AS-SPP

The scheme aims to enhance the production and economic status of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe small and marginal farmers. It provides Foundation or Certified Grade I seeds for high-yielding food grain crops with a 75% subsidy to registered farmers operating near Government agricultural farms.

The “Annapurna Scheme” was launched by the Department of Farmers Welfare and Agricultural Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The “Seed Production Programme” component of the scheme aims to improve the economic condition of small and marginal farmers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by providing economic assistance for improved seeds, thereby increasing productivity and production. The scheme provides Foundation or Certified Grade I seeds of improved, high-yielding food grain crops to selected farmers for seed production up to a limit of 1 hectare, along with a 75% subsidy on the actual cost of the seed.

• The applicant must belong to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.

• The applicant must be a small or marginal farmer.
• The applicant must be willing to participate in the “Seed Production Programme”.
• The applicant must operate within the 10-kilometer periphery of the selected Government agricultural farms.
• The applicant must conduct the program on a minimum area of 0.2 hectares (1/2 acre).
• The applicant must be eligible for a maximum grant up to 1 hectare.
• The applicant must mandatorily register with the Seed Certification Agency.
• The plan includes the food grain crops Paddy (Dhan), Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Kodo, Kutki, Ragi (for Kharif), and Wheat (Gehu), Barley (Jau) (for Rabi).

**Preference should be given to the names listed first in the approved list.*

**The waiting list will remain valid only until the crop season.*

Implementation Area

The Seed Production Programme will be implemented within the 10-kilometer periphery of the following Government agricultural farms:

_Gohad (Bhind), Mahuakheda (Gwalior), Indergarh (Datia), Gazaura (Shivpuri), Rannod (Shivpuri), Gariyaband (Raipur), Khairibilari (Raipur), Mohgaon (Durg), Surgi (Rajnandgaon), Bhavarmara (Rajnandgaon), Amethi (Raigarh), Ragja (Janjgir), Lakhanpur (Korba), Gehwara (Satna), Samda (Sidhi), Jabera (Damoh), Naogaon (Chhatarpur), Ajaygarh (Panna), Bhomakhatiya (Seoni), Kinhi (Balaghat), Delakhedi (Chhindwara), Narsinghpur (Narsinghpur), Pirprod (Katni), Manpur (Umariya), Bhikangaon (Khargone), Chandrakeshar (Dewas), Girwar (Shajapur), Panched (Ratlam), Patan (Mandsaur), Phanda (Bhopal), Rehthi (Sehore), Silwani (Raisen), Gundgaon (Betul), Sarangpur (Rajgarh), Keralapal (Jagdalpur), Kanker (Kanker), Pankhajor (Kanker), Chalta (Sitapur Surguja), Lohari (Koriya), Ori (Mandla), Biridodogari (Mandla), Birhuliya (Shahdol), Nogaon (Dhar), Jobat (Jhabua), Alirajpur (Jhabua), Garhi (Balaghat)._

• Provision of Foundation or Certified Grade I seeds of improved varieties of high-yielding food grain crops for seed production.
• Eligibility for a 75% subsidy on the actual cost of the Foundation or Certified seed up to a maximum area of 1 hectare.
• Payment for registration (application fee, registration fee, inspection fee, and sample fee) with the Seed Certification Agency will be covered from the scheme budget.
• Technical training and necessary information will be provided by the Rural Agricultural Extension Officer, Senior Agricultural Development Officer, and Subject Matter Specialist (Sub-Divisional level).
• Guaranteed procurement of the produced seed by the Seed Production Committee or Farm Superintendent at government-fixed rates.
• Expenditure related to the grading, processing, stocking, and packing of raw seeds produced on Government agricultural farms can be carried out by the Deputy Director of Agriculture from the scheme budget.

Conditions

• _The farmer must utilize the seed provided for a maximum area of 1 hectare and a minimum area of 0.2 hectares (1/2 acre)._
• _The farmer must adopt the complete package of agricultural practices for higher production._
• _The farmer must ensure the removal of undesirable plants to maintain seed purity._
• _The farmer must sign an agreement with the department through the Seed Production Committee or Farm Superintendent regarding seed production, procurement, and payment according to the policy._
• _The farmer must pay the remaining 25% of the seed cost in cash or by providing their own seed._
• _If the farmer provides their own seed, the price of that seed will be determined based on the support price._
• _The produced Certified Seed must be made available to other Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe farmers under the scheme in the subsequent year._
• _The expenditure incurred on processing, grading, stocking, and packing will be deducted from the fixed price of the supplied seed, and the remaining amount must be deposited into the government treasury._