CHANDIGARH, OCT 27
With a view to providing high quality certified seeds of wheat to farmers of Haryana during the ensuing Rabi Season, more than 16.54 lakh quintals seeds have been made available for sale.
While giving this information here today, Agriculture Minister Mr O. P. Dhankar said that the government was committed to provide high quality seeds of wheat to farmers this year. Hence, more seeds of wheat have been kept for sale as compared to last year when only 12,92,640 quintals of seeds were kept for sale.
He said that so far more than 2.02 lakh quintals of certified seeds have been made available with Haryana Seeds Development Corporation (HSDC), 80,000 quintals National Seeds Corporation (NSC), 66,000 quintals HAFED, 77,000 quintals IFFCO, 30,000 quintals KRIBHCO, 6,000 quintals CCS Haryana Agricultural University and more than 11.92 lakh quintals with private institutions for sale.
He said that directions have been issued to provide additional two lakh quintals of wheat to HSDC which would be made available soon. Similarly, directions have been issued to provide more seeds to other government institutions which included 50,000 quintals to NSC and 20,000 quintals to KRIBHCO.
Mr Dhankar said that till October 24, 2015, HSDC had provided 1.1 lakh quintals of seeds to farmers, whereas sale of only 59,168 quintals was done during corresponding period of last year. Therefore, 41,832 quintals of more seeds have been sold this year as compared to last year. The government is making every possible effort to provide certified seeds of wheat to every farmer this year, he added.
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