- The Department of Agricultural Marketing, Tamil Nadu, has been functioning successfully since 1977, with prime objective of Regulating the Marketing of Agricultural produce thereby enriching the lives of the farmers through remunerative price realisations as well as supplying people with quality produce for a healthier life.
- It has meticulously metamorphosed since 2001 as Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri. Business focussing on other activities like Agri Export, Post Harvest Management, Food Processing, and Agricultural Marketing developmental activities in the wake of the liberalization of the economic policy of the country
- The Vision of the Department of Agricultural Marketing & Agri Business is to ensure fair price to the farming community who are left behind in the competitive marketing scenario and the mission of achieving this is by enforcing the existing act and rules most effectively and also by devising, implementing new technologies aimed at reducing pre and post harvest losses through appropriate methods and encourage value addition.
Profile
- The Tamilnadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB) was constituted by an executive order of the State Government in G.O. MS.No.2852 Agriculture Department dated 24-10-1970 and came into existence from December 1970.
- The TNSAMB was functioning as a Non Statutory Board, has been reconstituted as Statutory Board in accordance with the new Act "The Tamilnadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act 1987" which was brought into force from 1-2-1991, as per Government order No.299 Agriculture (AM I) Department, dated 13-6-1995.
- The 1959 Act has been modified as the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act 1987 and Rules 1991 and was brought into force from 1-2-1991
Constitution
- The Board Constituted to govern the activities of market committees is headed by a President. The Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, Director of Agricultural Marketing, Chairman of Market Committees, Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Managing Director of State Ware Housing Corporation, Agricultural Marketing Advisor, Government of India, President of Tamilnadu Cooperative Marketing Federation are the members of the Board.
Function
- The Tamilnadu Agricultural Marketing Board is an apex body of the market committees and serves as an effective and crucial link among The Government, The Directorate of Agricultural Marketing and The Market Committees for ensuring uniformity in pratice and procedure in the day to day administration of market committees.
Functions and powers of the board
- The co-ordination of the working of the market committees and other affairs thereof including programmes undertaken by the market committees for the development of markets and market areas.
- To undertake State level planning of the development of the agriculture produce markets.
- To administer the Market Board Fund and the Market Development Fund.
- To the giving of direction of market committees in general of any market committee in particular with a view to ensure improvement thereof.
- To supervise and guide the Market Committees in the preparation of plans and estimates of construction programme undertaken by the market committees.
- To execute all works chargeable to the Market Board Fund.
- To maintain accounts in such forms as may be prescribed.
- To publish annually at the close of the year, its progress report, balance sheet and statement of assets and liabilities and send copies thereof to each member of the Board and the Government.
- To make necessary arrangements for propaganda and publicity on matters relating to marketing of agricultural produces.
- To provide facilities for the training of officers and staff of the Market Committees, Board, Department of Agricultural Marketing, Producers and Traders in the State.
- To prepare and adopt budget for the ensuing year.
- To grant subventions or loans to Market Committees for the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.
- To arrange or organise seminars, workshops, exhibitions etc., on subjects relating to agricultural marketing.
- To impart education in regulated marketing of agricultural produce.
- To promote schemes for processing, grading and standardization of agricultural produce.
- The collection and dissemination of market information.
- For the publication of market statistics and studies.
- The levy of subscription for collection and dissemination of information relating to agricultural marketing.
- To conduct market research and market surveys.
- To do such other things as may be of general interest to market committee or considered necesssary for the efficient functioning of the Board.
- Any other function specifically entrusted to it by this Act; and
- Such other functions of like nature as may be enstrusted to the Board by the Government.
- The training centre of Tamilnadu State Agricultural Marketing Board Chennai is functioning at Salem in an extent of 2.25 acres of land.
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