The productivity of wheat has increased by 17.13 per cent and production by 8.88 per cent under the State Food Security Mission in the year 2018-19 in Haryana, it was informed on Wednesday.
In the meeting of the Executive Committee of the State Food Security Mission held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Keshni Anand Arora, here, the chief secretary lauded the increase in the production and productivity of commercial crops like millet, jowar, pulses and oilseeds, along with wheat under the mission in the state. The Executive Project of Rs 43.21 crore for the year 2019-20 was also approved in the meeting.
Arora directed the officials to launch special campaign for promoting better agricultural practices and fields of exhibitions, so that the farmers are encouraged to use the best varieties for seeds for farming. Apart from this, the information about the schemes being run in the interest of the farmers should be publicized so that farmers can get comprehensive information of these schemes on time and achieve the goal of the State and National Food Security Mission. Apart from this, she also directed to conduct analysis of the activities being carried out through the Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.
It was informed in the meeting that under the State Food Security Mission, the wheat component is being implemented in seven districts of the state namely Ambala, Palwal, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Mewat, Rohtak and Jhajjar. Similarly, the components of pulses and NFMS-pulses and oilseeds, in all the districts of the state, the component of coarse grains in six districts namely Panchkula, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Hisar and Jhajjar, the component of commercial crops such as sugarcane and cotton in the growing districts and the nutritious food component is being implemented in nine districts namely Bhiwani, Gurugram, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Mahendragarh, Mewat, Rewari and Rohtak.
Others present in the meeting included Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Navraj Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, Jyoti Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department, Neerja Sekhar and other senior officers.