CHANDIGARH
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Sl.No. |
Area of
Reforms |
Position
of the Act before ame ndment |
Position
of the Act after
amendment |
Remarks |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
Title of the Act |
The Punjab Agricultural Markets Act 1961 – extends to UT of Chandigarh. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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2. |
Allowing setting up of Competitive Markets by private persons, farmers and consumers. |
No provision exists. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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3. |
Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field |
No provision exists. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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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. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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5. |
Promote Public-Private Partnership in financing, construction, operation and management of agricultural markets. |
No provision exists. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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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. |
Provisions exists for levying single point market fee. - - - - - |
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. |
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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 |
Provision exists. No No. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. Amended Act yet to be adopted. Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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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. |
Amended Act yet to be adopted. Amended Act yet to be adopted. |
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