under implementation since 2014-15 in 27 states including North-Eastern States

• for increasing production and productivity of oilseeds including area expansion of oil palm.

Under both NFSM-pulses and NMOOP financial assistance is available

• for organizing cluster demonstration and Front Line Demonstration (FLD) of improved technologies,
• supply of quality seeds including seeds mini kits of new varieties,
• production inputs like soil  ameliorants, micro nutrients, bio-fertilizers, plant protection chemicals including bio-agents, farm machineries, water saving devices and
• capacity building of farmers/extension workers to increase the production and productivity of the pulses and oilseeds.