It
is an umbrella scheme comprises of 11
Schemes/Missions which looks to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a
holistic manner to increase the income of farmers.
The
11 schemes/missions are,
Mission
for Integrated Development of Horticulture aims to promote holistic growth of
horticulture sector.
National
Food Security Mission including National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm
(NMOOP), aims to increase production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and
commercial crops, through area expansion and productivity enhancement.
National
Mission for Sustainable Agriculture aims at promoting sustainable agriculture
practices best suitable to the specific agro-ecology.
Sub-Mission
on Agriculture Extension aims to strengthen the ongoing extension mechanism of
State Governments, local bodies etc., achieving food and nutritional security.
Sub-Mission
on Seeds and Planting Material aims to increase production of certified /
quality seed, to increase SRR, to upgrade the quality of farm saved seeds.
Sub-Mission
on Agricultural Mechanization aims to increase the reach of farm mechanization
to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm
power is low.
Sub-Mission
on Plant Protection and Plan Quarantine aims to minimize loss to quality and
yield of agricultural crops from the ravages of insect pests, diseases, weeds,
nematodes, rodents, etc.
Integrated
Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics aims to undertake the
agriculture census, study of the cost of cultivation of principal crops etc.
Integrated
Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation aims to provide financial assistance for
improving the economic conditions of cooperatives, remove regional imbalances.
Integrated
Scheme on Agriculture Marketing aims to develop agricultural marketing
infrastructure and to establish a nationwide marketing information network.
National
e-Governance Plan (NeGP-A) aims to improve access of farmers to information
&services throughout crop-cycle and integrate the existing ICT initiatives
of Centre and States.
All
these schemes/missions were appraised and approved independently as separate scheme/mission.
In
2017-18, it has been decided to club all these schemes / missions
under one umbrella scheme ‘Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’.