Take strict motion towards spurious seeds suppliers: Chandrababu Naidu

Chief minster N Chandrababu Naidu talking at AP State Cupboard assembly at Secretariat at Velagapudi close to Vijayawada on Thursday.
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed Agriculture division officers to take strict motion towards the suppliers of spurious seeds, which trigger losses to farmers, and to carefully implement the traceability and certification system.

At a gathering with Ministers and secretaries on the State secretariat on Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Okay. Atchannaidu and Civil Provides Minister Nadendla Manohar dropped at the Chief Minister’s consideration the rising menace of faux seeds and the pressing want for stringent measures to manage the state of affairs. Responding strongly, Mr. Naidu ordered authorities to establish and take strict motion towards these promoting counterfeit seeds available in the market, together with revoking their licence and imposing heavy penalties.

The Chief Minister emphasised that the focused 20% progress charge in agriculture and allied sectors needs to be achieved via well-planned measures. The officers have to advertise high-income horticultural crops extensively and encourage farmers to domesticate superior crops grown in India and overseas, he mentioned and requested the authorities to completely regulate the PDS rice recycling course of by making certain that solely high-quality grains are equipped to farmers. 

Mr. Naidu mentioned the federal government is absolutely ready to help the livelihoods of fishermen and sheep farmers, he mentioned, instructing officers to formulate and implement related motion plans accordingly. He additionally introduced that monetary help for fishermen could be supplied in April, and directed authorities to take needed steps to implement the ‘Rythu Bharosa’ scheme for farmers.

Ex-officio Particular Chief Secretary of Agriculture Division Budithi Rajasekhar offered a report on the progress achieved in agriculture and allied sectors till January of this monetary yr and the motion plan for the remaining two months.