Sunday, April 1, 2012

MAJOR SCHEMES IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR


There is following major agriculture schemes.
National Food  Security Mission:

The NFSM, launched in 2007, is a crop development scheme of the Government of India that aims at additional production of 10, 8, and 2 million tonnes of rice, wheat, and pulses respectively by the end of 2011-12.The scheme was approved with an outlay of  Rs. 4,883 crore for the period from 2007-08 to 2011-12. A sum of about Rs. 3,381 crore has been spent   t i l l  31 March 2011. The Mission interventions consist of a judicious mix of proven technological  components covering seeds of improved variety, soil ameliorants, plant nutrients, farm machines/implements, and plant protection measures.

In addition, a special initiative under the name   o f   t h e  A c c e l e r a t e d   P u l s e s   P r o d u c t i o n Programme was initiated in 2010 to boost the product ion of  pulses by act ive promot ion of technologies in 1,000 clusters of 1,000 ha each.

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY):

 The RKVY was launched in 2007-08 with an outlay of  Rs. 25,000 crore in the Eleventh Plan for incentivizing states to enhance public investment to achieve 4 per cent growth rate in agriculture and allied sectors during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period. The states have been provided Rs. 14,598.31 crore under the RKVY during 2007-08 to 2010-11. Allocation under the RKVY for the current year is Rs. 7,810.87 crore.

The RKVY format permits taking up national priorities as sub-schemes, allowing the states flexibility in project selection and implementation. The sub-schemes include Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern Region; Integrated Development of 60,000 Pulses Villages in Rainfed Areas; Promotion of Oil Palm; Initiative on Vegetable Clusters; Nutri-cereals.


National Horticulture Mission (NHM):


The NHM scheme was launched during the Tenth Plan for holistic development of the horticulture sector, duly ensuring forward and backward linkages by adopting a cluster approach, with the active participation of all the stakeholders. At present 372 districts in 18 States and 3 UTs have been covered under the NHM. The supply of quality planting material through establishment of nurseries and tissue culture units, production and productivity improvement p r o g r a m m e s   t h r o u g h   a r e a   e x p a n s i o n   a n d rejuvenation, technology promotion, technology dissemination, human resource development, creation of infrastructure for post-harvest management and marketing in consonance with the comparative advantages of each state/region and their diverse agro-climatic conditions are the major programmes of the Mission. A major initiative has been taken during 2011-12 for enhancing the supply of good quality vegetables to metro cities under the Vegetable Initiative in Urban Clusters.

Dairy Sector:


Intensive Dairy D e v e l o p m e n t   P r o g r a m m e ,   St r e n g t h e n i n g Infrastructure for Quality and Clean Milk Production, a n d  A s s i s t a n c e   t o   C o o p e r a t i v e   a n d   D a i r y Entrepreneurship Development Scheme, in the dairy sector. A major programme for genetic improvement called the National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) was also launched in 2000. The NPCBB  envisaged        ge n e t i c   u p g r a d a t i o n   a n d development of indigenous breeds on priority basis.

 Poultry Sector:


The “Poultry D e v e l o p m e n t ”   s c h e m e   c o m p r i s i n g   t h r e e components, namely Assistance to State Poultry Farms, Rural Backyard Poultry Development, and Poultry Estates, is being implemented. Further, in order to encourage entrepreneurship skills of individuals, a central-sector ‘Poultry Venture Capital Fund’ Scheme is also being implemented on capital subsidy mode since 1 April 2011, covering various poultry activities.





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