A storage experiment was conducted to understand the influence of packaging material on germination and seed vigour characters of rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the period of 12 months of storage at Seed Testing Laboratory, SHIATS Allahabad for 18 months during 2013-15. The seeds rice variety (Sahbhagi) was taken from the Directorate of seed and farm, SHIATS, Allahabad and were stored in Polythene bags (700 gauge) (P₁) and jute bags (P₂) for 12 months. The data were recorded on characters Viz: germination percentage, root length, shoot length, and electrical conductivity of seed leachete after 3 months of duration for 12 months of storage. The effect of packaging materials on genotypes was significant on all characters after 12 months of storage. Mean comparison showed that the seeds packed in polythene bags recorded significantly higher germination percentage (85.33%), root length (13.97cm), shoot length (7.78cm) and lower electrical conductivity of seed leachete (0.521ds/m^-1) fallowed by jute bags after 12 months of storage. The result indicates that the seeds packed in polythene bags were good in all seed quality characters.