Question

An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?
1. Rice and wheat only
2. Rice, wheat and pulses only
3. Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
4. Rice, wheat , pulses, oil seeds and vegetables

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Rice, wheat and pulses only

The correct answer is Rice, wheat, and pulses only.

• National Food Security Mission
  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2007.
  • It aims to increase the production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals, and commercial crops, through area expansion and productivity enhancement.
  • The target is to increase the production of rice by 10 million tonnes, wheat by 8 million tonnes and pulses, by 2 million tonnes by the end of the Eleventh Plan.
  • It works toward restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level and enhancing the farm-level economy.
  • It further aims to augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils.

 

1.	Rabi	Sown: October-December Harvested: April-June	Wheat, barley, peas, gram, mustard, etc.	Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh
2.	Kharif	Sown: June-July Harvested: September-October	Rice, maize, jawar, bajra, tur, moong, urad, cotton, jute, groundnut, soybean, etc.	Assam, West Bengal, coastal regions of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Maharashtra
3.	Zaid	Sown and harvested: March-July (between Rabi and Kharif)	Seasonal fruits, vegetables, fodder crops, etc.	Most of the northern and northwestern states