‘94.9 tonnes of spurious seed seized, another 2,056 T withheld from sale’
The Hindu
446 persons held, 311 cases booked; PD Act invoked against 7
Apart from registering criminal cases, taking into custody under the Preventive Detention Act, the State government has also cancelled licences of a few dealers indulging in sale of spurious seed and also for changing the price tag and labels, Minister for Agriculture S. Niranjan Reddy stated here on Monday. The task force teams comprising the police and agriculture department officials against the spurious seed menace have seized about 94.9 tonnes of inferior quality and uncertified seed worth ₹6.18 crore and sale of another 2,056.1 tonnes of cotton, chilli and other seed sales were stopped due to various violations so far this season. He explained that a total of 311 criminal cases were registered against those indulging in spurious seed sale and 446 persons were arrested so far. Another three cases were registered under Section 6(A) of the Essential Commodities Act and Preventive Detention Act was invoked against seven habitual/repeat offender for indulging in spurious seed sale repeatedly.
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