National Food Security Mission was launched in October 2007 and the mission is still continued to this day. The mission aims to increase production through area expansion and productivity; create employment opportunities; and enhance the farm level (i.e. Farm profits) to restore confidence of farmers. As passed by the parliament Government of India has notified the National Food Security Act, 2013 on 10th September, 2013 with the objective to provide for food and nutritional security in human life cycle approach by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to the people of India. The mission is sub-divided into the following:
To achieve the above objectives, the mission would adopt following strategies:
At the National level, the mission is lookafter by the General Council (GC). The General Council is constituted as below:
1 |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
Chairman |
2 |
Secretary (AC & FW) |
Member |
3 |
Secretary (DARE & DG, ICAR) |
Member |
4 |
Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance |
Member |
5 |
Secretary, Department of Food and Public distribution, |
Member |
6 |
Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
Member |
7 |
Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
Member |
8 |
Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment |
Member |
9 |
Secretary, Ministry of Women and child Development |
Member |
10 |
Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor DAC & FW |
Member |
11 |
Agriculture Commissioner DAC & FW |
Member |
12 |
Advisor (Agriculture) NITI Aayog |
Member |
13 |
Joint Secretary, Environment Forest & Climate change |
Member |
14 |
Mission Director NFSM |
Member Secretary |
At the state level, there is state food Security Mission Executive Committee (SFSM- EC) who looks after the mission, the executive committee comprise of the following:
1 |
Chief Secretary |
Chairman |
2 |
Agriculture Production Commissioner |
Member |
3 |
Secretary (Agriculture) |
Member |
4 |
Secretary (Irrigation) |
Member |
5 |
Secretary (Power) |
Member |
6 |
Secretary (Panchayari Raj) |
Member |
7 |
Secretary (Tribal affairs) |
Member |
8 |
Secretary ( Social Welfare Department) |
Member |
9 |
Secretary (Food and Public Distribution) |
Member |
10 |
Vice chancellor (s) of SAU’s |
Member |
11 |
Director of Agriculture |
Member |
12 |
Director /Project Director of ICAR Institutes |
Member |
13 |
Representatives of NABARD and Head Bank |
Member |
14 |
State Mission Director |
Member Secretary |
At the District level, there is a District Food Security Mission Executive committee (DFSM- EC) comprising of the following:
1 |
District Collector / Deputy Commissioner |
Chairman |
2 |
Representatives from line Departments |
Member |
3 |
Progressive farmers |
Member |
4 |
Representatives from Self Help Groups of Farmers |
Member |
5 |
Representatives from reputed NGOs |
Member |
6 |
Representative of KVK / ICAR / SAU |
Member |
7 |
Project Director ATMA |
Member |
8 |
Representatives from Lead Bank and NABARD |
Member |
9 |
District Agriculture Officer |
Member |
The Mission is roll out to all the District in Mizoram based on Man power available and potentiality of the land. Crops covered under the Mission are season and specific time bound for which everything has to be rolled out on time. Training are imparted to the farmers for every ten hectors of area coverage on packages of practices for each crops to be taken up.
Directorate of Agriculture