Haryana Chief Secretary SC Chaudhary approved Rs 52.11 crores action plan under the State Food Security Mission for 2014-15. The new initiative taken by the state government would help encourage and subsidise cultivation of wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops such as sugarcane and cotton. Chaudhary presided over a meeting of the State Food Security Mission Executive Committee (SFSMEC), here today. Speaking on the occasion, Additional Chief Secretary of Haryana Agriculture Department, Roshan Lal, said training would be given to farmers to encourage cultivation of these crops and new technologies would be demonstrated to them. Under the mission, the target of production and area under wheat, pulses and coarse cereals would be completed in the districts while the proposal regarding commercial crops would be sent to the Union Government for approval. Rs 34.33 crore have been approved for increasing production of wheat. Similarly, Rs 12.38 crores and Rs 5.40 crores have been approved for increasing the production of pulses and coarse grains, respectively, Roshan Lal added. The meeting reviewed the progress report for 2013-14. Under the Mission, an increase of 23% of yield and 30% productivity have been noted in the districts namely Ambala, Yamunanagar, Bhiwani, Mahenderagarh, Gurgaon and Jhajjar, during 2013-14 as compared to 2007-08. In other districts, an increase of 16.53% of yield and 18.27% productivity were noted against 2007-08. Similarly, an increase of 113% of yield and 83% productivity of grams have been recorded.