An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?

1. The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) was launched by the Government of India in 2007-08. 2. The main objective of the NFSM at its inception was to increase the production of Rice, Wheat, and Pulses. 3. This was to be achieved through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in specifically identified districts of the country. 4. The initial focus was exclusively on these three staple food grain crops to ensure food security at the national level. 5. While the mission was later expanded (from 2014-15 onwards) to include coarse cereals and commercial crops, the question asks about the objective as relevant around 2010, which covered Rice, wheat and pulses only (B).