Supply of Fake/Substandard Quality Seeds

The State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have informed of some complaints regarding supply of fake and sub-standard quality seeds at a few places. The State Governments have further reported that they have taken appropriate action in these cases under the existing laws. The action taken includes suspension of the seed dealer license of the concerned firms, banning of the sale of seeds and imposition of penalties including levy of compensation, refund of cost of seeds etc. However, it is difficult to assess the impact of such sporadic cases on agriculture production in the country.