Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Illegal Sale of Spurious Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1586

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## ILLEGAL SALE OF SPURIOUS SEEDS

## 1586.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware of illegal sale of spurious seeds in various States across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  quintals/tonnes  of  spurious  seed  and  their  worth  seized  in  the country, State-wise and - commodity-wise from 2015- 2022;
- (c)  the details of the companies booked and persons arrested for selling spurious and poor quality seeds in the country, State-wise and company-wise from 20152022;
- (d)  the details of the losses suffered by farmers for sowing poor quality seeds or spurious seeds, State-wise from the year 2018 to 2022; and
- (e)  whether the Government has identified the network of illegal mafia involved in the production and transport of poor quality or spurious seeds over the years and if so, the details of the States where this is happening ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (e)    States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra  and Telangana have reported sale of spurious seeds. The State wise details of quantity of spurious seeds seized, their worth, companies booked and persons arrested during the year 2015-2022 is enclosed at Table-1 and Table-2 respectively.

The losses suffered by the farmers for sowing poor quality seeds or spurious seeds is only reported by Andhra Pradesh to the tune of Rs. 2.08 lakhs from the year 2018-2022.

No State has reported network of illegal mafia involved in the production and transport of spurious seeds.

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1586 due for answer on 26.07.2022 regarding 'Illegal Sale of Spurious Seeds"

## Details of State wise quintals/ tonnes of spurious seeds, seized and their worth from 2015-2022

Table:- 1

| S. No.   | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Pradesh   | Gujarat    | Gujarat   | Gujarat   | Telangana   | Telangana   | Telangana   | Karnataka   | Karnataka   | Karnataka   | Maharashtra   | Maharashtra   | Maharashtra   |
|----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|          | Commodity        | Quantity         | Worth            | Commodity  | Quantity  | Worth     | Commodity   | Quantity    | Worth       | Commodity   | Quantity    | Worth       | Commodity     | Quantity      | Worth         |
| 1.       | Cotton           | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           | 100.88     | 146.63    |           | Cotton      | 117258      | 8430        | Bt Cotton   | 407.90      | 285.51      | Cotton        | 267.70        | 668.33        |
| 1.       | Maize            | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           | Ground nut | 128.60    | 3.65      | Paddy       | 117258      | 8430        | Paddy       | 194         | 10.13       | Paddy         | 5.30          | 1.47          |
| 1.       | Chilly           | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           | Soybean    | 24.60     | 0.74      | Chilly      | 117258      | 8430        | Maize       | 9379.50     | 1205.85     | Cereal        | 44.44         | 24.59         |
| 1.       | Vegetables       | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           |            |           |           | Vegetables  | 117258      | 8430        | Redgram     | 4           | 1.4         | Ground nut    | 0.28          | 0.43          |
|          | Green Gram       | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           |            |           |           | Other crops | 117258      | 8430        | Hy. Jawar   | 56.4        | 21.09       | Vegetable     | 8.74          | 21.28         |
|          | Paddy            | 21724.68 3953.27 | Cotton           |            |           |           |             |             |             | Sunflower   | 303.40      | 321.08      | Onion         | 13.03         | 20.21         |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Cowpea      | 0.62        | 0.09        | Soybean       | 6757.89       | 444.09        |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Horsegram   | 0.1         | 0.01        |               |               |               |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Field Bean  | 0.1         | 0.01        |               |               |               |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Sunhemp     | 0.2         | 0.01        |               |               |               |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Groundnut   | 0.1         | 0.01        |               |               |               |
|          |                  |                  |                  |            |           |           |             |             |             | Blackgram   | 0.04        | 0.01        |               |               |               |

## Details of state wise companies booked and persons arrested for poor quality and spurious of seeds

Table:- 2

| S. No.   | Andhra Pradesh        | Andhra Pradesh          | Gujarat               | Gujarat                 | Telangana             | Telangana               | Karnataka             | Karnataka               | Maharashtra           | Maharashtra             |
|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.       | No. of Company booked | No. of persons arrested | No. of Company booked | No. of persons arrested | No. of Company booked | No. of persons arrested | No. of Company booked | No. of persons arrested | No. of Company booked | No. of persons arrested |
|          | 8                     | 17                      | 9                     | 38                      | 0                     | 978                     | 45                    | 0                       | 41                    | 223                     |

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