Lok Sabha Question No. 335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Seed Replacement Rate
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.335

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## SEED REPLACEMENT RATE

## 335.   SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARME]\-RS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken to increase the Seed Replacement Rate in the country;
- (b) whether figures for the Seed Replacement Rate for the year 2018 are available;
- (c) if so, whether State-wise data of the same year can be presented; and
- (d) if not, the reasons for the no availability of up-to-date data?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): Well established systems are existing for production and distribution of quality seeds of improved  varieties  to  farmers  through  State  Department  of  Agriculture,  National/State  Seed Corporations, State Agricultural Universities, Cooperative Societies and Private Seed Producing Agencies.

State Governments are preparing dynamic State Seed Rolling Plan well in advance for production and distribution of certified/quality seeds to achieve the desired Seed Replacement Rate in the Country.

In  addition,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  and  State  Agricultural  Universities undertake research programmes for the development of new crop varieties/hybrids to enhance crop productivity and production, as well as Seed Replacement Rate.

The Government of India also provides financial assistance to States and seed producing agencies  for  production  and  distribution  of  seeds  through  various  ongoing  crop  development programmes/schemes viz. National Food Security Mission, Mission for Integrated Development of  Horticulture,  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Sub-Mission  on  Seeds  and  Planting  Materials under  National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  and  Technology  etc.  to  enhance  the  Seed Replacement Rate in the Country.

(b) to (d): The details of State-wise and crop-wise Seed Replacement Rate as reported by States for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19 are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

| STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   | STATE-WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| STATE                              | YEAR                               | WHEAT                              | PADDY                              | PADDY                              | MAIZE                              | MAIZE                              | JOWAR                              | JOWAR                              | BAJRA                              | BAJRA                              | GRAM                               | PEAS                               | LENTIL                             | URD                                |
| STATE                              | YEAR                               | WHEAT                              | Variety                            | Hybrid                             | Variety                            | Hybrid                             | Variety                            | Hybrid                             | Variety                            | Hybrid                             | GRAM                               | PEAS                               | LENTIL                             | URD                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                     | 2017                               | -                                  | 89.00                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 61.73                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | -                                  | 85.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 60.00                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | -                                  | 89.00                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 61.94                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | -                                  | 85.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 60.00                              |
| TELANGANA                          | 2017                               | -                                  | 87.10                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 65.09                              | 100.00                             | 57.86                              | 100.00                             | 82.66                              | -                                  | -                                  | 62.11                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | -                                  | 88.00                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 75.07                              | 100.00                             | 53.75                              | 100.00                             | 85.57                              |                                    |                                    | 64.30                              |
| KARNATAKA                          | 2017                               | 32.65                              | 32.68                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 41.98                              | 100.00                             | 33.75                              | 100.00                             | 36.64                              | -                                  | -                                  | 26.07                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 32.53                              | 32.59                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 40.67                              | 100.00                             | 37.71                              | 100.00                             | 39.06                              | -                                  | -                                  | 35.70                              |
| TAMILNADU                          | 2015                               | -                                  | 63.94                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 50.61                              | -                                  | 80.64                              | -                                  | 52.98                              | -                                  | -                                  | 43.54                              |
|                                    | 2016                               | -                                  | 63.09                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 53.04                              | -                                  | 77.30                              | -                                  | 38.99                              | -                                  | -                                  | 34.21                              |
| TAMILNADU                          | 2017                               | -                                  | 82.45                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 46.55                              | -                                  | 69.84                              | -                                  | 32.90                              | -                                  | -                                  | 38.15                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | -                                  | 79.23                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 46.98                              | -                                  | 69.93                              | -                                  | 32.98                              | -                                  | -                                  | 38.16                              |
| KERALA                             | 2017                               | -                                  | 53.69                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
|                                    | 2018                               |                                    | 62.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| PUDUCHERRY                         | 2017                               | -                                  | 76.58                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 62.85                              |
|                                    | 2018                               |                                    | 78.07                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 60.34                              |
| GUJARAT                            | 2017                               | 38.00                              | 42.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 41.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 42.00                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 40.00                              | 44.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 42.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 44.00                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                        | 2017                               | 37.13                              | 47.00                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 20.24                              | 100.00                             | 80.02                              | 100.00                             | 33.06                              | -                                  | -                                  | 35.99                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 40.00                              | 47.03                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 16.00                              | 100.00                             | 78.40                              | 100.00                             | 38.01                              | -                                  | -                                  | 35.01                              |
| RAJASTHAN                          | 2017                               | 31.43                              | 19.38                              | -                                  | 47.57                              | -                                  | 30.23                              | -                                  | 57.93                              | -                                  | 18.41                              | -                                  | -                                  | 13.41                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 35.87                              | 13.09                              | -                                  | 56.70                              | -                                  | 30.65                              | -                                  | 61.88                              | -                                  | 20.49                              | -                                  | -                                  | 20.51                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH                     | 2017                               | 28.84                              | 28.09                              | -                                  | 85.55                              | -                                  | 25.46                              | -                                  | 67.58                              | -                                  | 14.95                              | 12.14                              | 10.46                              | 14.46                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 29.67                              | 26.90                              | -                                  | 90.62                              | -                                  | 54.44                              | -                                  | 58.26                              | -                                  | 14.44                              | 10.58                              | 14.36                              | 22.46                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                      | 2017                               | 42.96                              | 36.75                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 60.49                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 35.87                              | 33.01                              | 24.21                              | 36.12                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 44.65                              | 37.55                              | 100.00                             | -                                  | 100.00                             | 50.54                              | -                                  | -                                  | 100.00                             | 30.79                              | 32.94                              | 23.59                              | 32.25                              |
| HARYANA                            | 2017                               | -                                  | 34.23                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 65.56                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
|                                    | 2018                               | -                                  | 37.43                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 66.68                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| PUNJAB                             | 2017                               | 46.70                              | 33.81                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
|                                    | 2018                               | 12.86                              | 34.38                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |                                    | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                   | 2017                               | 27.43                              | 51.21                              | -                                  | 24.30                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 95.93                              | -                                  | 80.25                              | 79.24                              |
|                                    | 2018                               | 27.57                              | 53.52                              | -                                  | 23.44                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  | 95.93                              | -                                  | 80.25                              | 79.07                              |

| -WISE SEED REPLACEMENT RATE INCREASE OF IMPORTANT CROPS  FIGURES IN PERCENTAG  STATE  YEAR  WHEAT  PADDY  MAIZE  JOWAR  BAJRA  GRAM  PEAS  LENTIL  URD  MOON  G  ARHAR  G.NUT  R/M  SOYABEA  N  SUNFLOWER  COTTON  JUT  Variety  Hybri  d  Variety  Hybrid  Variety  Hybrid  Variety  Hybrid  Variety  Hybrid  Variety  Hybri  d  JAMMU &  KASHMIR  2017  39.43  43.19  -  31.41  -  66.67  -  -  -  3.03  27.06  5.03  8.60  3.14  -  -  57.71  -  -  -  -  -  2018  35.83  42.25  -  41.18  -  69.79  -  -  -  3.94  40.38  4.58  2.35  0.42  -  -  54.96  -  -  -  -  -  ODISSA  2017  0.00  39.68  -  53.83  -  -  -  -  -  15.32  0.72  -  18.56  18.93  5.06  13.15  10.11  -  70.49  -  84.07  -  2018  14.56  40.03  -  55.74  -  -  -  -  -  16.00  6.71  -  9.04  19.19  6.14  15.15  12.42  -  76.92  -  88.24  -  WEST BENGAL  2017  54.55  38.51  -  46.00  -  -  -  -  -  35.47  -  33.19  38.00  37.50  52.00  44.00  52.88  -  -  -  -  2018  56.00  38.80  -  47.00  -  -  -  -  -  35.69  -  33.30  38.29  37.80  46.96  44.30  52.81  -  -  -  -  BIHAR  2017  30.82  40.74  -  85.51  -  -  -  -  -  9.79  -  9.17  -  -  11.55  -  31.56  -  -  -  -  -  2018  32.94  41.29  -  87.00  -  -  -  -  -  35.12  -  4.95  -  -  21.65  -  63.51  -  -  -  -  -  CHATTISGARH  2017  48.56  48.07  -  70.71  -  -  -  -  -  19.86  15.71  24.45  18.14  36.49  20.33  5.95  51.09  37.16  -  -  -  -  2018  51.43  47.76  -  80.62  -  -  -  -  -  20.87  17.33  37.01  19.44  35.14  25.70  7.80  43.04  41.79  -  -  -  -  ASSAM  2017  -  39.88  -  56.10  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  34.00  36.00  -  -  43.95  -  -  -  -  -  2018  38.59  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  45.03  -  -  -  -  -  UTTARAKHAND  2017  33.53  19.56  -  0.00  -  -  -  -  -  0.82  -  40.15  32.92  -  -  -  32.63  7.63  -  -  -  -  2018  37.25  17.13  -  0.87  -  -  -  -  -  71.14  -  41.31  22.21  -  -  -  49.25  12.70  -  -  -  -  JHARKHAND  2017  16.22  7.25  -  1.46  -  -  -  -  -  4.13  41.92  7.93  13.24  1.78  0.80  58.60  1.30  12.44  -  -  -  -  2018  16.99  8.17  -  1.74  -  -  -  -  -  9.53  4.24  36.33  10.24  0.09  34.38  1.55  3.05  -  -  -  -  TRIPURA  2017  100.00  38.79  100.0  0  100.00  -  100.00  -  -  -  -  57.14  55.00  60.54  50.05  20.75  51.68  60.00  100.00  -  -  -  -  2018  50.13  33.49  100.0  0  100.00  -  100.00  -  -  -  -  58.19  94.09  37.83  35.54  50.00  52.42  46.98  100.00  -  -  -  -  MANIPUR  2017  27.78  51.20  100.0  0  65.40  -  -  -  -  -  57.47  70.61  62.50  90.41  96.00  96.97  94.67  -  19.57  -  -  -  -  2018  27.29  51.28  100.0  0  67.42  -  -  -  -  -  60.98  70.92  68.49  95.89  94.34  -  94.67  -  22.37  -  -  -  -  MEGHALAYA  2017  37.82  -  68.28  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  22.73  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  2018  37.45  -  88.37  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  NAGALAND  2017  54.10  -  39.22  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  37.62  37.58  -  8.31  -  -  -  -  2018  10.84  -  78.20  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  43.34  11.32  -  6.68  -  -  -  -   |
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Annexure-II

| CERTIFIED/QUALITY SEEDS REPLACEMENT RATE OF MAJOR CROPS IN THE COUNTRY DURING 2017-18 AND 2018-19   | CERTIFIED/QUALITY SEEDS REPLACEMENT RATE OF MAJOR CROPS IN THE COUNTRY DURING 2017-18 AND 2018-19   | CERTIFIED/QUALITY SEEDS REPLACEMENT RATE OF MAJOR CROPS IN THE COUNTRY DURING 2017-18 AND 2018-19   |
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|                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | Figure in%                                                                                          |
| WHEAT                                                                                               | 36.49                                                                                               | 39.60                                                                                               |
| PADDY                                                                                               | 35.73                                                                                               | 33.08                                                                                               |
| MAIZE                                                                                               | 65.49                                                                                               | 68.84                                                                                               |
| JOWAR                                                                                               | 31.85                                                                                               | 27.92                                                                                               |
| BAJRA                                                                                               | 49.76                                                                                               | 58.17                                                                                               |
| RAGI                                                                                                | 67.06                                                                                               | 54.18                                                                                               |
| BARLEY                                                                                              | 31.36                                                                                               | 25.63                                                                                               |
| URD                                                                                                 | 30.03                                                                                               | 30.78                                                                                               |
| MOONG                                                                                               | 26.20                                                                                               | 28.69                                                                                               |
| ARHAR                                                                                               | 51.26                                                                                               | 51.48                                                                                               |
| PEAS                                                                                                | 34.97                                                                                               | 37.48                                                                                               |
| GRAM                                                                                                | 30.89                                                                                               | 34.75                                                                                               |
| LENTIL                                                                                              | 29.20                                                                                               | 30.70                                                                                               |
| GROUNDNUT                                                                                           | 23.53                                                                                               | 22.44                                                                                               |
| RAPE/MUSTARD                                                                                        | 54.86                                                                                               | 52.41                                                                                               |
| TIL                                                                                                 | 37.44                                                                                               | 39.54                                                                                               |
| SUNFLOWER                                                                                           | 32.23                                                                                               | 30.27                                                                                               |
| SOYABEAN                                                                                            | 39.92                                                                                               | 37.45                                                                                               |
| CASTOR                                                                                              | 95.40                                                                                               | 54.04                                                                                               |
| SAFFLOWER                                                                                           | 26.58                                                                                               | 36.74                                                                                               |

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