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Salient
features
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1.
To establish the NSTC to impart training to the officials
working in various discipline of seed industry. The proposed
Seed Testing Laboratory would also act as Central Seed Testing
Laboratory (CSTL) as required under Seeds Act,1996.
2.
Strengthening of 25 Seed Development Organisations
including State Seed Testing Laboratories (SSTLs) and State Seed
Certification Agencies (SSCAs)
3.
To provide secretariat support to Central Seed Committee
(CSC) and Central Seed Certification Board (CSCB), statutory
bodies established under Seeds Act 1966.
4.
To provide financial assistance to CSTL.
5.
To provide financial assistance to NSC/State Seeds
Corporation for conducting training.
6.
To provide financial assistance to strengthen the Seed
Division of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry
of Agriculture.
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Implementation
Status
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Assistant
of Rs.15 lakhs each has been provided for strengthening SSTLs
one each in the state of J&K, Gujarat, Manipur, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, U.P., Punjab,Tripura, Goa, Himachal Pradesh,
Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry , Kerala , Sikkim , West Bengal ,Uttranchal
, Orissa , MP ,Bhir , Maharastra, Nagaland ,NSC, Haryana ,
Rajasthan , Assam and Mizoram. An amount of Rs. 150 Lakhs
has been earmarked for the year 2004-2005
Assistence
of Rs. 20 lakhs has been provided to CSTL at IARI , Pusa , New
Delhi.
Assistance
@ Rs. 50,000/- each amounting to Rs. 39 lakhs has been granted
to various state seeds corporations/ State Seed Certification
Agencies for imparting training in seed certification, seed
testing seed law enforcement and integrated seed development
programme. An amount of Rs. 5 lakh has been earmarked for the
year 2004-2005 for the purpose. The work relating to
construction of NSRTC at Varanasi is under progress and likely to
be completed by the end of year 2004.
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