Govt draws action plan to set the second phase of Green Revolution in motion

20 Sep 2011 Evaluate

The Government is aiming to achieve self-reliance in the production of pulses and oilseeds by 2017. In this regard it has announced a time bound action plan to set the second phase of Green Revolution in motion. This will involve increasing the production of pulses and oilseeds in the eastern region with the help of high-yielding seeds.

The Government has already announced that it will provide Rs 300 crore to promote 60,000 ‘pulse villages' in rain-fed areas for increasing crop productivity and strengthening market linkages. An equal number of village clusters for oilseeds has also been planned.

The PMO has asked the director of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) to conduct research to develop high-yielding varieties of pulses and oilseeds that can withstand changes in temperature and other stress factors emanating from climate change, which scientists have pointed out as a reason for poor yields.

Meanwhile, with so many complaints about the lack of storage facility after the bumper crop, the PMO has asked the Food Corporation of India to fast track the creation of storage facilities in 19 States to enhance the capacity by more than 150 lakh tonnes. FCI has been asked to develop 40 lakh tonnes of storage capacity by March next year.

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