Seeds
What to Do?
- Always use recommended variety of seeds as per local climate and adopt recommended seed rate and other package of practices.
- Replace seeds of wheat, paddy, barley, pulses (except arhar), oilseeds (except rapeseed, mustard and sunflower) once in three years, seeds of maize, bajra, jowar, arhar, rapeseed, mustard and sunflower once in two years and hybrid/Bt seeds every year.
- Always procure certified seeds from authorized agencies and store the seeds in a cool, dry and clean place.
- Always use treated seeds for sowing and test for quality parameters like purity, germination, free from weed seed etc., before sowing.
What Can You Get?
| S.No | Type of Assistance | Assistance on Distribution of Certified Seeds | Scheme / Component | |
| GOI | GOG | |||
| 1 | (i) HYV seeds of Paddy and Wheat (ii) Hybrid Paddy seeds | Rs.2510/- per kg or 50% of the cost whichever is less Rs.2550/- per kg or 50% of the cost whichever is less | NFSM RKVY (Rice & Wheat) | -- |
| 2 | Coarse cereals (i) Hybrid seeds (ii) HYV seeds | 50/- per kg or 50% of cost whichever is less 15/- per kg or 50% of cost whichever is less | NFSM | -- |
| 3 | Pulses (arhar, moong, urad, lentil, field pea, gram, rajma and moth) | HYV seeds Rs.25 per kg or 50% of the cost whichever is less | NFSM | -- |
| 4 | Oilseeds (groundnut, sunflower, toria, safflower, mustard, rapeseed, til and castor) | 50% of the cost or Rs. 12/- per kg whichever is less for varieties/composites of oil seeds which are not older than 10 years. Hybrids: 50% of the cost with a ceiling of Rs. 25/- per kg of hybrids, which are not older than 10 years. | NMOOP | -- |
| 5 | Oil palm sprouts | 85% of the cost of planting material limited to Rs. 8000/- per ha for the entire land holding of the farmer. | NMOOP | -- |
| 6 | For all crops, distribution of foundation/ certified seeds for production of quality seeds to improve the quality of farm-saved seeds | 50% of the cost of seeds of cereals, 60% of the cost of seeds of oilseeds, pulses, fodder, green manure crops etc. required for a one-acre area per farmer. | NAMET SMSP Seed Village Programme | -- |
| 7 | Assistance for production of Foundation Seeds | Rs.1000/- per quintal for all varieties/hybrids released during the last 10 years and an additional assistance of Rs.100/- per quintal on the varieties/hybrids released in the last 5 years. 75% of subsidy amount is meant for farmers and 25% for seed producing agencies for meeting expenditure towards certification and production etc. | NMOOP | -- |
| 8 | Production of Certified Seeds | 1000/- per quintal for all varieties/hybrids released during the last 10 years and an additional assistance of Rs.100/- per quintal on the varieties/hybrids released in the last 5 years. 75% of subsidy amount is meant for farmers and 25% for seed producing agencies for meeting expenditure towards certification and production etc. | NMOOP | -- |
| 9 | Certified Seed Selling | 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.1200 (per Qt.) for hybrid variety-50% of cost or in limit of Rs.2500 (per Qt.) | NMOOP | -- |
| 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.1200 (per Qt.) for hybrid variety-50% of cost or in limit of Rs.2500 (per Qt.) | NFSM | -- |
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| for rice- 50% of cost or in limit of Rs.5000 (per Qt.) | RKVY (Rice & Wheat) | -- |
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| 10 | B. P. L. kits | In limit of Rs.2800 (As per AGR-10) | -- |
AGR – 3,4 |
| 11 | Blok demostration | 50% of cost or maximum 1.groundnut-Rs.7500, 2.soyabean-Rs.4500 3. castor-Rs.3000 4.sesamum-Rs.3000 5. mustard-Rs.3000 | NMOOP | -- |
| for 0.4 ha demonstration- in limit of Rs.4000 one demonstarations per operational holding | -- |
AGR – 3 | ||
| 12 | Storage bin for seed | 25% of the cost or Rs.1000/storagebin. 1 to 10 Quintal capacity of the storage bin. | NMOOP | -- |
| 13 | Fodder seed kit | 75 % of the cost of Fodder seeds ,mximum assistance up to Rs. 1200/acre | -- |
AGR – 59 |
| 14 | tissue culture plant in sugarcane crop | Rs.3.50 per plant | NFSM | -- |
Whom to Contact ?
District Agriculture Officer/District Seed Certification Officer/State Seed Corporation/Project Director, ATMA
Last Modified : 3/1/2020
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