date:Aug 16, 2012
in majority of the states except Assam, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The maximum increase was recorded in Jharkhand, followed by Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
For the inclusive growth and increasing food production and thereby controlling food inflation, several crop-based programmes like National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Macro Management Mode of Agriculture (MMA), Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil palm Maize (ISOPOM), Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Mi