OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF NFSM FOR XII PLAN
D.P.MALIK
ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER
Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
OBJECTIVES
Ensure food and fodder security- area expansion and
productivity enhancement of food crops including dual
purpose coarse cereals.
Restoration of soil fertility- micro-nutrients and soil
ameliorants
Enhancing farm level economy (i.e. farm profits)- postharvest, marketing support and value chain integration
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PRODUCTION TARGETS DURING XI PLAN AND XII PLAN
NFSM Component
XI Plan
XII Plan
Wheat
08
08
Rice
10
10
Pulses
02
04
Coarse Cereals
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03
Total
20
25
Note : Coarse Cereals and commercial crops (Cotton , Jute, Sugarcane) included under NFSM during XII Plan
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STRATEGIES
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Low productivity and high potential areas , rainfed areas & remote areas
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Cropping system approach rather than individual crop
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Agro-climatic zone wise planning and cluster approach for crop productivity enhancement
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Pulse production enhancement through utilization of rice fallow, rice bunds and intercropping
of pulses with coarse cereals, oilseeds and commercial crops
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Promotion and extension of improved technologies i.e., seed, INM, IPM, farm machineries ,
micro irrigation
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Input use efficiency and resource conservation technologies
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Post-harvest management ,value chain integration and marketing support to pulses & coarse
cereals
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Local/site specific initiatives
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Capacity building of the farmers/extension functionaries
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SCHEMES SUBSUMED WITH NFSM IN XII PLAN
Name of Scheme/Programme
Crops included under NFSM
Initiative for Nutritional Security through
Intensive Millets Promotion (INSIMP)
Millets
Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil
palm and Maize ( ISOPOM)
Maize
Accelerated Fodder Development Programme Dual purpose coarse cereals
(AFDP)
Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC)
Cotton
Jute Technology Mission (JTM)
Jute
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NFSM COVERAGE
States
Districts
30
27
24
25
557
469
500
23
20
400
16
16
15
10
600
300
9
11
200
5
100
0
0
Wheat
Rice
XI Plan
Pulses
Coarse
Cereals
XII Plan
199
141
119
Wheat
182
143
Rice
XI Plan
Pulses
Coarse
Cereals
XII Plan
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AREA OF OPERATION OF FOOD SECURITY MISSION
XI Plan
XII Plan
Name of NFSM
Component
No. of States Covered
No of Districts
Covered
No. of States Covered
No of Districts
Covered
Wheat
09
141
11
119
Rice
19
143
24
199
Pulses
16
469
23
557
Coarse Cereals
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-
27
182
Total
480
570
 Millets are covered under INSIMP a sub scheme of RKVY during XI Plan
 NFSM-Wheat and NFSM-Rice Districts selected on the basis of having area more than 50,000 ha each and yield
below State Average Yield.
 NFSM-pulses -all districts of states expect H.P., Uttarakhand, J&K and Kerala
 In case of coarse cereals, the districts covering 70 % of the total coarse cereals area of the State have been selected
 All districts of north-eastern states (except Assam) with at least 5000 ha area under rice have been selected.
 Districts with at least 15000 ha area under rice or wheat in hill states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and
Uttarakhand have been selected.
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DISTRICT COVERED UNDER NFSM DURING XII PLAN
Sl No. States
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Andhra Pradesh
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3
Assam
4
Bihar
5
Chhattisgarh
6
Gujarat
7
Haryana
8
Himachal Pradesh
9
Jammu & Kashmir
10
Jharkhand
11
Karnataka
12
Kerala
13
Madhya Pradesh
14
Maharashtra
15
Manipur
Rice
09
10
13
15
12
02
02
08
04
07
01
08
08
09
Wheat
10
05
07
09
05
17
03
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Pulses
22
17
27
38
18
26
21
17
30
51
33
09
Coarse Cereals
08
07
04
11
05
08
05
05
07
11
11
01
16
08
02
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States
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total States
Total Districts
Rice
Wheat
Pulses
Coarse Cereals
07
06
11
14
02
08
08
23
05
07
10
13
31
09
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11
08
11
30
20
33
04
30
08
75
18
03
04
04
06
03
12
02
10
02
20
04
03
24
199
11
119
23
557
27
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CHANGES IN REVAMPED NFSM DURING XII PLAN
NFSM IN 11TH PLAN
NFSM IN 12TH PLAN
Rice, wheat, pulses
Rice, Wheat, pulses, Coarse Cereals
Foodgrain security
Food grain and fodder security-National Food Security Act.
Focus on Low Productive Areas.
Focus on Low Productive Areas, Problematic Areas,
Rainfed Areas , Remote Areas
NFSM- rice, wheat and Pulses
NFSM-Rice. wheat and Pulses and Coarse cereals ,
Sub-mission on Cotton and Jute and Sugarcane
Cropping system based approach
Individual Crop
Post harvest technologies not included
Same technologies for all the areas included
Value chain Integration
marketing) not included
of
small
producers
Post harvest technologies like primary processing
(destonning, grading, dehusking) and dal mill
Low productive areas- demonstration of Intensive crop
development technologies on cluster approach
High productive areas- resource conservation technologies
( Value chain Integration of small producers ( marketing)
included
COMPOSITION OF NFSM STRUCTURE
National Food
Security Mission
General Council
(NFSMGC)
National
Level
State
Level
District
Level
XI Plan
Inclusion in XII Plan
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Chairman : Minister of Agriculture
Member : Secretary (A&C) ,Secretary (DARE) &DG (ICAR),
Secretary (Finance) , Adviser , Agriculture( Planning Commission)
and Agriculture Commissioner .
Member Secretary: Mission Director
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Secretary (Food, Consumers Affairs &Public
Distribution) , Secretary (Panchayati Raj),
Secretary (Tribal Affairs), Secretary (Social
Justice and Empowerment, Secretary ( Women
& Child Development).
Chairman : Secretary (A&C)
Member :Secretary (DARE) &DG (ICAR), Secretary(Water
Resources), Secretary(Fertilizers), Adviser, Agriculture (Planning
Commission), Agriculture Commissioner and Five Experts.
Member Secretary: Mission Director
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Secretary (Panchayati Raj), Secretary (Tribal
Affairs), Secretary (Social Justice and
Empowerment, Secretary ( Women & Child
Development).
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National Food
Security Mission
Executive
Committee
(NFSMEC)
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State Food Security
Mission Executive
Committee
(DFSMEC)
• Chairman : Chief Secretary
• Member : APC, Secretary (Agri.), Secretary (Irrigation), Secretary
(Power), Vice Chancellor(s)of SAUs,Director/Project Director of
ICAR Institutes and Representatives of Lead Bank) and
• Member Secretary : State Mission Director
• Member : Agriculture Production Commissioner,
Secretary ( Panchayati Raj), Secretary (Tribal
Affairs), Secretary (Social Welfare), Director
(Agri.) , Representatives of NABARD and Lead
Bank
District Food
Security Mission
Executive
Committee
(DFSMEC)
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Chairman : District Collector/CEO of Zilla Parishad
Member : Representatives from line Departments, Nominated
progressive farmers, Representatives from Self Help Groups of
farmers, Representatives from reputed NGOs, Representative of
KVK /ICAR/SAU , Project Director ATMA,
Member Secretary : Deputy Director (Agriculture)/District
Agriculture Officer National Food Security Mission
Representative from Lead Bank & NABARD,
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ROLE OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS
Activity
Involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions in
selection of beneficiary farmers
Demonstrations of Improved Crop
Technologies
Village /Gram Panchayat
Seed Distribution
Village /Gram Panchayat
Integrated Nutrients/ soil ameliorants
Management
Village /Gram Panchayat
Plant Protection Measures
Village /Gram Panchayat
Farm Machineries and Implements
Zilla Parishad
CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS AND BENEFICIARIES
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16% - SCP-Scheduled Castes and 8% for TSP- Scheduled Tribes.
Allocation to SC/ST farmers will be made proportionate to their population in the district.
33% allocation of the funds- small and marginal farmers.
30% allocation of the funds- women farmers.
All the farmers are entitled to avail the assistance for various components of NFSM limited to 5 ha. in a
season.
ICAR, SAUs, KVKs, ATMA, reputed NGOs and other line departments-in planning and execution of
demonstrations
ICAR, SAUs and KVKs - technical support- formulation of district action plans, its implementation and
monitoring.
Technical staff will be sourced from ICAR/SAU/KVK for imparting training.
PMT at the district level will help in developing synergy among research institutes and various line
departments .
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ACCELERATED CROP PRODUCTION PROGRAMME (ACPP)
Large blocks of crop areas- cropping system based mode (30% ) as well as sole crops.
Size of demonstration -100 ha for plain area and 10ha. for hill and north-eastern states
 Area -Lowest productivity areas in selected districts
 All farmers in a cluster would be included in a demonstration with at least 0.4 ha area for individual farmer.
 Selection of beneficiary Farmers-Gram Panchayat, contribution of resources, orientation meeting.
 Selection of Site- easily accessible , avoid on isolated field, representative of soil type and soil fertility status of the area.
Soil Analysis- soil fertility status for use of fertilizer and soil ameliorants
 Identification of Technologies- productivity enhancement
Development of package of inputs to be distributed- a package of inputs including micronutrients and bio-fertilizers .
 Distribution of demonstration kits and training of participating farmers- Orientation training programme for critical operations for the
demonstrations and distribution of kits
Monitoring- District PMT -demonstrations throughout the cropping season and report the outcome in prescribed format. Extension functionaries
should visit the demonstration plots and arrange need based visits of scientists
Display Board- No. of farmers , Village, Variety/ hybrid, type of demonstration, NPK Fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers ,micronutrient , Date of
Sowing/Transplanting , Seed Rate and Spacing, other critical input s, Mobile number of PMT
Variety /hybrid-More than one improved variety/hybrid in one cluster demonstration.
 Organization of Field day/kisan gosthi
 Reporting of the Results- compilation of results of the demonstrations at block/district/State level. At State level, the results of the
demonstrations should be compiled in the form of document. Analyze the contribution of various interventions for up-scaling in succeeding
years.
 Front Line Demonstrations – 5% of ACPP for FLDs of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals by ICAR/SAUs/KVKs
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CAFETERIA OF INTERVENTIONS FOR BLOCK DEMONSTRATION
RICE
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HYVs-transplanted and direct
seeded, SRI , Hybrids rice stress
tolerant varieties
Seed treatment
Micro Nutrients : Zinc, Boron, Iron
Bio-fertilizers
Use of lime/liming material to
correct soil acidity
Use of Weedicides
IPM in rice including mechanical
devices
Promotion of mechanical
transplanting
Moisture stress management
chemicals like PPFM bacteria
Green Manuring
WHEAT
• HYVs and rust tolerant HYVs
• Lime and Liming Material for
acidic soils
• Gypsum/Phospho gypsum in
moderately alkaline soils
• Micro Nutrients : Zinc, Boron,
Iron
• Bio-fertilizers
• Seed treatment with fungicide
• Soil treatment for Termite control
• Use of Laser land leveler
• Line sowing using seed drills.
• Weedicides
• Moisture stress chemicals
Potassium chloride or hydrogel
• Green Manuring
• Conservation agriculture
PULSES
• HVYS : Urd, Moong, Moth, Cowpea,
Pigeon pea , Chick Pea, ield pea,
Lentil, Horse gram
• Seed treatment with
ungicides/trichoderma
• Intercropping of pulses with other
crops like sugarcane, cotton etc
• Promotion of summer moong
• Planting of Pulses in rice fallows and
rice bunds
• Planting of Kharif Pulses on Ridges
(Urd, Moong, Arhar)
• Replacement of utera crop by sown
crop
• Use of Micro Nutrients Zinc, Boron ,
Iron , Molybdenum.
• Bio-fertlizers :Rhyzobium and PSB,
Potash mobilizing bacteria and zinc
solubilizing bacteria
• Use of Sulphur as a nutrient
• Use of pre and post emergence
weedicide
• Demonstration on IPM including
mechanical devices
• Foliar spray of nutrients
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COARSE CEREALS
Maize/Barely
• Hybrid /HYVs
• Seed treatment
• Ridge furrow planting
• Micro-nutrient: Zinc
• Weedicide and Pesticide
• Bio-fertilizers
• Demonstration on IPM including
mechanical devices
Millets :
• HYVs and hybrid : Pearl millet
Sorghum and HYVs of small
millets
• line sowing
• Micro nutrients (Zinc, Boron,
Iron)
• Weedicides and pesticides
• Bio-fertilizers
• Demonstration on IPM including
mechanical devices
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COST NORM FOR CLUSTER DEMONSTRATION & OTHER INTERVENTIONS
Particulars
Rice
Wheat
Pulses
Coarse Cereals
A. Demonstration (Rs/ha)
1. Individual Crop*
2. Cropping Based Approach
7500
12500
7500
12500
7500
12500
5000
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B. Seed Distribution** (Rs/ Kg)
1. High Yielding Varieties
2. Hybrid (Rice & Coarse Cereals)
10
50
10
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25
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15
50
C. Plant Protection (Rs /ha)
1. PP Chemicals & Bio-pesticides
2. Weedicides
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
D. Micro-nutrient & Soil Ameliorants (Rs / ha)
1. Gypsum /phospho-gypsum/ bentonite sulphur
2. Micronutrients
3. Bio-fertilizers (Rhizobium/ PSB)
4. Lime / liming materials
500
1000
750
500
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750
500
100
1000
500
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E. Local initiatives
5%
5%
5%
5%
*Cost norms for Field Day, distribution of publicity material and visit of scientists/GOI and state officials @Rs. 250, Rs. 250 and Rs. 300, respectively
**20% of State’s Seed distribution of Hybrid/HYV to Central Seed Agencies like NSC/SFCI
Reimbursement of subsidy for distribution of Hybrid/HYV seeds s will be made directly to agencies by the Ministry
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FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER NEED BASED INPUTS
Particulars
Share of allocation of
funds(%)
Remarks
Seed distribution
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Hybrid and HYVs
IPM, INM, PP chemicals ,, bio-fertilizers
and soil ameliorants
20
Weedicides, pesticides, biopesticides, Zinc, Boron , lime,
Gypsum etc
Farm machinery and implements
10
Machinery, implements and tools
Water saving devices
20
Pump set, raingun, water
carrying pipes , lining of ponds,
sprinkler
Training
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COST NORMS FOR FARM MACHINERY & IMPLEMENTS
Particulars
Rs. per Unit
Rice
Conoweeder
600
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Manual Sprayer: Knap sack sprayer/Foot 600
operated sprayer
Drum Seeder in rice
1500
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Power sprayer
3000
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Chiseller (Deep Ploughing)
8000
Sprinkler set / Pump Set up to 10 HP
10000
Tractor Mounted Sprayer
10000
Wheat
Pulses
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Coarse Cereals
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Seed Drill / Zero till seed drill / Multi crop 15000
Planter / Zero till multi crop Planter
Ridge Furrow Planter
15000
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Power weeder
15000
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Water carrying pipes
15000 / 600 meter
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Mobile Rain gun
15000
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Rotavator/turbo seeder
35000
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Paddy Thresher/Multi crop thresher
40000
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Laser Land Leveler
150000 / 10 farmers group
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Self Propelled Paddy Transplanter
75000
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Zero Till Seed Drill and Sprinkler Set are not covered under NFSM-Rice
 50% of the farmers under cluster demonstration will be selected for farm machineries and implements
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM(PMT)
• PMT –comprising of One consultant and Two Technical Assistants
• 47 State PMTs and 441 District PMTs
• State may engage one accountant in place of one TA at state headquarter
• State may include District PMT under any of NFSM component i.e Rice, wheat,
Pulses and Coarse cereals while preparing Action Plan
• One state Level PMT –for each Crop Development Directorate
COST NORMS OF TRAINING
Item
Rate (Rs.)
Amount (Rs.) for
4 sessions of one
training
Honorarium for one trainer
Rs.500/- per session
Training material & stationary
Rs.500/- per session
Refreshment
for
trainees, Rs.50/- head per session for 35 persons
supporting staff
Contingency, POL transport ,etc.
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Rs.750/- per session
Total
2000.00
2000.00
7000.00
3000.00
14000.00
Mission has adopted cropping system-based approach.
Each training comprises of four (04) sessions focus on of each training.
One at the beginning of kharif and rabi season, one each during kharif and rabi season.
30 participants/farmers in each session and participants in all four sessions will be same.
Training will be imparted by crop/subject matter specialists of ICAR institutes/SAUs/KVK
Training will focus on crop management (agronomic and plant protection practices) including primary
processing of produce, storage etc.
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STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROJECTS
 For address various research issues and yield gaps of food crops, research projects will be
supported to ICAR/SAUs/International Organizations(ICARDA,IRRI,ICRISAT,CYMMIT etc.)
Themes/area of research
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Conservation of natural resources (land, water) and their efficient use
INM,IPM,IWM
Modification/refinements in farm machines/tools for various soils types/cropping systems
Up-scaling of improved crop varieties/hybrids in NFSM adopted states/agro-climatic zones under
water/thermal stress conditions
Nutrient management in problematic soil (acidic/alkaline/sodic)
Crop-husbandry and Input use efficiency
Rain-water management in kharif pulses
Refinement of relay cropping systems and agronomic practices for intercropping systems involving pulses
Quality seed storages in the humid and hot climatic conditions-coastal areas
Value addition in case of coarse cereals and pulses
Precision farming -nutrient manager and crop manager
New Initiative included in Revised NFSM
Specialized projects for high productivity areas
Area to be covered
Activities to be covered
Reclamation of
problematic soils
 surveys and project preparation
 Land development activities
 Application of amendments (gypsum, phospho-gypsum,
pyrites etc)
 Reclamation package of crops tolerant to
alkalinity/salinity/acidity etc. adapting the reclamation
packages etc
Development of
water-logged areas
 Surveys for the project preparation
 Construction of field/community ditches linking to
natural drains or pumping of the excess water to a
natural drainage lines and related activities
 Evaluation of crops tolerant to water-logging etc.
Projects to combat the
effect of climate
change:
 Demonstration of heat tolerant varieties
 Promotion of micro-irrigation system (drip and sprinkler)
for protective irrigation etc.
Cost norms
(Rs.)
Rs.50,000 per
hectare with 25% share
of farmer
 Each project
proposal should not
exceed Rs10 crores
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DEMONSTRATIONS OF CROP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES IN REMOTE AREAS
AND ASSISTANCE FOR FARM MECHANIZATION
Area to be focused
Purpose
Implementing
agencies
Cost norms
Remarks
Mostly rainfed and
inhabited by tribal
and poor farmers
Cluster
demonstrations of
crops
institutes/organizati
ons/ NGOs
As applicable to State/district
states
authorities will
10% of cost of monitor the work
demonstration as done.
institutional
charge
Implementing agencies will be identified at district level with criteria
At least 3 years experience of successful execution of agriculture/rural development projects in remote/backward areas.
Should have accounts audited for all programmes implemented during past three years.
Assistance to Custom Hiring Centres
Small land holders
Accessibility to farm
machines and
implements for
various farm
operations
Custom hiring
centers
Rs 1500 per
hectare
community operations
of selected farm
activities to be
undertaken within a
time frame
VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION OF SMALL PRODUCERS
Forming and strengthening of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) may offer collective strength
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Seed production and seed procurement
Access to credit and improved technologies
Reduction in transaction costs
Facilitation value addition,
Tapping high value markets
States will be required to submit their action plans for FPO promotion, to be undertaken through SFAC or similar
organizations
 Assistance for FPO promotion will be available for a maximum period of three years as per the FPO Process Guidelines of DAC.
 Action Plans must specify the commodity, target area and target producers and should be broadly divided into four areas
(i) Mobilization, training, exposure and capacity building interventions
(ii) Agriculture based livelihood interventions such as trial and demonstration of Good Agriculture Practices (replacement of varieties,
pre-and Post-sowing practices, seed production and dissemination, INM, IPM, etc.)
(iii) Formation and development of Kissan Producer Company or other institutional form
(iv) linkage to value chain (marketing)
SFAC will assist the States in drawing up action plans
States will also have the flexibility to undertake FPO promotion through any other Central, State, civil society or private
MARKETING SUPPORT FOR PULSES AND MILLETS
Crops covered
Activities to be covered
Incentive to
Implementing
agencies
Cost norms
Pulses
Establishment of Dal mills
Farmer
Farmers group
 Registered FPO
SFAC
Rs. 10.00 lakhs, or
Similar organizations at 30% of the total cost,
Centre/State level
whichever is lower, as
one time support
Pulses and
millets
Branding and marketing of
milled pulses or millets
Registered FPO
SFAC
@Rs.5.00 lakh per FPO,
Similar organizations at for one time support
Centre/State level
only
Pulses and
millets
Marketing support
(local)
un-registered farmer
groups
SHGs
SHG federation
SFAC
Rs.2.00 lakh per group
Similar organizations at of 15 farmers for one
Centre/State level
time support only
Pulses and
millets
set up and equip
procurement centres to
grade and processing
Registered FPOs
SFAC
Rs.5.00 lakh per FPO
Similar organizations at for one time support
Centre/State level
only
LOCAL INITIATIVES
To support important location specific interventions, which not covered
under the normal activities of the Mission
 Activities like augmentation of water resources, development of
godowns for safe storage of critical inputs, machines for post-harvest
processing like graders, dehusking machines etc .
Assistance will be limited to 5% of the total budgetary allocation
Assistance would be limited to 50% of the cost of each intervention
Interventions proposed would be evaluated by a team of experts at the
State level and will be cleared by SFSMEC for releasing the funds to the
implementing agency at the district level.
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TRAINING AND AWARDS
• Training of extension functionaries
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Central and State functionaries-latest crop specific technologies
Involvement of SAUs, National and International research organizations- within country
• Exposure visit/training of state technical officials
• Enrichment of knowledge base of state technical officials
• International organizations like IRRI, CYMMIT, ICRISAT, AVRDC, ICARDA or any other research
organization in crop production technologies etc. would be organized.
• Awards
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Best Performing District award
• 4 components of NFSM at interval of 2 years (one award per 5 NFSM districts for each crop)Rs.5.00 lakh
• criteria for selection of district( NFSM guidelines)
• National Award for Best Performing States
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3 Awards to States for highest food production –Rs 2. crores
4 Awards – one each for the highest production under rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals –Rs1.0 crores
• Leadership awards
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District Level Officers for good performance in the field.
MONITORING MECHANISM
• District Level- DFSMEC and Project Management Team.
• State Level- Committee to be constituted under the Chairmanship of the
State Mission Director with members from the line departments, SAUs, Lead
Bank, NABARD, ICAR institutes and Crop Development Directorates of DAC.
• National Level-Committee to be constituted under the Chairmanship of the
Mission Director with members from DAC, ICAR, SAUs, CDDs, research
institutions concerned and officials of State Departments concerned.
• Crop Development Directorates: The nine Crop Development Directorates
will be involved in monitoring of the Mission activities in States assigned to
them.
• NLMOTs – Team constituted with involvement of Director, CDD for each state
for monitoring the activities of the Mission.
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Close monitoring of physical and financial targets of various program interventions would be done by the monitoring
teams. Format for monitoring these interventions would be prescribed by NFSMEC.
SDES will be involved in adopting the prescribed format for data collection pertaining to different parameters of the
Mission for monitoring to suit the local requirements.
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EVALUATION OF NFSM
• Baseline Survey- SDA/ SDES will do baseline survey know the resource
endowments of the farmers and the level of crop productivity.
• Concurrent Evaluation SDA/SDES/SAU will do evaluation every year to assess the
performance of the Mission commensurate with annual action plan and its
objectives.
• Mid-term Evaluation: at national level through an independent
agency/organization in 3rd year.
• Impact Evaluation Study/Studies: at the National Level will also be undertaken
through an independent agency after the third year of implementation.
• Information communication technology (ICT)- Specialized software for the
reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the Mission's activities.
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MECHANISM OF FUND FLOW
• Funds be directly released to State Governments
• State Government would release funds to State Level Agency (SLA) .
• SLA - District Level Agency in accordance with approved programme of the
district.
• Funds would be released in installments based on the progress reports and
submission of utilization certificate.
• Funds for the implementation of the activities of the components will be
released by the SLA/DLA to the nodal departments for the procurement of the
required inputs.
• ‘Electronic Banking’ will be used for transfer of funds to the State Level Agency
and further to the districts.
• STA will have to maintain a separate budget and prescribed accounting system
for the Mission, both at the State and district level.
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REPORTING SYSTEM
 Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) by the 15th of the month
following each quarter
(e.g. April to June to be submitted by 15th July)
 Detailed Annual Progress Report (APR) within three (03)months
after the end of the year
(e.g. APR up to June of succeeding year)
 One copy of QPR/APR
NFSM-Rice to DRD, Patna
NFSM-Wheat to DWD, Ghaziabad
NFSM-Pulses to DPD, Bhopal
NFSM-Coarse cereals to DMD, Jaipur.
Note: Formats for reporting in NFSM Guidelines
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BASIC QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND HONORARIUM OF
PMT
Particulars
A. District level:
Consultants
Educational Qualification & experience
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
Technical
Assistants
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
Honorarium
(Rs./
Month)
Conveyance
Allowance
(Rs./
Month)
Daily Allowance
(Rs./Day)
Basic degree in Agriculture with Masters Degree in Agronomy/Agri. Extension/Soil
Science/Plant Protection/Crop Improvement having at least 10 years of field
experience in crop production/ Extension.
The person should have the ability of team leadership & motivation.
Basic degree in agriculture with computer skills. In case of non-availability of
agriculture graduates, candidates with basic degree in life sciences
Person with experience of research and extension will be given preference.
30,000
1,000 150
(10 days in a month)
Or as per state rules
20,000
800 100
(10 days in a month)
Or as per state rules
Doctorate Degree in Agronomy/ Agriculture Extension/Soil Science/Plant
Breeding/Plant Protection /Crop Improvement having at least 10 years of
field experience in crop production.
Ability to analyze data and preparation of projects, writing reports/seminar
notes/ articles as evidenced by publication in national/ international journals.
The person should have the ability of team leadership & motivation.
50,000
2,000 200
(10 days in a month)
Or as per state rules
Master degree in Agriculture with specialization in management of field crops.
Knowledge of computer essential.
2. Person with experience of research and extension
will be given preference.
25,000
1,500 150
(10 days in a month)
Or as per state rules
B. State Level
Consultants
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
Technical
Assistants
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Thank You for
Your Patience