About National Seeds Corporation:
- It was established in 1963 to undertake production of foundation and certified seeds.
- It is under the administrative control of the Department of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare.
- It is a Schedule ‘B’ – Mini Ratna Category-I Company, fully owned by the Government of India.
- Functions of National Seeds Corporation
- It has been playing a pivotal role in producing and supplying quality seeds to farmers across the country.
- It plays a key role in the implementation of various schemes of the Govt. of India like “National Mission on Oil Seed and Oil Palm (NMOOP)”, “National Food Security Mission (NFSM)” and “Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
- It provides technical support to the seed producing agencies including State Seed Corporations by imparting training of personnel engaged in the production of seeds in those organizations.
- It is the nodal agency for the implementation of the Central Sector Scheme to create infrastructure facilities for establishment of processing plants and storage godowns in different states in the private sectors.
- The SAARC seed bank maintained by NSC with the grant in aid of the Govt. of India holds a larger quantity of seeds of different crops & varieties.
