MARKETING  INFRASTRUCTURE  &  AGRICULTURAL 
 MARKETING  REFORMS

                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

Status of Market Reforms in Agriculture (APMC Act amendments)
as on 29th  February, 2008   

The States and U.Ts  of Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chandigarh have notified the reforms in their APMC,  Act as suggested in the model Act circulated by Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.  

The APMC Act implemented by State Government of Tamil Nadu already provides for the reforms as suggested in the model Act circulated by Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. 

There is no APMC Act in the States/ UTs of Kerala, Manipur, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep and hence do not require any reforms. The Government of Bihar has recently repelled the APMC, Act in the State.  

 The State Governments of Haryana and NCT of Delhi have undertaken reforms partially by amending APMC Act through Resolution/ Ordinance.  

            The States of Mizoram, Meghalaya, J&K, Uttrakhand, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Puducherry and Uttar Pradesh have initiated administrative action  for the reforms.

 

Sl. No.

Stage of Reforms

 

Name of States/ Union Territories

1.

States/ UTs where reforms to APMC Act has been done for Direct Marketing; Contract Farming and Markets in Private/ Coop Sectors

Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim and Tripura.

2.

States/ UTs where reforms to APMC Act has been done partially

 

a) Direct Marketing:

    NCT of Delhi.

b) Contract Farming:

      Haryana.

   

3.

States/ UTs where there is no APMC Act and hence not requiring reforms

Bihar* , Kerala, Manipur, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, and Lakshadweep.

4.

States/ UTs where APMC Act already provides for the reforms

 

Tamil Nadu

5.

States/ UTs where administrative action is initiated for the reforms

 Mizoram, Meghalaya, J&K, Uttrakhand, West Bengal, Puducherry and Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

 

 

* APMC Act is repealed w.e.f. 1.9.2006.