Minister Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena stated that during a surprise inspection at Silver Park (RIICO) in Chaumun (Jaipur), a serious case of illegal packaging of substandard peanut seeds under the name of ‘Shri Balaji Agro Sikar’ by unauthorized companies named ‘Agro Genetics Crop Science’ and ‘GM Agro Industries’ was uncovered.

To protect the interests of farmers and establish effective control over counterfeit and substandard agricultural products, a comprehensive inspection and action campaign was conducted simultaneously by teams from the Agriculture Department in various districts of the state, including Jodhpur, Bikaner, Sikar, and Churu.

During the raid, legal action was taken against several illegal units involved in the production and packaging of substandard seeds and other agricultural products. Lakhs of empty bags and thousands of packed bags used for packaging peanut seeds of Kisan-510 (RG-510), SG-551 and RG-578 varieties were recovered from the spot. Apart from this, about 60 lakh empty peanut bags and about 2 lakh whole peanut bags were also found from the spot, from which the seeds were being illegally removed and used for packing the seeds.

During the inspection, high-tech machines for removing the seeds from peanuts and packaging bag sewing machines were also recovered. Strict action is being taken against the concerned units as per the rules in this entire matter.