GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND
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GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND
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The Jharkhand State Agricultural Marketing Board (JSAMB), Ranchi was established on 14th March 2000 under section 33 (a) of Jharkhand Agricultural Produce Market Act 2000. The State is divided in to 24 districts with 28 Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). JSAMB is having an important role in developing and coordinating agricultural marketing system in the State of Jharkhand ESTABLISHMENT and CONSTITUTION JHARKHAND STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD was established on 14th March, 2001 as per provision under section 33A of Jharkhand Agricultural Produce Markets Act 2000 to provide Marketing Facilities to different stakeholders and remunerative price to growers through APMCs in Jharkhand State . As provided in the Act there is a Chairman of the Board appointed by the State Government and the consists of 15 Members as categorized below- 1 One Officer from the Finance Department of the State Government., 2 Two Officers from the Agriculture Department of the State Government; 3 One officer from Revenue Department of the State Government; 4 Chief Engineer, REO of State Government (Ex-Officio); 5 Chief Town Planner of State Government (Ex-Officio); 6 One Officer nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India; 7 Managing Director, State Bank of India, or his nominee, 8 Five Members nominated among the Members of APMCs; 9 Director Marketing; and 10 Managing Director as Member Secretary; 11 Managing Director, not below the rank of a collector appointed by State Government is the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
The Vision of the Department of Agricultural Marketing is to establish agricultural markets in the state and regulate buying and selling process of agriculture commodities. The Department ensures competitive price to the farming community who are left behind in the competitive marketing scenario. To achieve competitive price, implementation of new technologies remains always in top priorities of the department. Agricultural Marketing infrastructure plays a major role in fostering and sustaining the tempo for economic development of farmers.
• To provide fair and competitive price to the farmers for their produce. • To free the farmers from illegal deductions. • To provide marketing facilities to the farmers in the market yards. • Strengthening of agricultural marketing infrastructure. • To focus on promotion of marketing using electronic trading portal. • Strengthening of infrastructure in the mandis. • To provide better quality assaying facilities to the farmers in the yards. • Attracting buyers from neighbouring states. • Promotion of industrial units related to cleaning, filtering, grading, packing, and processing.