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Brief Profile
Introduction
The seed industry project was launched in 1973, with the assistance
of FAO and IBRD and later on legal coverage was provided with the
promulgation of Seed Act, 1976. The Seed Act, 1976 is the source
of rules and regulations concern with variety registration, release,
seed certification, quality control, marketing import and export
of seed. This legislation has provided primarily, the very foundation
of seed industry and requisite infrastructure like National Seed
Council, Provincial Seed Councils, National Seed Registration Department
and Federal Seed Certification Department. Both the National Seed
Registration and Federal Seed Certification Departments were merged
together in 1997 for austerity measures. The Act and requisite infrastructure
were basically designed for prominent accommodation of public seed
sector. Realizing the prevailing global scenario and free market
economy, Government of Pakistan has adopted a liberal policy and
declared seed business as an industry during 1994. Consequently
private sector was inducted and has started functioning to substantiate
the efforts of public seed sector.
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Institutional Provisions and
Salient Features of Seed Act, 1976
Seed Act provides mechanism for controlling and regulating the quality
of seeds of various crop varieties. Its salient features include:-
- National Seed Council with well defined
functions including seed policy, regulations, import, seed movement,
seed standards and investment issues.
- Federal Seed Certification and Registration
agency alongwith seed registration, certification and regulatory
function for quality control.
- Provincial seed councils functioning under
the delegated powers of federal government i.e. advise on seed
standards, recommend changes in seed laws, development of seed
production farms etc.
National Seed Council (NSC)
National Seed Council is the supreme body concerns with
all pursuits of seed both in public and private sectors. The Federal
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock is Chairman of the
Council. It is represented by provincial secretaries, MDs of public
sector seed and representatives of private seed sector.
Legislation Under Seed Act, 1976
- Seed (Truth-in-Labelling) Rules,
1991.
- Seed (Registration) Rules, 1987.
- Pakistan Fruit Certification Rules,
1988.
Infrastructure and Manpower
The FSC&RD is working as an attached department
of Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and performs seed
regulatory functions through 17 seed testing laboratories and field
offices located in various agro-ecological zones of the country.
Directorate General Offices and Central Seed Testing Laboratories
are located at Islamabad.
List of Field Offices/ Laboratories
of the FSC&RD
S.No. |
Punjab |
Sindh |
NWFP |
Baluchistan |
| 1. |
Lahore* |
Hyderabad* |
Peshawar* |
Quetta |
| 2. |
Faisalabad |
Sukkur |
D.I. Khan |
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| 3. |
Sargodha |
Sakrand |
Mingora |
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| 4. |
Sahiwal |
Karachi |
Gilgit |
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| 5. |
Khanewal |
*FSC&RD,
Regional Headquarters.
**FSC&RD, Headquarters, Islamabad. |
| 6. |
Multan |
| 7. |
R.Y. Khan |
Sanctioned Strength - FSC&RD
| S.No. |
Name of post |
Sanctioned |
Filled in |
Vacant |
| 1. |
Officers |
84 |
66 |
18 |
| 2. |
Supporting staff |
230 |
214 |
16 |
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Total |
314 |
280 |
34 |
In professional staff, 5 are Ph.D. 72 M.Sc
and B.Sc. degree holders. The organ gram of the department is annexed
as “A”. The position of vacant posts is given in annexure
“B”.
Budget Position
The position of budget for the year 1998-99 and 2002-2003
is given below:
Budget Postion
Year |
Establishment Rs.
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Operation Rs. |
Total budget Rs. |
Expenditure |
1998-1999 |
1,98,80,514 (85.62%) |
3,33,000 (14.38%) |
2,32,19,514 |
2,06,38,508 |
1999-2000 |
2,00,00,000 (86.34%) |
3,162,000 (13.65%) |
2,31,62,000 |
2,26,76,292 |
2000-2001 |
2,19,98,000 (85.89%) |
36,13,000 (14.11%) |
2,56,11,000 |
2,31,45,864 |
2001-2002 |
2,20,28,000 (85.90%) |
36,15,000 (14.10%) |
2,56,43,000 |
2,56,18,903 |
2002-2003 |
2,76,84,000 (87.83%) |
38,37,000 (12.17%) |
3,15,21,000 |
3,10,39,762 |
2003-2004 |
2,95,57,000 (87.45%) |
42,41,000 (12.55%) |
3,37,98,000 |
3,34,64,145 |
2004-2005 |
3,39,51,000 (87.87%) |
46,87,000 (12.13%) |
3,86,38,000 |
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