Raipur, 29 November 2021
As per the instructions of Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Shri Ravindra Choubey, the Agriculture Department has started a campaign to check the quality of seeds, fertilizers and plant protection drugs being supplied to the farmers in Rabi season in all the districts. The district level officers of the Agriculture Department are continuously taking samples of seeds, fertilizers and medicines in their respective areas, which are being tested in the quality control laboratory. In Rabi season 2021, as on 29th November, 19 samples of seeds and 8 samples of chemical fertilizers have been found to be non-standard, with immediate effect banning the sale of lots, as well as issuing notices to the firms concerned by the Agriculture Department. has gone.
According to the information received from the Agriculture Department, so far 445 samples of seeds have been sent to the laboratory for testing in Rabi season 2021, out of 309 samples received so far, 19 samples have been found to be non-standard, 136 samples have been reported now. remains to be. Similarly, 242 samples have been taken from various institutions by the fertilizer inspectors of the Agriculture Department to check the quality of chemical fertilizers. Out of which 214 samples have been tested. Out of which 206 samples have been found to be of standard level and 8 non-standard. Test reports of 25 samples are yet to be received. With the department banning the sale of lots of non-standard seeds and fertilizers, show cause notices have been issued to the institutions concerned.
