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Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Hybrid Seed Mini Kits Posted On: 30 NOV 2021 7:41PM by PIB Delhi The Government has approved a p

Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare

Hybrid Seed Mini Kits

Posted On: 30 NOV 2021 7:41PM by PIB Delhi

The Government has approved a pilot project for Hybrid seed mini kits distribution of Mustard through National Seeds Corporation (NSC)during Rabi-2021-22 under National Food Security Mission-Oilseeds (NFSM-OS). Hybrid Mustard seed mini kits have been distributed to major Mustard growing States, such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.  The state of Andhra Pradesh has not been included for this pilot project since the climatic conditions in the state are not suitable for this crop.

The details of distribution of Hybrid seed mini kits of mustard is given below:

 

Sl

No.

State

Allocation

Supply

Minikit

(in Number)

Qty

(in qtls)

Minikit

 (in Number)

Qty

(in qtls)

1

Gujarat

20000

300

20000

300

2

Haryana

15000

225

15000

225

3

Madhya Pradesh

30000

350

30000

350

      4

Rajasthan

20000

260

20000

260

      5

Uttar Pradesh

35000

480

35000

480

Total

120000

1615

120000

1615

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.

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