Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Implementation of Agricultural Reforms
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2063

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  14 TH  MARCH, 2017

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL REFORMS

2063.  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to incentivise States which have implemented agricultural reforms mooted by the Government;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  incentives  likely  to  be  given  to  these States in this regard;
- (c) the details of the States which have implemented the model Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  a  proposal  to  set  up  more  Farmer  Produce Organisations (FPOs) across the country to facilitate entry of private players and if so, the time by which it is likely to be set up; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to implement the APMC Act in various States of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Central assistance under schemes like Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) a subscheme of Integrated Scheme of Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) and National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) are reforms linked.

(c): Based on Model APMC Act, 2003, 7 vital areas of reforms have been identified for  pursuance    with  the  States/UTs.  Reform  -wise  details  of  the    States/UTs,  which have  amended  their  Agricultural  Produce  Market  Committee  (APMC)  Acts,  are given at Annexure.

(d): Yes,  generally  FPOs  are  promoted  under  various  central  sector  schemes operated in the States. Formation of FPOs is continuous process and hence no time limit can be set.

(e): Government is pursuing with  the States/UTs at various fora to incorporate the reforms in their respective APMC Acts on the lines of Model APMC Act,2003 required to enhance  the  farm  income.  To  make  the  marketing  law  more progressive  and developmental, recently Government has formulated a new Model APMC Act, 2016 and the  draft  has  been  circulated  to  all  stakeholders  including  States/UTs  to  solicit  their comments.

Annexure Status of  Marketing  Reforms with reference to 7 key areas vis-a-vis Model APMC Act as on 28/02/2017.

|   Sl. No. | Area of Reforms                                                                                                                                  | States adopted the suggested area of marketing reforms                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|         1 | Establishment of private market yards/ private markets managed by a person other than a market committee.                                        | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram ,Nagaland, Orissa (excluding for paddy / rice), Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana ,Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal . |
|         2 | Establishment of direct purchase of agricultural produce from agriculturist (Direct Purchasing from producer)                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and West Bengal .          |
|         3 | To promote and permit e-trading,                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Haryana, H.P., Karnataka, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu.                                                                       |
|         4 | Establishment of farmers/ consumers market managed by a person other than a market committee (Direct sale by the producer)                       | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.                                                                                         |
|         5 | Contract Farming Sponsor shall register himself with the Marketing Committee or with a prescribed officer in such a manner as may be prescribed. | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat , Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab (separate Act), Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand.                     |
|         6 | Single point levy of market fee                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Sikkim, UT of Chandigarh, Punjab, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu.                                   |

| 7.   | Single registration/ license for trade/ transaction in more than one market   | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram Nagaland, Telangana, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh , Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.   |
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