(a) Whether the Government provides grants on the seeds of less
than ten years old only in Macro Management and ISOPOM schemes;
(b) If so, whether the Governments is aware that in case of oilseeds and
pulses there are no new developed seeds within ten years limit;
(c) Whether the Government propose to remove this time limit; and
(d) If so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a) : Under the Macro Management Scheme, grant is available on the seeds
of less than ten years old only. However, there is a provision of relaxing the
time limit of 10 years in special cases. In the Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds,
Pulses, Oil Palm & Maize (ISOPOM), no time limit ¦is fixed for the production
and distribution of seeds. However, under the minikit programme of ISOPOM,
which is meant to popularize newly released varieties of seeds, a time limit often
years has been fixed.
(b) : During the last ten years, a number of varieties/hybrids of oilseeds and pulses
have been released.
(c) : No, Sir.
(d) : Question does not arise.