Schemes in operation 
        1. Ongoing  Schemes at Seed Centre          
        
          
            | Project  Title | 
            Duration | 
            Budget (Rs.in lakhs) | 
           
          
            | ICAR  Schemes | 
           
          
            | MSP-  Revolving Fund -Agricultural Crops | 
            2007  -Till date | 
            40.00 | 
           
          
            | MSP-  Revolving Fund -Horticultural Crops | 
            2007  -Till date | 
            15.00 | 
           
          
            | NSP-Revolving  fund | 
            1994  -Till date | 
            15.00 | 
           
          
            | AICRP  NSP (Crops) on Seed Science & Technology Research (Continuous) | 
            2013  -2015 | 
            53.30 | 
           
         
         
        GOI  Schemes 
        
          
            | Project  Title | 
            Duration | 
            Budget (Rs.in lakhs) | 
           
          
            | Quality  control arrangements on seed of the central sector scheme development and  strengthening of seed infra structure facilities for production and  distribution of quality seeds | 
            2011  -2015  | 
            174.00 | 
           
          
            | NADP  (RKVY) Production and supply of foundation seeds by TNAU to increases the pulse  production in Tamil Nadu  | 
            2011-2015 | 
            83.04 | 
           
          
            | NADP  (RKVY) seed production in greenmanure crops   | 
             2013  - 2015 | 
            40.00 | 
           
         
         
        UGC  scheme  
        
          
            | Project  Title | 
            Duration | 
            Budget (Rs.in lakhs) | 
           
          
            | Genetic  purity assessment of commercial seed lots of varieties & hybrids of Rice  and Maize through identification of suitable   SSR markers | 
            2011 - 2015  | 
            6.36 | 
           
         
         
        2.Ongoing schemes  at Dept. of Seed Science & Technology 
        
          
            | Project  Title | 
            Duration | 
            Budget (Rs.in lakhs) | 
           
          
            | GOI  - DUS  | 
           
          
            | GOI  – Implementation of PVP Legislation and DUS Testing through ICAR and SAU  Systems (Yearly continuous)  | 
            2015-2015 | 
            7.00 | 
           
          
            | DST | 
           
          
            | DST  scheme on “Marker assisted introgression of LcyE gene for enhanced ProA in  development of maize hybrid and evaluation of their seed quality characters” | 
            2011-2015 | 
            15.48 | 
           
          
            | UGC  Scheme | 
           
          
            | “Physiological,  biochemical and molecular basis " | 
            2012-2015 | 
            10.96 | 
           
          
            | “Physiological,  biochemical and molecular basis " | 
            2012-2015 | 
            10.39 | 
           
          
            | Part  II plan scheme | 
           
          
            | Farmers  participatory seed production programme in green manure crops | 
            2013-2015 | 
            5.36 | 
           
          
            | VCS Schemes | 
           
          
            | Testing  of breeder seed quality | 
            2007  -  Till date | 
            0.50 | 
           
         
        Source: Seed Center, TNAU 
        
           
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