National Food Security Mission: Oilseeds (NFSM-Oilseeds)

It is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented from 2018-19 in all districts of India. Under this scheme, interventions such as production of foundation and certified seed and distribution of certified seeds and seed minikits of latest high yielding varieties are undertaken.

Achievements: Under the NFSM (Oilseeds), Government of India has set up 36 oilseeds seed hubs during 2018-19 and 2019-20 with an objective to increase the availability of high yielding quality seed.

• For Kharif 2021, a total of 9.25 lakh number of oilseed mini kits of high yielding varieties have been allocated for distribution in all the major oilseed growing states.
• Government, through MSP regime is providing price signal for crop diversification towards production of oil seed.