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S. No.Designation and AddressStatus
OFFICIAL MEMBERS
1Addl. Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Secretary (Agri.) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.Chairman
2Deputy Commissioner (QC) Seed Division Member Secretary, Central Seed Certification Board, Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001Member
3Director of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh or his representativeMember
4Associate Professor, Department of Soil Sciences, CSK Agriculture University, Palampur, District- Kangra (H.P.)Member
5Associate Director (R&D), Dr. Y.S, Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, District- Solan (H.P.)Member
6Director, H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency, Shimla-171005Member-Secretary
NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS
7(A) SEED DEALER
Sh. Joginder Lal Sharma s/o Late Sh. B.R. Sharma, r/o Theog (New Shilli Bazar), Distt.- Shimla.
Member
8(B) SEED GROWERS
Sh. Saravjeet Kumar s/o Sh. Vijay Singh, VPO- Pandoga, Tehsil- Haroli, Distt.- Una,
Member
9Shri Roop Ram Kashyap, Village- Amargarh, P.O.- Puruwala Kashipur, Tehsil- Paont Sahib, Distt.- SirmaurMember

Staff

At present, out of four regional offices the Agency has only one regional office headed by Chief Seed Certification Officers at Shimla. Seed Certification Offices are under the charge of AEO/Seed Certification Assistants at the following places:

  1. Paonta Sahib, District Sirmaur, H.P.
  2. Palampur, District Kangra, H.P.
  3. Mandi, District Mandi, H.P.
  4. Una, District Una, H.P.
  5. Manjholi (Nalagarh), District Solan, H.P.
  6. Kullu, District Kullu, H.P.
  7. Jassur, District Kangra, H.P.

Seed Certification Assistant/Agriculture Extension Officers are posted at appropriate places for doing field inspections, tagging/sealing work as per the Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards prescribed by The Central Seed Certification Board. Out of 48 sanctioned posts 24 posts were filled as on 31.03.2022 and 24 posts were vacant. The staff position of H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency, as on 31.03.2022 is given at (Annexure-I).

Sr.No.CategorySanctioned PostsPosts in Position
a.Technical staff3216
b.Ministerial and Other Staff1608
Total4824

Organizational Chart Of H.P. State Seed & Organic Produce Certification Agency, Shimla

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The State of Himachal Pradesh is endowed by nature with diverse climatic conditions and ample natural resources. As per the census of 2001, the population of the State is 60.80 lac and the density is 109 persons per square km.

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