Concerted efforts of the Central Government and States have led to record production of 323.55 million tonnes of total foodgrains production during 2022-23 (as per 2^ndAdvance Estimates). This has been achieved through diversified production of crops by farmers, adopting improved crop production technologies and location specific cropping patternssuitable to the region. 

Government of India supplements the efforts of state governments to encourage diversified production of crops such as pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals &cotton under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and high value horticultural crops under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).

Further, National Food Security Mission - Oilseeds and National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil palmare being implemented in the country with the objective of augmenting the availability of edible oils by increasing the production and productivity of oilseeds & oil palm and reducing the import burden.

Government of India also provides flexibility to the states for state specific needs/priorities under RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sectors Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR). The states can promote crop diversification under RKVY-RAFTAAR with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed by Chief Secretary of the respective states.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing Crop Diversification Programme (CDP), a merged cafeteria scheme of RKVY-RAFTAAR, in Original Green Revolution States viz; Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh to divert the area of water intensive paddy crop to alternative crops, like pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, cotton etc.                                  

This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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