**9. Empowerment of central seed committee**


The State Seed Sub-Committees are constituted by Central Seed Committee and are authorized to set up a State Seed Laboratory, State Seed Certification Agency (SSCA) and an Appeals Authority, and to appoint seed inspectors and seed analysts. The differences between Central Sub-Committee and State Sub-Committee are given in **Table 5**.


**Table 5.**

*Critical differences between central sub-committee and state sub-committee.*
