Welcome To NFSM Website

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), has been launched from 2007-08 to operationalise the above mentioned resolution.

Mission Objectives:

  1. Increasing production of Rice, Wheat, Pulses through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country.
  2. Restoring soil Fertility and productivity at the individual farm level.
  3. Creation of Employment Opportunity.and.......