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High Yielding Varieties
During the year 2006-07, the area under High Yielding Varieties of Wheat, Paddy, Maize and Bajra was 99.7, 76.7, 44.6 and 84.2 percent respectively, whereas during the year 2007-08 the estimated area under High Yielding Varieties of Wheat, Paddy, Maize and Bajra is 99.6, 74.4,58.2 and 87.9 percent respectively.
Consumption of Fertilizers
Fertilizer, the most important component of new technology has played a very important role in enhancing the agricultural production and ushering in green revolution in the State. Since the introduction of High Yielding Varieties in the State, the consumption of chemical fertilizers has increased steadily.

Yearwise consumption of fertilizers per hectare of gross area sown in Haryana is given in the table below:

*Provisional
The total consumption of NPK (nutrients) which was 231 thousand tonnes in 1980-81 is expected to rise to 1230 thousand tonnes in 2007-08 showing an increase of 432.47 percent.
A scheme has been implemented for the promotion of Organic Farming System in the State. A financial assistance of Rs. 500 per hectare is provided to the farmers for production and use of Vermi Compost under the scheme.

Area Under Plant Protection Measures

The area under plant protection measures was 84.15 lakh hectares in 2006-07 and 75.55 lakh hectares in 2007-08. The consumption of pesticides decreased from 4600 tonnes in 2006-07 to 4000 tonnes in 2007-08.
The Govt. is also promoting the installation of Bio-gas plants in the State. During the year 2006-07, a total number of 1068 Bio-gas plants were installed by providing the subsidy of Rs. 2700 for general category and Rs. 3500 for Schedule Caste small and marginal farmers for each Bio-gas plant. There is a target of installation of 1000 bio-gas plants in the State for the year 2007-08.

Production and Distribution of Certified Seeds Measures

The Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Limited (HSDC) was established in 1974 under the Companies Act, 1956 with the objective of organizing production and distribution of certified seeds to the farmers of State at reasonable prices. The authorised share capital of the Corporation is Rs.7.00 crore which is to be contributed by the State Govt.,Govt. of India and Grower Share Holders. The Corporation has paid up share capital of Rs. 481.93 lakh as on 30.11.2007. The State Government, National Seeds Corporation (NSC) and Share Holder Growers of the Corporation have contributed this amount as Rs. 275.87 lakh, Rs. 111.50 lakh and Rs. 94.56 lakh respectively. The Corporation is in profit and the accumulated profit comes to Rs. 464.10 lakh as on 31.3.2007.

During the year 2006-07, the Corporation has produced 10965 qtls. and 177502 qlts. Kharif and Rabi certified seeds respectively. The targets of certified seeds production have been fixed as 17785 qtls. for Kharif, 2007 crops and 239325 qtls. for Rabi, 2007-08 crops. The sale progress of certified seeds of the Corporation during the year 2006-07 was 17460 qtls. Kharif seeds and 184548 qtls. Rabi seeds and for the year 2007-08 is 27917 qtls. (tentative) Kharif seeds and 197562 qtls. (tentative) Rabi seeds. The projection of sale for the year 2008-09 are of 26820 qtls. Kahrif seeds and 243350 qtls. Rabi seeds.
To ensure timely availability of certified seeds at the door steps of the farmers, the Corporation has a successful network of sale counters, besides making the certified seeds available through the sales outlets of institutional agencies such as IFFCO, KRIBHCO, MINI-BANKS, HAFED, HLRDC and HAIC. HSDC has its distribution network of 73 regular sale counters upto tehsil and block level in the State. In addition, the Corporation also opens temporary sale counters in the State on need basis. HSDC is also arranging the sale of weedicides/ pesticides /insecticides/ fungicides and spray pumps to facilitate the farmers in getting maximum agricultural inputs from its sale outlets. The Corporation also supplies seeds outside the State to various State Seed Corporations, Departments of Agriculture and bulk seed purchasers/distributors.

The corporation has established a pollution free gas delinting technology under Intensive Cotton Development Programme-Mini Mission-II of Technology Mission on cotton in the year 2004-05 for which Govt. of India has given a subsidy at the rate of 50 percent of the cost limited to Rs.100.00 lakh for large-sized plant and Rs.40.00 lakh for medium size plant. An amount of Rs.40.00 lakh has been received through Department of Agriculture, Haryana for establishing a pollution free gas delinting at HSDC, Hisar. Further the corporation has installed Cotton Ginning plant at HSDC, Sirsa to facilitate the farmers of Sirsa and nearby region.

During the financial year 2005-06, the corporation has submitted a proposal to Govt. of India under "Seed Bank Sector Scheme" for an amount of Rs.95.75 lakh for development of infrastructure, storage of seed and development of hardware and software for computerization activities of the Corporation and Seed Bank Information System out of which Govt. of India has granted the financial aid amounting to Rs.50.00 lakh for the construction of seed stores at Pataudi and Tohana and the work is in progress.

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