Its decision determining the amount payable by any market committee shall be final.

Purposes for which the market committee fund may be expended Subject to the provisions of section 24, the market committee fund shall be expended for the following purposes :—

1. (i) the acquisition of a site or sites for the market ;
2. (ii) the maintenance and improvement of the market ;
3. (iii) the construction and repair of buildings which are necessary for the purposes of such market and for the health, convenience and safety of the persons using it ;
4. (iv) the provision and maintenance of standard weights and measures ;
5. (v) the pay, leave allowances, gratuities, compassionate allowances, and contributions towards leave allowances or provident fund of the persons employed by the market committee ;
6. (vi) the collection and dissemination of information regarding all matters relating to crop statistics and marketing in respect of the agricultural produce concerned and propaganda in favour of agricultural improvement ;
7. (vii) providing comforts and facilities such as shelter, shade, parking accommodation and water for the persons, draught cattle and pack animals coming to the market and similar other purposes ;
8. (viii) the expenses incurred in auditing the accounts of the committees and expenses incurred in the maintenance of the offices ;
9. (ix) the payment of interest of loans that may be raised for purposes of the market and the provision of a sinking fund in respect of such loans ;
10. (x) for the payment of travelling allowance to the members of the market committee and employees of the committee as prescribed ;
11. (xi) production and betterment of agricultural produce ;
12. (xii) meeting any legal expenses incurred by the committee ;
13. (xiii) loans and advances to the employees ; and
14. (xiv) with the previous sanction of the Board, any other purpose which is calculated to promote the general interests of the committee for the notified market area or any other purpose calculated to promote the national interest.