CHANDIGARH

Sl.No.

Area of Reforms

Position of the Act

before ame

 

ndment

Position of the Act

after amendment

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

1

Title of the Act

The Punjab Agricultural  Markets Act 1961 – extends to UT of Chandigarh.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

2.

Allowing setting up of Competitive Markets by private persons, farmers and consumers.

No provision exists.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

3.

Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field

No provision exists.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

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.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

5.

Promote Public-Private Partnership in financing, construction, operation and management of agricultural markets.

No provision exists.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

6.

 

 

Market fee/tax.

 

1.Single Point levy in the entire process of marketing

2. Fee on

  1. Direct Marketing
  2. Contract Farming
  3. Processing
  4. Exports

(3) Whether any rationalization/ Simplification done  in the levy of market fee.

 

 

Provisions exists for levying  single point market fee.

 

 

 

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-

-

-

 

 

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Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

 

 

 

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

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

Provision exists.

 

No

 

 

 

No.

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amended Act yet to be adopted.