H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency

We help maintain, provide and make available, high quality seeds of notified varieties and propagating materials.

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HPSSOPCA

Seed is a basic input of agriculture, which plays big role in production and productivity

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HPSSOPCA

The State of Himachal Pradesh is endowed by nature with diverse climatic conditions and ample natural resources

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The main objective of the H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency is to maintain, provide and make available to the public high quality seeds of notified varieties and propagating materials and to ensure their genetic identity, known pedigree, high varietal purity and good seedling value.

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Organizational and Administrative Set Up

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Governing Board

Shri P. Mitra, Additional Chief Secretary (Agr.) to the Govt. of H.P. is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Agency. The Director, H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency is the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency and also functions as Member Secretary of the Governing Board. During the year 2010-11 Shri O. C. Verma, functioned as Director of the Agency as well as Member Secretary of the Governing Board. The Members of the Governing Board of the Agency are given below

 

 

Governing Board of H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency :

S.No.
Designation & Address
 Status
Official Members:
1. Additional Chief Secretary (Agr.) to the Govt. of H.P.Shimla-171002 Chairman
2. Director of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh or his representative Member
3. Deputy Commissioner (QC) Member Secretary Central Seed Certification Board or his representative, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 Member
4. Director of Research, CSK HPKVV, Palampur District Kangra, H.P. Member
5. Director of Research, Dr. Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, District Solan, H.P. Member
6. Director, H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency, Shimla-171005 Member- Secretary
Non – Official Members:
A. Seed Dealers: One No. To be nominated by the State Govt.
B. Seed Growers: Two Nos. To be nominated by the State Govt.

Staff

The Agency has two regional offices headed by Chief Seed Certification Officers at the following places:
1. Palampur
2. Shimla

Seed Certification Officers remained posted at the following places:

  1. Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P.
  2. Palampur, District Kangra, H.P.
  3. Mandi, District Mandi, H.P.
  4. Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, H.P.
  5. Una , District Una, H.P.
  6. Manjholi (Nalagarh), District Solan, H.P.
  7. Kullu, District Kullu, H.P.
  8. Fatehpur ( Jasoor), District Kangra, H.P.

Agriculture Extension Officers

Agriculture Extension Officers (AEO's) have also been posted at appropriate places for doing field inspections, tagging and sealing work as per the procedure laid down by the Central Seed Certification Board.

Staff Position of H.P. State Seed Certification Agency (as on 31.10.2011).