Seeds Corporation presents Rs.3.69-cr cheque as dividend to CM
December 10, 2014
Gandhinagar, 7 December 2014
Agriculture Minister Babubhai Bokhiria presented a cheque of Rs.3.69-crore as dividend of the Gujarat State Seeds Corporation (GSSC) for 2013-14 to Chief Minister Anandiben Patel here today.
GSSC, set up to produce and provide large quantity of quality seeds to farmers nearest to their farms, had distributed 2.71-lakh quintal of seeds, through 1,223 recognized seeds sellers across the state. Besides fulfilling the needs of Gujarat, GSSC had sold seeds worth Rs.5.56-crore to other states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
The Chief Minister complimented GSSC for doing the pro-farmer welfare activity.
Those present on the occasion included Minister of State for Agriculture Jashabhai Baradm Prinicipal Secretary for Agriculture and Co-operatives Raj Kumar, GSSC acting managing director B.M. Modi.
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