Explanation:

 The growth in food grain production has been stagnant during recent past while consumption need of the growing population is increasing. To meet the food grain demand, the National Development Council, in its 53rd meeting held on 29th May, 2007,
adopted a resolution to launch the National Food Security Mission in order to increase the Production of rice by 10 million tons, wheat by 8 million tons and pulses by 2 million tons by the end of the XI Five Year Plan (2011-12). Accordingly, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Food Security Mission? (NFSM), has been launched from 2007-08 tooperationalise the above mentioned resolution.