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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Beej Gram Yojana
Posted On:
21 DEC 2021 5:07PM by PIB Delhi
Govt. of India is implementing Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana) since 2014-15 to upgrade the quality of farmer’s saved seeds. Under this programme financial assistance for distribution of foundation/certified seeds at 50% of seed cost for cereal crops and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green manure crops is available for up to one acre per farmer. The state-wise details (including Rajasthan) of fund released, utilized and details of physical achievements in last two years and in current year is placed at Annexure-I & II.
The Government of India organizes Zonal Seed Review Meeting twice a year before onset of each sowing season i.e. Kharif & Rabi. In these meetings, Department of Agriculture of different States/UTs, National & State Level Seed Producing Agencies, Seed Certification Agencies were called to assess the requirement and availability of seed across the country prior to every season, to ensure timely availability of seed to farmers.
All the States/UTs (including Rajasthan) actively participate and share information in these meetings. Based on the information received from different stakeholders, seed requirement and availability on all India basis is assessed, which in last three years is given below:-
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(Quantity in Lakh quintals)
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Year
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Requirement
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Availability
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Surplus
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2019-20
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387.31
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431.01
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43.70
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2020-21
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443.16
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483.66
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40.50
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2021-22
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465.36
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498.83
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33.47
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Annexure-I
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Details of Fund released and utilised under Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana)
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S.
No.
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Name of State
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Released
(in lakh)
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Utilized
(in lakh)
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Released
(in lakh)
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Utilized
(in lakh)
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Released
(in lakh)
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Utilized
(in lakh)
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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264.53
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186.73
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310.07
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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-
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-
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112.63
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Assam
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-
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-
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1,487.48
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1,487.23
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-
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-
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4
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Bihar
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-
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-
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540.89
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-
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-
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-
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5
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Central Agency
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1,321.65
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1,321.65
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511.22
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56.45
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-
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-
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6
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Chhattisgarh
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516.77
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516.77
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340.16
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272.52
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220.85
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-
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7
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Gujarat
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-
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-
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156.30
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156.30
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-
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-
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8
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Haryana
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218.04
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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541.22
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541.22
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645.75
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-
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-
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-
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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974.58
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967.09
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841.79
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206.18
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-
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-
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11
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Karnataka
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-
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-
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35.77
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-
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-
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-
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12
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Madhya Pradesh
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880.48
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880.48
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1,934.45
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1,390.74
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492.05
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-
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13
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Maharashtra
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1,695.76
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1,695.76
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1,126.39
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93.89
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-
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-
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14
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Meghalaya
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-
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-
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44.44
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-
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-
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-
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15
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Mizoram
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24.97
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24.97
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3.94
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-
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-
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-
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16
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Nagaland
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79.48
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79.48
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131.49
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-
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-
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-
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17
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Rajasthan
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653.07
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653.07
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255.67
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107.59
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132.30
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-
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18
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Sikkim
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-
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-
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4.03
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-
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-
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-
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19
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Tamil Nadu
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1,110.27
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1,110.27
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1,776.84
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1,721.53
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441.41
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-
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20
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Telangana
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-
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-
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428.24
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-
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-
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-
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21
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Uttar Pradesh
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66.12
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66.12
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1,587.04
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350.32
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-
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-
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22
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Uttarakhand
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546.39
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546.39
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555.81
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139.42
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-
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-
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Grand Total
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8,893.33
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8,590.01
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12,830.40
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5,982.17
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1,286.61
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-
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Annexure-II
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Details of Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana) Implementation
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S.
No.
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Name of
State
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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Seed Distribution
(in Quintals)
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Seed Village Created
(in Number)
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Farmers Benefitted (in Number)
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Seed Distribution
(in Quintals)
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Seed Village Created
(in Number)
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Farmers Benefitted (in Number)
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Seed Distribution
(in Quintals)
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Seed Village Created (in Number)
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Farmers Benefitted (in Number)
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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8,363
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1,353
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33,825
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8,597
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1,224
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30,600
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Assam
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22,850
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3,559
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5,33,850
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77,445
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3,595
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10,78,675
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Bihar
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23,535
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236
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75,727
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Central Agency
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11,402
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2,351
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44,538
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21,964
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1,578
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74,598
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-
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-
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-
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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32,561
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6,496
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90,893
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29,012
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6,570
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78,369
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17,126
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6,570
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37,805
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6
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Gujarat
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3,110
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376
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7,301
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7,385
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266
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15,984
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-
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-
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-
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
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46,748
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1,950
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2,27,866
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45,330
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4,640
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2,26,665
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-
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-
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-
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8
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Jammu & Kashmir
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50,063
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1,400
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1,89,873
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60,590
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2,319
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2,31,846
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Karnataka
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2,302
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430
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8,968
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1,473
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234
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7,241
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-
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-
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-
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10
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Madhya Pradesh
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82,756
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6,688
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3,28,538
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87,091
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7,446
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6,72,275
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22,604
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2,946
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1,47,300
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11
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Maharashtra
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1,68,743
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24,732
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5,72,292
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39,727
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10,851
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1,25,798
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8,400
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557
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28,004
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12
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Nagaland
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1,818
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67
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8,759
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2,266
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166
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8,900
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2,266
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166
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8,900
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13
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Orissa
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6,165
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304
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31,120
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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14
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Puducherry
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-
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-
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-
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20
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46
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101
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-
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-
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-
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15
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Rajasthan
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19,455
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1,398
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71,280
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35,579
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3,004
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1,39,438
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-
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2,032
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2,03,201
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16
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Sikkim
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257
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100
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5,500
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42
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11
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715
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-
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-
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-
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17
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Tamil Nadu
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1,01,619
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5,736
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5,72,390
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1,40,243
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10,264
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6,85,753
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37,038
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2,497
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2,04,162
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18
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Telangana
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14,102
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2,342
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58,550
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4,026
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809
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20,225
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-
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-
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-
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19
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Uttar Pradesh
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62,072
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11,449
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1,93,536
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39,897
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4,486
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1,14,416
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-
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-
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-
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20
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Uttarakhand
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39,002
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6,560
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1,39,887
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29,549
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8,223
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1,01,957
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367
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276
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3,065
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21
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West Bengal
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32
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7
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350
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Grand Total
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6,96,955
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77,534
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31,95,043
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6,30,236
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65,732
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36,13,556
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87,801
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15,044
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6,32,437
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This information was given by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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