BIHAR
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Sl.No. |
Area of
Reforms |
Position
of the Act before
amendment |
Position
of the Act after
amendment |
Remarks |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
Title of the Act |
The Bihar Agricultural Produce Markets Act 1960 |
Act not amended. |
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2. |
Allowing setting up of Competitive Markets by private persons, farmers and consumers. |
Under section 5 - For each market area there shall be one principal market yard and there may also be one or more sub-market yards. |
Act not amended. |
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3. |
Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field |
No provision exists. |
Act not amended. |
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4. |
Institutional support to contract farming through (i) Registration of sponsoring company (ii) Recording of Contract Farming agreement (iii)Time bound dispute resolution mechanism (iv) Indemnity to farmers land |
No provision exists. |
Act not amended
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5. |
Promote Public-Private Partnership in financing, construction, operation and management of agricultural markets. |
No provision exists. |
Act not amended |
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6. |
Market fee/tax. 1.Single Point levy in the entire process of marketing 2. Fee on
(3) Whether any rationalization/ Simplification done in the levy of market fee. |
Under section 27- The market committee shall levy & collect fee on agricultural produce bought or sold in the market area. No provision exists. - - Exemption provided under section 27. Exemption provided under section 27. No. |
Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended |
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7. |
Licensing :
(i)Whether licensing system is simplified (ii)Whether provision made for issue of a single license to operate in the entire State or part of the State |
Under Rule 71 - No person shall do business as commission agents or trader in agricultural produce in a market area except under a licence granted by the market committee. No. No. |
Act not amended Act not amended Act not amended |
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8. |
Whether Marketing Board has set up: (i)Separate extension cell to provide market led extension services to the farmers (ii)Separate Agricultural Produce Marketing Standard Bureau to promote grading and standardization of agricultural commodities. |
No separate provision exists. No separate provision exists. |
Act not amended Act not amended |
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