The minister added that it was proposed to continue NFSM during the 12th Plan with some modifications. The revamped NFSM forges linkages with all concerned in implementation of crop production activities which have direct bearing on enhancing and stabilising the crop production. NFSM is being revamped during the Plan period with focussed attention on identified crops following location-specific, target-oriented production strategies.
During 2012-13, NFSM is being implemented with three components namely NFSM-Rice, NFSM-Wheat and NFSM-Pulses. In the 12th Plan, coarse cereal and fodder are also proposed to be included.
NFSM-Rice is implemented in 210 districts of 24 states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
NFSM-Wheat is implemented in 166 districts of 12 states viz. Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, NFSM-Pulses is implemented in 468 districts of 16 states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Thus, in all NFSM is implemented in 27 states of the country.
