New Delhi, India
September 5, 2007
Lok Sabha
The Indian Government proposes to expand the definition of
basmati.
In the proposed definition of the evolved basmati, the bar of
having one of the two parents from among the traditional basmati
varieties has been removed. Instead, it expands the definition
by including in the family history (genealogy), a Basmati
variety (Traditional or evolved) notified under Seed Act 1966,
to pass the “basmati quality seeds” into the new evolved
varieties.
Thus, it seeks to declare all varieties of Basmati Rice notified
as Basmati Rice under the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966) and any
future variety notified as Basmati under the same Act are
construed as Basmati Rice.
The proposed revised definition will facilitate the development
of new Basmati varieties and will promote the trade. This
proposal has been sent to the Ministry of commerce for
consideration.
This information was given by Shri Kanti Lal Bhuria, Minister of
State for Agriculture in written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha today.
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