Sl.No.

Area of Reforms

Position of the Act

before amendment

Position of the Act

after amendment

Remarks

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Title of the Act

The  Mizoram State Agricultural Produce Marketing(Regulation) Act 1996

Act not amended.

2.

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

Under Section 8 -

For every notified market area there shall be one principal market yard and one or more sub-market yards.

Act not amended.

3.

Direct sale/ procurement from the farmers field

No provision exists.

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 21 –

The market committee shall levy & collect market fee in respect of agricultural produce bought or sold in the market area.

No provision exists.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No.

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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 section 38  -  

Any person who desires to operate in the market area shall apply to the market committee for grant of licence.

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 separate provision exists, however activities done by the Board.

No separate provision exists, however activities done by the Board.

Act not amended

Act not amended