The correct answer is Option 3. • National Food Security Mission • In view of the stagnating food grain production and an increasing consumption need of the growing population, Government of India has launched this Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘National Food Security Mission’ in October 2007. Hence, statement a is correct. • The Mission met with an overwhelming success and achieved the targeted additional production of rice, wheat and pulses. Hence, statement b is correct. • The Mission continued during 12th Five Year Plan with new targets of additional production of food grains of 25 million tonnes of food grains comprising of 10 million tonnes rice, 8 million tonnes of wheat, 4 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million tonnes of coarse cereals by the end of 12th Five Year Plan. Related Concepts: • Major Components of NFSM • National Food Security Mission – Rice (NFSM-Rice) • National Food Security Mission – Wheat (NFSM-Wheat) • National Food Security Mission – Pulses (NFSM-Pulses) • National food Security Mission - Coarse cereals (NFSM-Coarse cereals) • National Food Security Mission – Nutri cereals (NFSM- Nutri cereals) • National Food Security Mission – Commercial crops (NFSM-Commercial crops) • National Food Security Mission – Oilseeds and Oilpalm (NFSM-Oilseeds) • National Food Security Mission – Seed village programme