NFSM – COMMERCIAL CROPS
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
(12th Five Year Plan)
Crops Division
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Government of India
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi
NFSM-Commercial crops-Objectives
• In the 12th Plan, under the NFSM, cropping
system approach is being proposed.
• Commercial crops like cotton, jute and
sugarcane included.
• Crop rotation, multiple cropping systems,
intercropping etc. given emphasis.
• Outcome - to meet the demand for both food
& cash crops.
Implementing Agencies
DAC, Krishi Bhawan
DOCD, Mumbai
Cotton
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Odisha, Karnataka, Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura
and Tamil
(13 States)
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Agencies: ICAR, KVKs, SAUs,
Cooperatives
DOJD, Kolkata
DOSD, Lucknow
Jute
Andhra Pradesh, Assam,
Bihar,Meghalaya,
Nagaland, Orissa, Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh and West
Bengal
(10 states).
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ICAR, KVKs, SAUs,
Cooperatives
Sugarcane
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,
Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
(11 states)
--------------------------------------ICAR,KVKs, SAUs, Cooperatives
Fund flow
• NFSM-commercial crops will be 100% funded.
• DAC will release the fund to SDA, ICAR, SAUs,
CDDs.
• The implementing agencies will submit UC,
periodic & Final report to the respective CDDs.
• As far as possible, electronic banking / RTGS will
be used for transfer of funds to the State
Government/agencies.
• Panchayati Raj Institutions will be actively
involved.
Monitoring & Reporting
• Respective states will formulate AAP & submit to
CDDs
• Act as nodal office of respective commercial crop.
• NALMOT will be constituted by CDD to monitor the
activities of NFSM-commercial crops.
• The implementing agencies will submit QPRs by the
15th of the month.
• APR latest by 30th April in prescribed format.
• OPR and APR to ADC(Crops), DAC & CDD.
• Concurrent Evaluation will be done every year.
• Impact Evaluation Study will also be undertaken
after the third year of implementation.
Cotton Based Cropping Systems
State
Punjab, Haryana and
Rajasthan
Cropping Systems
Cotton-wheat, cotton-mustard
Madhya Pradesh,
Mono-cropped cotton, cotton-jowar (2 year
Maharashtra and Gujarat rotation), intercropping with blackgram,
greengram, soybean, groundnut and pigeonpea.
Andhra Pradesh
Mono-cropped cotton, cotton-rice (sequence),
cotton-jowar.
Tamil Nadu
Mono-cropped cotton, rice-cotton, rice-ricecotton,
cotton-jowar,
cotton-pulses-jowar,
intercropping with onion, groundnut and
blackgram.
Karnataka
Monocropped
cotton,
cotton-wheat,
intercropping with chilli, groundnut, blackgram
and greengram.
Components & pattern of assistance (Cotton)
Component
Insecticide Resistant
Management (IRM)
Online Pest Monitoring
and Advisory Services
(OPMAS)
FLDS on ICM
Unit cost (Rs.)
Implementing agency
Rs.4.5 lakh / dist + CICR, Nagpur
Administrative cost
Rs. 4.5 lakh / dist + NCIPM, New Delhi
Administrative cost
Rs.7000/ha
Cotton.docx
FLDs on Desi and ELS Rs.8000/ha
cotton / ELS Cotton Seed
Production.
FLDs on Intercropping
Rs.7000/ha
Trials on High Density
Planting System
Rs.9000/ha
Contingencies
&
Electronic Print Media
Rs. 20.00 lakh per year
SDA/
ICAR/SAUs/
KVK/NGOs / Cooperatives
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK/NGOs
/Cooperatives /SDA
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK/NGOs
/Cooperatives /SDA
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK/NGOs
/Cooperatives /SDA
DOCD, Mumbai
Jute Based Cropping Systems
Growing
Conditions
Cropping System
Rainfed
Conditions
Jute – Lentil, Jute-blackgramWheat, Jute-Rice-Toria, inter
crop with green gram,
vegetables etc.,
Irrigated
Conditions
Jute-Rice-Potato, Jute-RiceLentil/Pea, Jute-Rice-Wheat,
Jute – Rice-Mustard
Components & pattern of assistance (Jute)
Component
Unit cost
Implementing agency
Production of Breeder Seed
Rs 20000/qtl
Foundation Seed
Rs.12000/qtl
Certified Seeds
Rs.5000/qtl
Seed Village programme Rs. 30,000/- ha
/government farm
JUTE.docx
FLDs on alternate Retting Rs. 20000/FLD jUTE
2.docx
FLDs
on
Production Rs.8000/ha
technologies/ intercropping
National level training
Rs.80000/Training jUTE
(25 Participants X 3 days)
3.docx
SDA,
CRIJAF,
NSC,
SFCI, SAU, ICAR, KVKs
and farmers group
SDA,SAUs, KVKs, SSC,
NSC, SFCI & SSCA
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK
State level training
(20 Officials X 2 days)
Contingencies
&
Electronic Print Media
Rs. 40000/Training
SDA/ SAU / KVK
Rs. 20.00 lakh/
DOJD, Kolkata
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK/NGOs
/Cooperatives /SDA
CRIJAF, NIRJAFT, SAU
such other organization.
Sugarcane Based Cropping Systems
Sub tropical region
Tropical region
Paddy- Autumn Sugarcane-ratoonwheat
Greengram- Autumn Sugarcaneratoon-wheat
Maize- Autumn Sugarcane-ratoonwheat
Kharif
Crops-Potato-Spring
Sugarcane-ratoon-Wheat
Kharif
Crops-Mustard-Spring
Sugarcane-ratoon-Wheat
Kharif Crops-Pea/Coriander-Spring
Sugarcane-ratoon-Wheat
Bajra-Sugarcane(pre-seasonal)Ratoon- wheat
Paddy-Sugarcane-RatoonFinger
millet
Paddy-Sugarcane-Ratoon- Wheat
Kharif Crops-Wheat-late
Sugarcane-ratoon-Wheat
Paddy-Sugarcane-Ratoon- gingelly
Paddy-Sugarcane-Ratoon- urd.
Cotton-Sugarcane-Ratoon—wheat
Planted Sugarcane-Ratoon-Kharif
Winter rice.
rice-
Components & pattern of assistance
(Sugarcane)
Component
Unit cost (Rs.)
Demonstration
on Rs.8000 per ha
intercropping ,single bud
chip
Assistance for Breeder Seed Rs.40000 per ha
Production
Implementing agency
ICAR/SAUs/ KVK/NGOs
/Cooperatives /State Dept of
Agriculture
SAUs/ ICAR and Sugarcane
Research Institute
Sugarcane
Institutions,
Sugar Factories, NGOs
Production of tissue culture
raised plantllets
Rs. 3.5 per seedlings
Strengthening /
establishment of bio agent
and tissue culture
laboratory
National Level Trainings
(25 Participants X 2 days)
50% of cost limited to Rs. Sugar factories/ SAU’s/
75 lakhs per laboratory
ICAR/ Sugarcane Research
Institute etc.
State level training
(20 Officials X 2 days)
Contingencies
&
Electronic Print Media
Rs.50000
per
training IISR, SBI, VSI, UPCSR, etc.
SUGARCANE.docx
Rs.40000 per training
State Government KVKs/
SAU NGO etc.
Rs. 20.00 lakh per year
DOSD, Lucknow
Allocation under NFSM-Commercial crops
Total allocation :
SDA:
NE States :
Rs.2700.00 lakh
Rs. 1923.60 lakh
Rs. 213.00 Lakh
ALLOCATION.docx
Central agencies : Rs. 563.40 Lakh
allocation (CA).docx
State/Agency will submit AAP by 15th
March to CDDs FORMAT.docx
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