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Selling fake seeds may attract Rs.30 lakh fine, Jail term under new law: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Friday provided detailed information on the proposed Seed Act, 2026, describing it as a historic and farmer-centric reform aimed at ensuring seed quality, transparency and protection of farmers’ interests.
Addressing the media, the Minister said the new law has been designed to put a complete check on the menace of spurious and substandard seeds while strengthening accountability across the seed supply chain.
Chouhan said a comprehensive traceability mechanism will be introduced under the new Act, enabling farmers to know the complete journey of the seed from production to sale.
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