Financial: During the Annual Plan, 2012-13, the schemes implemented during the 11th Plan 2007-12 were continued. The thrusts were given to the production of food grains, oilseeds, sugarcane and potato by giving more emphasis on multiple cropping and Transfer of Technology (ToT). The cropping intensity was increased from the Annual Plan, 2011-12 i.e 143.26% to 152.56%. The total approved outlay for Annual Plan, 2012-13 was Rs. 786.00 lakhs that includes Rs. 759.00 lakh under Crop Husbandry (Agri),Rs. 4.00 lakh under Storage and Warehousing, Rs. 15.00 lakh under Agriculture Research & Education and Rs. 8.00 lakh under Agriculture Marketing. The anticipated expenditure for the Annual Plan, 2012-13 are as follows:

Sl.No.	Categories/Type	2012-13
		Approved outlay	Anticipated Expenditure
1	2	3	4
1	Crop Husbandry	759.00	759.00
2	Food Storage & Warehousing	4.00	4.00
3	Agril. Research & Education	15.00	15.00
4	Agril. Marketing	8.00	8.00
	Total	786.00	786.00

For the Annual Plan 2012-13, out of Approved outlay of Rs. 759.00  lakhs, Rs250.47 lakhs (33%) and Rs.64.51 lakhs (8.50%) were  earmarked for the flow to TSP and SCP respectively.

Physical Target And Achievement for Annual Plan 2012-13

During Pre- Kharif 2012 only 17,150 ha. of paddy were brought under cultivation against the target of 45,000 ha. The production of Pre-Kharif Paddy 2012 was estimated as 43,660 MT clean rice. During the Kharif season 2012 an area of 1, 05,450 ha. were brought under main paddy cultivation with a  production of 2,13,920 MT of clean rice. The total area brought under paddy was 1,22,690 ha  with a production of 2,57,580 MT of clean rice. The productivity of rice for the year 2012-13 was achieved as 2,100 Kg/ha. against the National average of 2177 Kg/ha. (2010-11)

The area under pulses during year 2012-13 was 30,300 ha with an estimated production of 28,350 MT. The per hectare yield of pulses for the year 2012-13 was 940 Kg/ha against the National average of 537Kg/ha. (2010-11)

An area of 19,440 ha. under maize were brought against the targeted area of 26,000 ha. The production is estimated 44,470 MT against the target of 52,000 MT. The productivity of maize was 2290 Kg/ha against the National average of 1959 Kg/ha (2010-11).

The total area under oilseeds cultivation during 2012-13 was 44,100 ha. were brought under cultivation and could produced a quantity of 36,710 MT. During rabi, 2012-13 an area of 36,000ha. was brought under rapeseed and mustard. The productivity of oilseeds to estimated as 840 Kg/ha against the National average of 1159 Kg/ha. (2010-11).The targeted area and production of 15,000 ha and 127,000 MT respectively were achieved under potato.

The net and gross areas under different crops cultivated during 2012-13 were 1,53,430 ha.  and 2,39,430 ha. respectively. The Cropping Intensity (CI) for the year 2012-13 was 175.69 % against the target of 151.68%.

Constraints faced during Annual Plan 2012-13

The State faced the following constraints during Annual Plan 2012-13 to the production of food grains, oilseeds, sugarcane and potato fall short of the target
1. Occurrence of late monsoon and drought resulting delay in rice seedling and transplanting;
2. Lack of adequate and reliable irrigation and Drainage infrastructures.
3. Creeping soil acidity problems.
4. Lack of fund and delay in release of fund.
5. Lack of adequate infrastructure for mobilizing development Programme in the hills
6. Soil testing facilities  is not available