Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board shal!, subject to the provrsions of this Act perform the following functions and shall have the power to do such thing as may be necessary or expedient or carrying out these functions.- (i) coordination of the working of the Market Committees and other affairs thereof including programs undertaken by such Market Committees for the development of markets and market areas; (ii) undertake the State level planning of the development of Agricultural Produce Markets; (iii) administer the State Market Development Fund; (iv) giving direction to Market Committees in general or any Market Committee in particular with a view to ensure improvement thereof; (v) any other functions specifically entrusted to it by this Act; (vi) such other functions of like nature as may be entrusted to the Board by the State Government. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision such functions of the Board shall include; (i) to approve Proposals for selection of new sites by the Market Committees for establishment or principal or sub-market yard; (ii) to approve Proposal for constructing infrastructure facilities in the market area; (iii) to supervise and guide the Market Committee in the preparation of plans and estimates of construction programmed undertaken by the Market Committee; (iv) to execute all works chargeable to the Board's fund; (v) to maintain accounts in such form as may be prescribed and get the same audited in such manner as may be laid own in the regulation of the Board; (vi) to publish annually at the close of the year its progress report, balance sheet, and statement of assets and liabilities and send copies thereof to each member of the Board and the State Government; -39- Regulation Marketing Development Fund. Payments incurred by Board Contribution towards the Board (vii) to set up separate Marketing Extension cell in the Marketing Board for transfer of marketing technology and extension services, Marketing Board may also make necessary arrangements fur propaganda and publicity on matters related to regulated marketing of an agricultural produce and development of marketing; (viii)to provide facilities for the training of officers and staff of the Market Committees after assessing the demand for trained personnel in Agricultural Marketing at all levels, A training Cell with college enters for training in Agricultural Marketing for various market functionaries, APMC member and farmers etc. be set up in- the Stale Marketing Board (on Karnataka pattern), with necessary financial and academic support by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (Govt. of India) being the National level nodal agency; (ix) to prepare and adopt budget for the ensuing year; (x) to grant subventions on loans to Market Committee s for the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine; (xi) arrange or organize seminars/ workshops/ exhibitions etc. on subject's related to agricultural marketing; (xii) to do such other things as may be of general interest to Market Committees or considered necessary for the efficient functioning of the Board. (xiii)organize and promote grading and standardization of notified agricultural produce and e-trading; (xiv) arrange for collection of such Agricultural produce in the market area in which all trade therein is tt;)be carried out on exclusively by the State Government or under any law in force for that purpose or of such agricultural produce in the market area as the State Government may from time to time notify. (3) Marketing Board for the purpose of promotion of grading, standardization and quality certification of agricultural produce in the state shall setup an Agricultural Produce Marketing Standards Bureau to perform such functions and duties as prescribed.