Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) of Jammu and Kashmir under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has made ‘Regulations’ for the functioning of Agriculture Markets (mandies) and appointed Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing, J&K as the solo authority.
In an order, LG Govt said that under the terms of the new mechanism, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing, J&K will be authorized to announce any CA Store, Cold Store, Ware House with above 3 ton capacity and cooperatives/FPOs/SHGs, Store centers as sub-yards of Mandies for the purpose of doing trade on e-Nam platforms and for making e-payments on the e-Nam Portal.
Also, Director, Horticulture (Planning and Marketing), J&K will be the sole Authority to issue unified licenses for carrying out trade in any Mandi in J&K. It has a provision to allow outside J&K traders to do trade on the e-Nam with the growers and traders of J&K, as per the order.
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“Director, Horticulture (Planning and Marketing), is allowed to recognize the licenses issued by the outside APMCs as valid licenses for doing trade on e-Nam portal on mutual understanding basis with other States/UTs,” the order reads.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K were part of the meeting.
Pertinently, the Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Produce & Market Committee (APMC) Act, 1997 ceased to exist after the centre abrogated the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 August, 2019 i.e. the article 370 of the Indian Constitution.
(KNO)
