Application of Mandi Committee Fund

Application of Market Committee Fund. Subject to the provisions of Section 38, the Mandi Samiti Fund shall be expended only for the following purposes, namely: (1) Acquisition of place or places for Mandi premises; (2) Maintenance and improvement of Mandi premises; (3) Construction and repair of buildings necessary for the purposes of the Mandi and for the convenience or safety of persons using the Mandi premises; (4) Maintaining standard weights and measures; (5) Meeting establishment charges including payment and contributions to the provident fund, pension and gratuity accounts of officers and servants employed by the Mandi Samiti; (6) Payment of interest on loans taken for the purposes of the Mandi and provision of a sinking fund in respect of such loans; (7) Collection and dissemination of crop statistics and information on marketing of agricultural produce; (8) (a) Expenses incurred in auditing the accounts of the Mandi Samiti; (b) Honorarium to the Chairman, travelling allowance of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the Mandi Samiti and payment of meeting fee to members for attending the meetings; (c) Contribution to the State Marketing Development Fund; (d) Meeting expenses for implementing the order of the State Government and for any other work entrusted to the Mandi Samiti under any other Act; (e) Contribution towards any scheme for promotion of agricultural production and scientific storage; (p) For development of Mandi area in the prescribed manner; (n) With the prior permission of the Managing Director, undertaking the work of educating people for the promotion of production or for its promotion and undertaking the work of sale of agricultural inputs; (nn) Undertaking the work of development of cattle markets for marketing of agricultural produce; (t) Payment of expenses on elections under this Act; (9) Subject to the prior approval of the State Government, any other purpose which the expenditure from the Mandi Samiti fund is in the public interest.