Power to collect market fees

217. Power to collect market fees. - The market committee shall collect market fees from the Licences in the prescribed manner on agricultural produce 2 (brought or) bought or sold by them in the 5(market area) at such rate as may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the official gazette, subject to a maximum of 3(Rs 2/-) per hundred rupees worth of agricultural produce 4(:) Provided that no mandi fee shall be liviable on fruits and vegetables, instead the market committee may collect user charges in respect of these articles for the services provided by the market committee from the buyer of the produce at such rate as may be specified in the bye-laws. 217A. Power to collect Krishak Kalyan Fee.- (1) The market committee shall collect Krishak Kalyan fee from the licensees in the prescribed manner, on agricultural produce brought or bought or sold by them in the 5(market area) at such rate as may be specified by the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette.

1. (2) The fee collected shall be deposited in Krishak Kalyan Kosh constituted under section 19-A." 517B. Power to collect user charge.- The market committee shall collect user charge from the licensees in the prescribed manner on non-notified agricultural produce and food products brought or bought or sold by them in the market yards and sub-market yards established under this Act, at such rate as may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette.