Chapter X APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND ITS POWER AND FUNCTIONS

The State Government may, by notification, appoint any Officer to exercise or perform such of the powers or functions of the Director of Agricultural Marketing under the provisions of this Act and the Rules made there under:

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1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Director may exercise such powers and perform such functions other than those prescribed for the Managing Director of the Board under this Act, which would enable proper execution of the provisions of this Act. The State Government may delegate any or all the regulatory powers vested in it under this Act or Rules to the Director.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the Section 116, the functions of the Director may include-
   • (i) grant or renewal and suspension or cancellation of licence granted to the person for establishing and/or operating private market yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private market sub-yard, electronic trading platform and direct marketing;
   • (ii) grant or renewal and suspension or cancellation of unified single trading licence for the State;
   • (iii) black listing the operation of inter-state trading licence within the State jurisdiction issued by another State;
   • (iv) supervision on the Market Committees for effective execution of provisions of the Act and Rules made thereunder relating to transaction of agricultural produce including livestock taking place in the principal market yards, sub-marker yards and market sub-yards;
   • (v) enforcement of regulation in the delineated market areas;
   • (vi) launch of prosecution for contravening the provisions of the Act and Rules made thereunder;
   • (vii) suggestion to the State Government for undertaking amendments to the Act and Rules for effective execution of the Objectives of the Act;
   • (viii) approval of the Bye-laws framed by the Market Committee under this Act and Rules;
   • (ix) identifying persons or organization for conducting the audit of accounts of the Market Committee and Board.
   • (x) consenting the approval of the budget of the Market Committee;
   • (xi) accord sanction to the creation of posts of officers and staff of the Market Committee;
   • (xii) appointment and transfer of the personnel of the State Agricultural Marketing Services, if any, and act as the cadre controlling authority for them;
   • (xiii) taking steps for timely and proper conduct of the elections of the Market Committee and Board and activities connected thereto;
   • (xiv) acceptance of resignation of the Chairman of the Market Committee;
   • (xv) to act as dispute resolution authority for the licensee of private market yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private market yard, sub-market yard, electronic platform and direct marketing and holder of single unified licence and inter-state trading licence;
   • (xvi) to act as appellate authority from any person aggrieved by an order of the Market Committee;
   • (xvii) to the resolution passed by Market Committee; (xviii) removal of Chairman or members of the Market Committee in the manner as may be prescribed; and
   • (xix) to inspector cause to be inspected accounts and offices of the Market Committee, if so required.

1. (1) The Director shall maintain a separate “Revolving Marketing Development Fund” to account the receipts realized as contribution from licensees of private market yard, private market sub-yard, e-trading platform, direct marketing and from such other contribution including Market Committee.
2. (2) Every Market Committee shall contribute five percent of its income derived from licence fees and market fees, as may be prescribed, to meet “Revolving Marketing Development Fund” maintained by Director.
3. (3) The Director will spend the fund, so maintained under sub-section (1), in development of common marketing infrastructure, skill development, training, research and pledge financing and such other activities as will aid in creating an efficient marketing system in the State or Country.

1. (1) The Director, to discharge such duties and perform such functions as assigned under this Act or Rules, may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, establish offices at district level.
2. (2) The district level offices should be headed by an officer, with such qualification and experience but not below the rank of Deputy Director or Under Secretary to Government of India.
3. (3) The other Officers at the district level may be posted with such qualification and experience as may be prescribed, from the State’s Agricultural Marketing Service cadre, if any, or otherwise or on deputation as per Rule.