Industry Agriculture and Seeds Headquarters Panchkula Founded 1974 | Products Seeds Owner Government of Haryana | |
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Website www.haryanaseeds.gov.in Type of business State Government Undertaking | ||
Haryana Seeds Development Corporation is an Indian state government undertaking company, established in the year 1974.
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Background
Haryana Seeds Development Corporation was established to quality seeds at affordable price in Haryana state for farmers. HSDC has a Seed Testing Lab at Umri for testing seed samples to measure quality.
Field Crops
Winter: Wheat, Gram, Lentil, Barley, Toria, Mustard.
Summer: Cotton, Guar, Bajra, Paddy, Arhar, Til, Moth, Moong, Urad, Maize.
Vegetables
Winter: Peas, Carrot, Palak, Methi, Radish, Turnip, Coriander, Onion, Tomato, Bitter Gourd, Capsicum, Potato.
Summer: Muskmelon, Bhindi, Tinda, Bottle Gourd, Sponge Gourd, Bitter Gourd, Cucumber, Brinjal, Chillies, Tomato.
Plants and offices
Haryana Seeds Development Corporation has six Seed processing plants at Umri, Hisar, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar, Tohana and Pataudi in Haryana state. HSDC has one Marketing Office at Bhiwani, Haryana and 74 Sale Counters.
Controversy
In year 2013, Managing Director Khemka has demand of Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry on purchase nearly 10,000 tonnes of wheat seeds from private suppliers, which was started on 18 October 2013.
Award
HSDC has received the "Second Best Productivity Performance Award" from National Productivity Council of India in the year 2004.