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Area of Reforms

Position of the Act

before amendment

Position of the Act

after amendment

Remarks

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Title of the Act

Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972.

Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2003.

2.

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

Under Section 32- Any person specified in Section 31 who desires to operate in the market area shall apply to the Market Committee for grant of licence (Separate licence for individual area).

Under section 32-A- Any person specified in section 31 who desires to operate in more than one market areas shall apply to such authority/officer notified by the State Govt. for grant of licence.

3.

Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field

Under section 36 – all notified agricultural produce  brought into the market yards shall not, subject to the provisions of sub-section(2) ,  be sold at any other place outside such yard.

Under section 36(1) Agricultural Produce can be sold at place other than the market yards.

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

Under section 37-A;

Regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce under  Contract farming –

(1) The contract farming shall be performed only under a written agreement between producer and buyer of produce of contract farming in such manner and in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed in the bye-laws. The agreement to be executed for contract farming shall be in such form containing such particulars, terms and conditions as may be prescribed by Bye-laws.

Explanation- For the purpose of this Section “producer and buyer” means the persons who respectively produce and buy agricultural produce under a written agreement of contract farming.

(2) The buyer shall submit an application for registration of the written agreement of contract farming to the market committee.  The Market Committee shall register it in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the bye-laws.

(3) If any dispute arises between the parties in respect of provisions of the agreement, the either party may submit an application to the Chairman of Market Committee to arbitrate upon the disputes.  The Chairman of the Market Committee shall resolve the dispute after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(4)  The party aggrieved by the decision of the Chairman of the Market Committee under sub section (3) may prefer an appeal to the Managing Director or the officer authorized by him in this behalf within 30 days from the date of decision. The Managing Director or the officer authorized by him  shall dispose of the appeal after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard and the decision of the Managing Director or the officer authorized by him shall be final.

(5)  The agricultural produce produced under contract farming shall be sold to the buyer out of the market yard as may be prescribed by the bye laws.  The market fee shall be payable by the buyer of agricultural produce at the rate prescribed under section 19, in such manner as may be prescribed by bye-laws.

5.

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

No provision

No provision

6.

Market fee/tax.

1.Single Point levy in the entire process of marketing

2.Fee on

         i.   Direct Marketing

       ii.   Contract Farming

      iii.   Processing

     iv.   Exports

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

(i)Provisions under section 19(3) exists for levying single point market fee in the entire process of marketing.

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Min.-50 paise, max.Rs.2 % advelorum

No change

No exemption

No exemption

No exemption

No exemption

No change

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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 32- Any person specified in Section 31 who desires to operate in the market area shall apply to the Market Committee for grant of licence (Separate licence for individual area.)

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Under section 32-A- Any person specified in section 31 who desires to operate in more than one market areas shall apply to such authority/officer notified by the State Govt. for grant of licence.

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. However, extension publicity activities are provided under section 44.

No provision exists

No Change

No change