DAMODARAM SANJIVAYYA NATIONAL

LAW UNIVERSITY
VISAKHAPATNAM, A.P., INDIA

ROLE OF NATIONAL MISSION ON SEEDS AND PLANTING MATERIAL IN ADVANCEMENT OF INDIAN ECONOMY

ECONOMICS-II

Mr. ABHISHEK SINHA

ASHIRBAD SAHOO
2019082
3rd SEM

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I genuinely want to advance my sincere gratefulness to our regarded, Mr Abhishek Sinha for giving me a golden chance to take up this research
project that is- “role of national mission on seeds and planting material in advancement of Indian economy ”. I have attempted my best to gather
data about the task in different potential manners to portray clear picture about the given project.

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OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY-
The objective of the study is to discuss the role of the national mission of seeds and planting material and their impact on Indian economy.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY-

The scope of the research is restricted to national mission on seeds and planting material and their impact on Indian economy. Various aspects of
it will be highlighted. The impact of seeds and planting material and their impact will be studied.

RESEARCH QUESTION-
1) What is the role of national mission of seeds and planting material on the Indian economy?
2) How can it be improved to yield better yield and advance Indian economy better?

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY-
The researcher has adopted doctrinal method of research. The research is based on secondary sources such as articles, newspaper, books, web
sources.

TYPE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY-

The researcher has used analytical, explanatory and historical method of study for the following research.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This paper will highlight role of national mission on seeds and planting material in advancement of Indian economy. The paper will also
highlight national mission on agricultural extension and technology.

LITERATURE REVIEW
The researcher has taken help of various books, articles and various websites. All the sources used by the researcher are primary sources.

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Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY-........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3

SCOPE OF THE STUDY-.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

RESEARCH QUESTION-.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY-..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

NATIONAL MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY (NMAET)...................................................................................................................5

SMSP......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

SMAM:...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

SMPP:........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

LINKAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT SUB-MISSIONS......................................................................................................................................................................6

MISSION IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURES............................................................................................................................................................................... 6

MISSION TARGETS Increasing production of certified/ quality seed Upgrading the quality of farm saved seeds with specific objective to cover 10%..........6

SUB-MISSION ON SEED AND PLANTING MATERIAL..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Impact on Indian economy........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Conclusion..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Bibliography.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9

NATIONAL MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND TECHNOLOGY (NMAET)

Agribusiness and associated area represent 14% of the nation's GDP, 13% of generally speaking sends out and gives work to over half of the
work power in the nation. Being both a wellspring of business and food security for a lion's share of the populace, its exhibition accepts
incredible importance for neediness decrease and sexual orientation correspondence. To accomplish this unbiased, different plans and projects
have been dispatched by the public authority with accentuation on improving homestead efficiency, upgrading rural examination, training and
augmentation empowering advancement, mixture of fitting advances and improving the states of cultivating network on practical premise. The

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creation of food grains during 2012-13 was at 255.36 million tons, containing of 128.20 million tons during Kharif season and 127.16 million
tons during the Rabi season. Of the complete food grains creation, creation of grains was 236.92 million tons also, beats 18.45 million tons. A
Central Sector Scheme 'Advancement and Strengthening of Infrastructure Facilities for Production and Distribution of Quality Seeds' is being
actualized on all India premise from the year 2005-06 targeting guaranteeing creation and augmentation of high yielding ensured/quality seeds,
all things considered, and making them accessible to the ranchers. Despite the fact that the existing plan has contributed in multiplying the
accessibility of value seeds in the nation during the most recent 5 years, a need has been felt to redesign and extend the current plan into a
Mission mode to incorporate new/arising innovations underway of quality/guaranteed seeds, improve seed testing research facilities, uphold seed
creating offices in embracing new seed creating advances and so on It will improve the accessibility of value seeds to the ranchers and at a
sensible cost in a period bound way. Likewise, during the XII Plan, a Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) under National
Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) will be actualized. SMSP will cover the whole range of seed creation chain, from
creation of core seed to supply of ensured seeds to the ranchers, to offer help for formation of framework favourable for improvement of the seed
area, backing to the public seed delivering associations for improving their ability and nature of seed creation, make committed seed bank to
meet unanticipated conditions of regular cataclysms, and so forth The other Focal Sector Scheme actualized by Seed Division, viz.,
Implementation of PVP Enactment has additionally been subsumed under the SMSP. The aim of the Mission is to restructure & strengthen
agricultural extension to enable delivery of appropriate technology and improved agronomic practices to the farmers. This is envisaged to be
achieved by a judicious mix of extensive physical outreach & interactive methods of information dissemination, use of ICT, popularisation of
modern and appropriate technologies, capacity building and institution strengthening to promote mechanisation, availability of quality seeds,
plant protection etc. and encourage the aggregation of farmers into Interest Groups (FIGs) to form Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
SMAE: Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension will focus on mindfulness creation and upgraded utilization of fitting advancements in
agriculture and united areas. Gains made in the past will be consolidated and reinforced through increased penetration of extension functionaries.
Personnel trained under Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers Scheme (ACABC) and Diploma in Agriculture Extension Services for Input
Dealers (DAESI) will likewise give extension services to the farmers. Utilization of interactive and innovative techniques for information
dissemination like pico projectors, minimal effort films, handheld gadgets, versatile based services, Kisan Call Centers (KCCs) and so forth will
be utilized and convergence brought among extension efforts under various projects and schemes at town level through the institution of ATMA
(Agriculture Innovation Management Agency) and Block Technology Groups (BTTs).1

SMSP: Adoption of value seeds is the savviest implies for increasing agricultural production and productivity. The interventions included in the
Sub-Mission will cover the whole extent of seed chain from core seed to supply to farmers for sowing and likewise to the major partners in the
seed chain and likewise accommodate uphold for infrastructure to establish an enabling environment for advancement of the Sector. SMSP
likewise conceives strengthening of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers‟ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) in request to set up an viable
framework for protection of plant assortments, privileges of farmers and plant reproducers and to support advancement of new assortments of
plants. 2

SMAM: There is a strong co-relation between farm power accessibility and agricultural productivity. Therefore, SubMission on Agricultural
Mechanization will focus on farm mechanization. The Sub-Mission will mainly oblige the necessities of the little and marginal farmers through
institutional game plans, for example, custom hiring, mechanization of chosen towns, subsidy for obtainment of machines and types of gear, and
so forth

SMPP: Sub-Mission on Plant Protection included in NMAET imagines increase in agricultural production by keeping the crop infection free
using logical and environment well-disposed methods through promotion of Integrated Pest The executives. Strengthening and Modernization of
Pest The executives Approach focuses on this fundamental part of Plant Protection and likewise covers administrative prerequisites of pesticides.
The component on Strengthening and Modernization of Plant Quarantine offices in India is administrative in nature with the point of preventing
introduction and spread of colourful bugs that are destructive to crops by regulating/restricting import of plant/plant products. Monitoring
pesticide deposits in food wares and environmental examples is moreover included in this Sub-Mission. The component on National Institute of
Plant Health Management (NIPHM) will advance environmentally sustainable Plant Health Management rehearses in different and changing
ago-climatic conditions, pesticide the board, and Bio-security through limit building programs. Farmers‟ aptitude trainings and field extension as
contained in each of the 4 Sub Missions of NMAET (Viz. SMSP, SMAE, SMAM and SMPP) will be converged with comparative farmer-
related exercises going on through ATMA. Fivetiered methods of extension did in transmission or interactive electronic modes will likewise cut
across extension exercises in all the four Sub Missions. Commonly synergetic linkages will be set up among different exercises instead of
singularly mandating that all such farmer-driven exercises will be helped out through ATMA.3

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LINKAGES BETWEEN DIFFERENT SUB-MISSIONS
Farmers' aptitude trainings and field extension as contained in each of the 4 Sub Missions of NMAET (Viz. SMSP, SMAE, SMAM and SMPP)
will be converged with comparable farmer-related exercises going on through ATMA. Five-layered methods of extension completed in
broadcast or interactive electronic modes will likewise cut across extension exercises in all the four Sub Missions. Commonly synergetic
linkages will be set up among different exercises instead of singularly mandating that all such farmer-driven exercises will be helped out through
ATMA. Process Flow for Action Plans encompassing limit building programs included in all the four Sub-Missions: Strategic Examination and
Extension Plan (SREP) is a thorough archive arranged at the region level identifying research/extension needs for region, keeping in mind agro-
environmental conditions and existing holes in innovation generation and dissemination in all agriculture and unified area zones/exercises
including in the territory of Seeds, Mechanization, Plant Protection. The holes in all farmer driven trainings and field extension in regard of other
Sub-Missions of NMAET would likewise be included in the SREP. SREPs will be arranged in coordination with the line offices, Krishi Vigyan
Kendras (KVKs), Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Private Sector, farmers and other partners at the region level. Assets reserved for such
exercises under various Sub-Missions of NMAET, Missions and Schemes/Programs will be used through ATMA. Additionally, ATMA reserves
additionally will be appropriately used to cover training and field extension targets/ exercises of other Sub-Missions, Missions and
Schemes/Programs. Labor under ATMA will be viably used for extension related exercises under different Sub-Missions. Some other field
exercises (for example Bug Scouts) can likewise be performed by extension under specialists under ATMA. State Extension Work Plan (SEWP)
will contain proposition on farmer driven exercises cutting across every Sub-Mission. Such convergence showed up at through SREP/SEWP will
keep away from duplication and guarantee more extensive inclusion in wording effort to farmers and array of exercises. Such convergence at the
grassroots level will likewise give right focus on nature of exercises to be covered under various extension exercises. Five Tiered Modes of
Mindfulness Campaign (TV, Newspapers, Booklets, KCC, Internet, SMS) will likewise be utilized for disseminating information or providing
services under all schemes and programs pertaining to agriculture and partnered areas (including different SubMissions of NMAET. Specialized,
lawful, administrative and administrative functions and different components (not identified with farmer driven extension) will continue to be
released independently under the separate Sub-Missions.4

MISSION IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURES

The proposed Seed Scheme will be executed in a Mission Mode. The Mission structure at GOI level will contain a General Council under the
Chairpersonship of Agriculture Minister, Executive Committee for Seeds (ECS) under the Chairpersonship of the Secretary (DAC) and a Sub-
Mission Monitoring Committee (SMMC) with Joint Secretary (Seeds) as the Director (SMSP). At the State level, the State Level Seed Mission
Executive Committee will be constituted under the Chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC)/Principal Secretary
(Agriculture) or Secretary (Agriculture) of the concerned State with the delegates from other concerned Departments and partners. Suitable
structures will be made at the area level according to require. Undertaking Management Teams will be constituted at the National Level and
State Level. The State Government will need to assign a reasonable Nodal office for implementation and coordination among various
Offices/offices. Notwithstanding, focal offices like NSC, SFCI, ICAR institutes, and so forth will be subsidized straightforwardly by the
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture or through the Central Agency as chosen by ECS.5

MISSION TARGETS
Increasing production of certified/ quality seed Upgrading the quality of farm saved seeds with specific objective to cover 10%
villages and produce 100 lakh quintals of seed each year through farmers participator seed production.

• Encouraging seed treatment particularly for farm saved seed.

• Strengthening the seed multiplication chain through assistance to public and private sector.

• Popularizing new varieties to encourage varietal replacement.

• Promoting new technologies and methodologies in seed production, processing, testing etc.

• Strengthening and modernizing infrastructure for seed production, storage, certification and quality control particularly to ensure compliance
with the provisions of the Seeds Bill 2004/ISTA standards, OECD certification.

• Facilitating movement of seed from India in international trade and increase its share to 10% by 2020 as envisaged in the new policy on seed
development.

• Assisting and supporting public and private seed producing organizations in seed sector and encourage partnerships.

• Ensuring availability of seed in contingent situations.

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• Facilitating dissemination of seed related information through information, education and communication.

• To provide an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers as well as plant breeders and to encourage the
development of new varieties of plants, through PPV&FRA.

SUB-MISSION ON SEED AND PLANTING MATERIAL

Seed Division was implementing a Central Sector Scheme ‘Development and Strengthening of Infrastructure Facilities for Production and
Distribution of Quality Seeds’ from the year 2005-06 aiming to ensure production and multiplication of high yielding certified/quality seeds of
all crops and making them available to the farmers. Although the existing scheme has contributed in doubling the availability of quality seeds in
the country during the next 5 years, a need has been felt to upgrade and expand the existing scheme into a Mission mode in order to include
new/emerging technologies in production of quality/certified seeds, improve seed testing laboratories, support seed producing agencies in
adopting new seed producing technologies etc.6

Accordingly, during the XII Plan, a Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) under National Mission on Agricultural Extension and
Technology (NMAET) subsuming the above scheme and another Central Sector Scheme ‘Implementation of PVP Legislation’. SMSP has been
implemented w.e.f. 01.04.2014 with following salient objectives: -

• Increasing production of certified/ quality seed

• Increasing SRR more particularly to achieve higher SRR in crops like paddy, gram, groundnut, cotton etc. as recommended by
Consultative Group of the Ministry of Agriculture 7

• Upgrading the quality of farm saved seeds with specific objective to cover 10% villages and produce 100 lakh quintals of seed each year
through farmers participatory seed production.

• Strengthening the seed multiplication chain through assistance to public and private sector.

• Promoting new technologies and methodologies in seed production, processing, testing etc.

• Strengthening and modernizing infrastructure for seed production, storage, certification and quality control particularly to ensure
compliance with the provisions of the Seeds Bill 2004/ISTA standards, OECD certification.

• Facilitating movement of seed from India in international trade and increase its share to 10% by 2020 as envisaged in the new policy on
seed development.

• Ensuring availability of seed in contingent situations.

• Facilitating dissemination of seed related information through information, education and communication.

• To provide an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of farmers as well as plant breeders and to encourage the
development of new varieties of plants, through PPVFRA.: Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has approved the NMAET on 19.07.2013
and approval of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) was obtained on 04.02.2014. The SMSP has been operationalized w.e.f. 2014-
2015 (01.04.2014). This scheme essentially aims to ensure production and multiplication of high yielding certified/quality seeds of all crops, in
order to make sufficient quantities of seeds available to farmers in time at affordable price, including those in remote areas, not easily accessible
by rail/road. This scheme is continued in 12th Plan and also for 2017-18 to consolidate and empower efforts being made to increase production
of quality seeds and to further raise seed replacement rate to 33% for self-pollinated, 50% for cross pollinated and to 100% for hybrid seeds.
Under this scheme, special thrust has been given to Seed Village Programme, creation/strengthening of seed infrastructure facilities in public and
private sector, quality control of seeds, providing transport subsidy for movement of seeds in NE States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and
hilly areas of West Bengal, use of biotechnology in agriculture, establishment/maintenance of seed bank, SAARC Seed Bank etc. The scheme is
closely monitored through the Zonal Seed Review Meetings held twice in a year prior to each sowing season i.e. Kharif and Rabi. Besides, when
required on-field monitoring, is also done. Evaluation/Impact Assessment/ Study of the Central Sponsored Scheme Sub-Mission on Seeds and
Planting Material under National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) has awarded to Department of Management
Studies, IIT, Delhi to complete the study in 12 weeks. EFC Note for continuation of SMSP under NMAET as a part of Krishonnati yojana
beyond 12th plan for a period of 3 years 2017-18 to 2019-20 has been prepared and sent to PC Division for preparing a consolidated EFC Note
for kind approval of Department of Expenditure/ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. Observations/ Queries of IFD, DAC&FW are being
replied.8
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Impact on Indian economy
Agriculture is the main area of Indian Economy. Indian agriculture area represents 18 percent of India's gross domestic product (GDP) and gives
work to half of the nation’s labor force. India is the world's biggest maker of heartbeats, rice, wheat, flavors and zest products. India has
numerous zones to decide for business for example, dairy, meat, poultry, fisheries and food grains and so forth India has arisen as the second
biggest maker of leafy foods in the world. As indicated by the information gave by Department of Financial matters and Statics (DES) the
production of food grains for the year 2013-2014 is 264 million tons which is expanded when contrasted with (2012-2013) 257million tons. This
is a decent indication for the Indian economy from the agriculture area. India stays among principle three to the extent production of various
horticultural things like paddy, wheat, beats, groundnut, rapeseeds, regular products, vegetables, sugarcane, tea, jute, cotton, tobacco leaves, etc.
Then again, on promoting front, Indian agribusiness is up 'til now going up against the issues, for instance, low degree of business area
compromise and coordination, accessibility of reliable and advantageous data required by ranchers on various issues in cultivating The plan
outlay for agriculture sector has been witnessing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 24% since the beginning of X plan period.
This has helped catalysing a sustained level of growth (CAGR-1.4%) of food grain production during the same period. However, food grain
production needs to grow at 1.8% (CAGR) during XII plan period to match the estimated demand growth. It is, therefore, imperative that
continual enhancement of plan outlay would be a prerequisite for further accelerating the growth momentum. The proposed adaptation and
mitigation strategies would require an additional budgetary support of Rs. 1,08,000 crores at current prices up to the end of XII plan . A major
portion (60%) would be utilized to adopt technology solutions for mitigating risks related to climate change. Infrastructure development and
R&D together will be allocated 35% of the total resources, whereas about 5% of allocation will be deployed for capacity building.9

Conclusion
Most of the Indians are directly or indirectly depending on the agriculture. Some are directly attached with the farming and some other people
are involved in doing business with these goods. India has the capacity to produce the food grains which can make vast difference in Indian
Economy. To achieve targeted mark by the government it needs to provide support in case of land, bank loans and other machineries to the small
farmers along with the big farmers with this we can expect some improvement in Indian economy.

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