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Subject Allotted to the Agriculture & Co-operation Department |
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They undertake following activities related to establishment for Class-1 and
Class-2 officers of the department. |
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K-6 Branch |
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| Seeds |
All matters related to Seeds Adhiniyam-1966 and Seeds Rules 1968 Workings related to Gujarat State Seed Corporation and Gujarat State Seed Certifying Agency, Central Seed Committee and State Seed Sub Committee, Appellate Authority, Seed Testing Laboratories, National Seed Project, Seed Production and distribution, Seed Growth Farm
(except TCD farm) |
| Pesticides |
Activities of pesticides and plant protection, State’s schemes related to Inputs Kits, Pesticide Adhiniyam 1968 and Pesticide Rule 1971, Agriculture pesticides and Disease Act 1980 and insects affecting crops. |
| Cotton
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Cotton Control Act and its implementation, State sponsored schemes related to Cotton seeds, Integrated Cotton Development Planning (ICDP), Mumbai Cotton Act 1946 |
| Oil Seeds |
All matters related to oil seed crops, Oil Seeds Production Program (OPP), Technology Mission on Oil Seeds, Mechanical Compost Fertilizer |
| Pulses |
All matters related to pulses and National Pulse Development Scheme (NPDC).Apart from the above activities in various areas, the branch also undertakes various activities related to Quality Control, Plant Quarantine, Agro Experiments, Agro fairs and exhibitions, Crop competition etc |
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K-7 Branch |
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This branch handles various activities related to Crop Insurance Scheme, Crop credit and marketing, Short-term loan (to Institutes), Guarantee at State level to Co-operative institutes, Guarantee related to groundnut project. |
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All matters related to State Agro price Commission, Agro Commission, Supportprize operation, Cotton Advisory Board (Meetings), Cotton ginning-processing Act 1925 and 1968, Cotton Transport Act 1925 and rules under this Act, Land Commission, Market Intervention Scheme, Kharif and Ravi initiatives, Planning activities for Farmer Training Centers, Gujarat State Agro Advisory Committee, |
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It also deals with giving insurance coverage to farmers against death/permanent handicap, Agro Prizes and all policy related matters, Budget activity for PPM cell. |
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Budget related activities for Training and Visit scheme, purchasing of audio-visual equipments, vehicles for training and visit program and working of Gujarat Agriculture University for the same. |
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Workings related to Ecostate e.g. Agriculture related statistics, reports of meteorology and crops, Rainfall measuring centers, and artificial rain scheme |
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