Sl.No.

Area of Reforms

Position of the Act

before amendment

Position of the Act

after amendment

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

1

Title of the Act

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce marketing (Regulation)Act, 1963.

Act not amended.

2.

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

Under Section 5- for every market area there shall be established a principal market and there may be established one or more subsidiary market.

Act not amended.

3.

Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field

Yes, it is in practice in Cashewnut, Palm Oil, Coconut, etc.

Act not amended.

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.

5.

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

No provision exists.

Act not amended.

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.

 Under Section 31- market committee shall levy and collect fee in the prescribed manner.

No provision exists.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

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 Section 7- the market committee may grant licence for operating in a market area.

No.

No.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.

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 provision exists, however the activities are done by the Board.

No.

Act not amended.

Act not amended.