Chapter V STAFF OF MARKET COMMITTEE

delineated market area: Provided that the Secretary should be graduate in agriculture/ horticulture, agricultural

economics/Veterinary Science/Fisheries marketing/ agri-business and has also undergone

minimum three months in-service training or such training undertaken after recruitment. Provided further that Director/ Managing Director may maintain a panel of professionals, which may include professionals from open market, for appointing to the post of Secretary to the Market Committee, as may be prescribed in the Rules. The Director/ Managing Director shall have powers to appoint Secretary from the services of the State Government /Board and on deputation also and such appointments shall be binding on the Market Committee.

laws, namely-

1. (i) To convene the meetings of the Market Committee and of the sub- committees, if any, and maintain minutes of the proceedings thereof.
2. (ii) To attend the meetings of the Market Committee and of every sub-committee and take part in the discussions but shall not move any resolution or vote at any such meeting.
3. (iii) To take action to give effect to the resolution of the committee and of the sub- committees, and report about all actions taken in pursuance of such resolution to the committee as soon as possible.
4. (iv) To prepare the budget proposal.
5. (v) To furnish to the Market Committee such returns, statements, estimates, statistics

and reports as the Market Committee may from time to time, require including

reports regarding-

1. (a) fines and penalties levied on and any disciplinary action taken against the Members of the staff and the market functionaries and others;
2. (b) over-trading by any trader;
3. (c) contravention of the provisions of the Act, the Rules, the bye-laws, the standing orders by any person;
4. (d) suspension or cancellation of licence by the Chairperson or the Director; and
5. (e) administration of the Market Committee and the regulation of the marketing

in the Principal market yard, sub-market yards a market sub-yards.

1. (vi) To produce before the Market Committee such documents, books, registers and the likes as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the committee or the sub-committee, and also whenever called upon by the Market Committee to do so.
2. (vii) To exercise supervision and control over the acts of all officers and servants of the Market Committee.
3. (viii) To collect fees/user charge and other money leviable by or due to the Market Committee.
4. (ix) To be responsible for all moneys credited to or received on behalf of the Market Committee.
5. (x) To make disbursements of all moneys lawfully payable by the Market Committee.
6. (xi) To report to the Chairperson and the Director/ Managing Director as soon as

possible in respect of fraud, embezzlement, theft or loss of Market Committee

Fund or property.

1. (xii) To prefer complaints in respect of prosecutions to be launched on behalf of the

Appointment of Accountant The Director/ Managing Director may, with such qualification as may be prescribed in Rules/Bye-laws, appoint an accountant , who shall be responsible for maintenance

Appointment of staff by the Market Committee

1. (1) Every Market Committee may appoint such other Officers and servants as

may be necessary and proper for the efficient discharge of its duties:

Provided that no post shall be created save with the prior sanction of the Director/ Managing Director:

1. (2) Subject to the provisions in this Act/ and rules made thereunder, the Market Committee may make Bye-laws for regulating the appointment, pay, leave, leave

allowances, pensions, gratuities, contribution to provident Fund and other

conditions of service of Officers and servants appointed under sub-section

1. (1) and for providing for the delegation of powers, duties and functions to them.
2. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any Rules or Bye-laws made thereunder, the Director/Managing Director may, subject to the conditions specified in sub-section
3. (4) , transfer on deputation any Officer or servant of any Market Committee carrying a maximum scale of pay as

may be prescribed to any other Market Committee of the Revenue Division

and it shall not be necessary for the Director/ Managing Director to consult

either the Market Committee or the Officer or servant concerned before

passing an order of transfer on deputation under this sub-section.

1. (4) The Officer or servant concerned transferred under sub-section
2. (3) shall,-
   • (a) have his lien on the post held in the parent Market Committee ;
   • (b) not be put to disadvantageous position in respect of pay and allowances which he would have been entitled to, had he continued in the parent Market Committee ;
   • (c) be entitled to deputation allowance at such rate as the Director/ Managing Director may by general or special order, specify; and
   • (d) be governed by such other terms and conditions including disciplinary control as the Director/Managing Director may, by general or special orders, specify.