<h1>State rolls out 27.95 lakh free Kharif 2025 seed mini-kits prioritising SC/ST, smallholders, SHGs; food safety raids seize 76,000+ kg</h1> The state government announced distribution of roughly 27.95 lakh free seed mini-kits for Kharif 2025 under multiple schemes, prioritising scheduled castes and tribes, small and marginal landholders, and self-help groups, and using Jan Aadhaar cards to ensure transparent allocation; agricultural supervisors will advise women recipients on seed use and crop management. The government is also engaging the diaspora to attract investment through outreach events. Separately, the food safety commissionerate has intensified enforcement ahead of the festive season, conducting thousands of inspections and seizing and destroying over 76,000 kg of adulterated or suspect food items.