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www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 1 Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana About  ‘Green Revolution– Krishonnati Yojana’ is an Umbrella Scheme comprising both Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Missions. Component schemes/missions 1. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 2. National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) 3. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 4. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) 5. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE) 6. Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP) 7. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) 8. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) 9. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Census, Economics and Statistics 10. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation 11. Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) 12. National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A). ( Data Source : https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1580432) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) About  Scheme for providing loans up to 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non- farm small/micro enterprises. Types of Interventions 1. Shishu : Covering Loans upto rs. 50,000/- 2. Kishor : Covering loans upto Rs. 50,000/- and upto Rs. 5 Lakh 3. Tarun : Covering loans above Rs. 5 Lakh and upto Rs. 10 Lakh Current Affairs Part-14
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 2 Purpose of loan  Business loan for Vendors, Traders, Shopkeepers and other Service Sector activities  Working capital loan through MUDRA Cards  Equipment Finance for Micro Units  Transport Vehicle loans – for commercial use only  Loans for agri-allied non-farm income generating activities, e.g. pisciculture. bee keeping, poultry farming, etc.  Tractors, tillers as well as two wheelers used for commercial purposes only. Additional Info  Micro Credit Scheme is offered mainly through Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), who deliver the credit up to 1 lakh, for various micro enterprise / small business activities. ( Data Source : https://www.mudra.org.in/)
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 3 National Food Security Mission (NFSM) Launched  October, 2007 About  It was launched to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses through 1. Area expansion and productivity enhancement 2. Restoring soil fertility and productivity 3. Creating employment opportunities 4. Enhancing farm level economy.  Coarse cereals were also included in the Mission from 2014-15 under NFSM.  Cluster demonstrations on improved package of practises, cropping system demonstrations, seed distribution of high yielding varieties, farm machineries/resources conservation machineries/tools, efficient water application tools, plant protection measures, nutrient management/soil ameliorants, cropping system based farmer trainings, and so on are among the interventions covered by NFSM.  It also aims to increase the availability of vegetable oils and reduce the import of edible oils. The National Food Security Mission includes the National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP). Implemented in  NFSM Rice : 25 states, 194 districts  NFSM Wheat : 11 states , 126 districts  NFSM Pulses : 29 states, 638 districts  NFSM Oilseeds : 26 States  NFSM Oilpalm : 13 States  NFSM TBOs (Tree Borne Oilseeds) : 12 states  NFSM Nutri Cereals (Sorghum) : 27 Districts  NFSM Nutri Cereals : 14 states , 202 Districts Funding pattern  60:40 ( Centre : State)  90:10 ( Centre : Northeastern & 3 Hill States ) Components  Total : 8 1. National Food Security Mission – Rice (NFSM-Rice) 2. National Food Security Mission – Wheat (NFSM-Wheat) 3. National Food Security Mission – Pulses (NFSM-Pulses) 4. National food Security Mission - Coarse cereals (NFSM-Coarse cereals) 5. National Food Security Mission – Nutri cereals (NFSM- Nutri cereals) 6. National Food Security Mission – Commercial crops (NFSM- Commercial crops) 7. National Food Security Mission – Oilseeds and Oilpalm (NFSM- Oilseeds) 8. National Food Security Mission – Seed village programme
www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 4 Additional Info  National Food security act was launched in July 2013.  NFSM is a centrally sponsored scheme.  In view of health benefits of the millets, Government of lndia notified millets as nutricereals in April 2018  Every pregnant woman and lactating mother is entitled to meal, free of charge, during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, through the local anganwadi.  Every child in the age group of six months to six years, is entitled to age appropriate meal, free of charge, through the local anganwadi.  In the case of children, up to class VIII or within the age group of six to fourteen years, whichever is applicable, one mid-day meal, free of charge is provided every day except on school holidays.  State Government through the local anganwadi, also identify and provide meals, free of charge, to children who suffer from malnutrition, so as to meet the specified nutritional standards.  At present, NFSM is being implemented in identified districts of 29 states in the country.  Based on past experience and performance of the 12th Plan, it has been decided to extend the programme from 2017-18 to 2019-20, which coincides with the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) period, with new targets to achieve 13 million tonnes of additional foodgrains production by 2019-20, comprising rice (5 million tonnes), wheat (3 million tonnes), pulses (3 million tonnes), and coarse cereals (2 million tonnes).  The Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), has been established at the district level to implement the Mission's programme. ( Data Source : https://www.nfsm.gov.in/ & PIB) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) Launched  2014-15 Objectives  To encourage location-specific Integrated/Composite Farming Systems in order to increase agriculture's productivity, sustainability, profitability, and resilience to climate change;  To protect natural resources by taking suitable measures to protect soil and moisture;  To adopt complete soil health management strategies based on soil fertility maps, apply macro and micronutrients based on soil tests,