Definition of Year

Every Market Committee shall have a Secretary, who shall be the chief executive of the Market Committee administering principal market yard, sub-market yard(s) and market sub-yard(s) and the custodian of all the records and properties of the principal market yards, sub-market yard(s) and market sub-yard(s) in the delineated market area:

Provided that the Secretary should be graduate in agriculture/horticulture, agricultural economics/marketing/agribusiness 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 Government/Board and on deputation also and such appointments shall be binding on the Market Committee.