Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

Annual Report 2009-2010
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CHAPTER-5
SEEDS PROGRAMMES IN NORTH EASTERN STATES
Sl. Schemes/ Details of schemes/ Target for Achieved Target for
No. Programmes Programmes/ 2008-09 in 2008-09 2009-10
Activities Activities taken up
Approved
1. Establishment and The basic objective of 34,850 quintals 22,850 38,355
and Maintenance this component is to keep quintals quintals
of Seed Bank seeds ready for meeting
requirements during a
natural calamity
Annexure-5.1
2. Transport Subsidy Due to the topographical It is a 1,99,729 It is a reimbursement
on movement of and climatic conditions not reimbursement quintals programme. Therefore,
Seeds to North being conducive for programme. targets could not be
Eastern States producing seeds in the Therefore, targets pre-fixed as
including Sikkim, North Eastern States, 100 could not be transportation of
HP, J&K, Uttaranchal percent reimbursement of pre-fixed as seeds depends on
and Hill areas of transportation cost is transportation of demand, which varies
WB allowed for the movement seeds depends on year to year. 58,081
of seeds produced demand, which quintals of seeds
outside the North Eastern varies year to year were transported as
States and the actual cost, per the information
restricted to maximum of provided by the
Rs. 60/- per quintal for implementing agency
the movement of seeds in the 1st quarter
within the state capital/
district headquarters to
sale outlets/sale counters