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The role of Agriculture Marketing is crucial in post harvest technology of agriculture production. In the absence of remunerative prices of the producers, agriculture production gets a setback. In view of this, the State Government acknowledged the importance of regulated markets so as to ensure fair return to the farmers. With this purpose in mind the Government promulgated Rajasthan Agriculture Produce Market Act in the year 1961 which came into force in the year 1964. To start with there were only nine market committees in the State. The number of such committees has gone upto 125 by now. There are 303 sub yards under the principal market yards at present. A wide network of market regulation has been provided all over the state. Efforts are being made to ensure further strengthening of the network so as to provide market facilities to the farmers at short distances preferably within a radius of 15-20 Km. |
The
market committees known as Krishi Upaj Mandi Samities (KUMS). The Secretary
of the Market Committee is on deputation from the Agriculture Marketing
Department. The Krishi Upaj Mandi Samities manage the market and regulate
the trade.
They are also responsible for the general development of market yards by way of providing necessary amenities and facilities. They are also empowered to issue licenses to the traders. For providing all these services, they collect mandi fee from the buyers @ Rs. 1.60 on every hundred rupees worth of produce sold. The market fee is collected at a single point in the State.
Out of the 125 regulated markets, 14 markets viz. Kota, Jaipur (Grain), Jaipur (F&V), Jodhpur (Grain), Sriganganagar (Grain), Baran, Hanumangarh, Alwar, Bikaner (Grain), Bundi, Chomu, Khairthal, Ramganjmandi & Mertacity are under super Class category and 19 markets are under "A" class category, 33 markets are in "B" class 41 are in "C" Class and the remaining have been classified as "D" class markets according to their income from market fee as under:
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Market Class |
Annual Income from Mandi Fee |
| Super | Rs. 2.5 Crore and above |
| "A" | More than Rs. 1.5 Crore but less than 2.5 Crore |
| "B" | More than Rs. 75 Lacs but less than 1.5 Crore |
| "C" | More than Rs. 25 Lacs less than 75 Lacs |
| "D" | Less than Rs. 25 Lacs |
In order to have efficiency in regulation work and to implement the provisions of the Act effectively, the State Government constituted the Rajasthan State Agriculture Marketing Board in June, 1974.