The Chhattisgarh Government will distribute more than 2.25 lakh certified seeds mini-kits of ‘Dalhani–Tilhani’ (pulses-oilseeds) crops for the coming Kharif season sowing activities to the farmers in the State.
Following the decision, the Chhattisgarh State Seeds and Agriculture Development Corporation has started making preparations for storage of the seeds’ mini-kits in all the districts.
Senior officials of the Agriculture Department, in press release issued here on Sunday, claimed that free seeds of ‘Arhar’, ‘Udad’, ‘Mung’, ‘Til’ and ‘Ramtil’ crop are distributed among the farmers, every year.
In this series, the Department has prepared a comprehensive work-plan for distribution of the seeds among the farmers at district-level.
The officials concerned explained: ‘Based on the difference in the nature of soil, rainfall records and weather condition in different districts of the State, appropriate action plan is needed to increase quality and quantity of the crops".
The officials informed that as many as 1.85 lakh seeds mini-kits of ‘Dalhan’ ( pulses) crops and 40 thousand seeds mini-kits of ‘Tilhan’ ( oilseeds) crops will be distributed among the farmers.
Each mini-kit of ‘Dalhan’ crop carries four kg seeds of ‘Arhar’, ‘Udad’ and ‘Mung’ crops while the mini-kit of ‘Til’ and ‘Ramtil’ crop carries 1 kg of seeds, each.
As per the plan, as many as 1 lakh seeds mini-kit of ‘Arhar’, 50,000 seeds mini-kit of ‘Udad’ crops, 35,000 seeds mini-kit of ‘Mung’, 20,000 seeds mini-kit of ‘Til’ and 20,000 seeds mini-kit of ‘Ramtil’ crop will be distributed among the farmers, this year.