TRAINING MODULE FOR GRADING SERVICE AT STATE LEVEL.

 Duration                                            45 days

 Venue/Organisers:                            a)   Hubli –      Karnataka State Agril.Marketing Board,

                                                                                     16,11 Raj Bhavan Road, Bangalore

                                                             b)  Pune-          Maharashtra State Agril.Marketing Board,

                                                                                      Gultekadi, Pune- 4110037

             c)      Trichy-       Tamilnadu State Agril.Marketing Board,

                                            Chepak, Chennai

                         d)   Chandigarh-Punjab State Agril.Marketing Board,

                                              Sector-17-C, Chandigarh

 Maximum intake capacity                10

Qualification.                                      B.Sc(Agril.) or any sponsored graduate  with Economics as

                                                            a subject at graduation level.  However, it may be relaxed, if

                                                            recommended by the sponsoring authority.

Training Methodology                       Lecture, group discussions, seminars, practicals, case study,

                                                            study tours, guest faculty and audio-visual aids.

Training Fee                                       No fee shall be charged

Lodging & Boarding                          Lodging and boarding arrangement will have to made by the

                                                            Trainees.

Cost of Training                                 Sponsoring authorities will have to incur expenditure for the

                                                            entire period of training towards payment of TA/DA, study

                                                            tours and survey expenses etc.,

Course material                                 Shall be provided on gratis to the participants strictly for

                                                            training purpose and not for publication in any form.

Number of sessions &          

medium of instruction                        Three sessions will be organised through regional languages

                                                            of the respective States. However, one all India training

                                                            programme may be organised through English medium for

                                                            non-Hindi speaking States at Nagpur subject to availability

                                                            of atleast 10 candidates.

                            Course Content

     Definition and importance of Grading and Standardisation, role of grading in streamlining the agril-marketing system, salient features of A.P (G & M) Act, 1937 and General Grading and Marking Rules. P.F.A, Weights & Measures Act, Consumer Protection Act and Packaged Commodity Rules.  Inspection, sampling and terminology.  Definition of grading terminology of cereals, millets, pulses, fruits & vegetables. Egg, jaggery and whole spices.  Mechanics of grading at producer’s level and under AGMARK.  Settlement of grading disputes.

Practicals:

Analysis and grading of cereals, pulses, millets, fruit & vegetables, eggs, jaggery and whole spices. Determination of moisture content.  Determination of oil content in oil seeds, determination of thousand  kernel weight in rice and hecto-litre weight, length and width determination of rice.  Identification of various adulterants.  Preparation of standard samples for various commodities.  Study tour to selected regulated markets, grading centers, Co-operatives, Warehouses and procurement centers.  Library apssignments.