• ●Consultation participants include the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, factions of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, the All India Kisan Coordination Committee, Kisan Mahapanchayat, Bharatiya Krishak Samaj, Gaon Kisan Unnayan and the Society for Independent Farmers Association, plus state bodies such as the Karnataka Raitha Sangha and Tamil Nadu's Vivasayigal Sangam.
• ●The law in force is the Seeds Act, 1966, which regulates the quality of seed of kinds and varieties notified by the Central Government, supported by the Seeds Rules, 1968.
• ●The Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 regulates the sale and distribution of seed through dealer licensing; it was issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, which lets the Centre control the production, supply and distribution of commodities declared essential.
• ●A draft Seeds Bill of 2019, meant to replace the 1966 Act, was circulated but never enacted — the current exercise is the latest attempt at that replacement.
• ●The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001 gives intellectual property rights over plant varieties to breeders while protecting farmers' right to save, use, exchange and sell farm-saved seed; it created the PPV&FR Authority.
• ●National Seeds Corporation, set up in 1963 under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, produces foundation and certified seed across a wide range of crops.
• ●The Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana) trains farmers to produce and store quality seed within the village, reducing dependence on outside supply.

The sale and distribution of seeds in India is regulated through a control order issued under which parent law?