Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Sale of Sub-Standard Paddy Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1320

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## SALE OF SUB-STANDARD PADDY SEEDS

1320.    DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  report  regarding  sale  of  sub-standard paddy seeds from the year 2014 to February, 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the variety of sub-standard paddy seeds sold in Madhya Pradesh along with details of the company and seller, district-wise;
- (d) whether the  Government has taken any action against  such companies and sellers and the seed testing institution;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which action will be taken;
- (f) whether  the  loss  incurred  by  the  farmers  due  to  sub-standard  seeds  has  been compensated; and
- (g) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any steps in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & ( b): Yes Sir, the information as received from various states is at Annexure.
- (c): No such report has been received from the State of Madhya Pradesh.
- (d) to (g): Concerned  State  Department  of  Agriculture  have  taken  action  as  per  the existing provisions under the Seeds Act, 1966, Seeds Rules, 1968 & Seeds (Control) Order, 1983.

Annexure

|   S. No. | Name of states   | No. of Sub-standard samples of Paddy Seeds during 2014-2020   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 455                                                           |
|        2 | Assam            | 1                                                             |
|        3 | Bihar            | Nil                                                           |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh     | Nil                                                           |
|        5 | Goa              | Nil                                                           |
|        6 | Gujarat          | 29                                                            |
|        7 | Haryana          | Nil                                                           |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh | Nil                                                           |
|        9 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Nil                                                           |
|       10 | Karnataka        | 4                                                             |
|       11 | Kerala           | Nil                                                           |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh   | Nil                                                           |
|       13 | Maharashtra      | 324                                                           |
|       14 | Manipur          | Nil                                                           |
|       15 | Meghalaya        | Nil                                                           |
|       16 | Puducherry       | Nil                                                           |
|       17 | Punjab           | Nil                                                           |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh    | 2                                                             |
|       19 | Uttarakhand      | Nil                                                           |
|       20 | Rajasthan        | 4                                                             |
|       21 | Tamil Nadu       | Nil                                                           |
|       22 | Telangana        | 150                                                           |

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