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In consultation with the representatives of Industries
including mills and G & P factory owners, Trade, Central Govt.
and State Govt., TMC has developed components, eligibility criteria and norms
of an Ideal Market Yard which are as follows:
(A) Essential Infrastructure:
1.
Large Area: Market yard should have
sufficiently large area for movement of
trucks/carts, heaping and trading of cotton.
2.
Pucca Roads: There should be Pucca
roads for movement of loaded and unloaded cotton carts/trolleys in the market yard.
3.
Pucca Platforms: There should be large
number of pucca platforms for heaping of
kapas so as to accommodate daily
arrivals of cotton. till it is finally sold.
4.
Large Capacity Weigh
Bridge: There is need to have a weigh-bridge with large capacity (preferably
electronic) at the entrance of the market yard where cotton in Trolleys/Trucks can be weighed to enable the farmer to
know how much cotton he has brought for sale.
5.
Small Capacity Weigh
Bridges: Market yard should have sufficient number of weigh-bridges for immediate
weighment of carts/kapas after auction.
6.
Parking Place: Market yard may have
parking place for trucks, bullock-carts, etc. To prevent contamination, it should be away from kapas heaps.
7.
Fire Fighting
Arrangements: Basic fire fighting arrangement in the market yard in case fire brigade is not
available in the town/vicinity.
8.
Grading: Market should have
facilities for grading of cotton.
9.
Farmers’ Information Centre: Market yard may have Farmers’ Information Centre
so that the farmers may update their knowledge about cotton – dos and donts?
(B) Essential
Amenities:
(C) Optional/
Desirable Infrastructure
1.
Shed: Market yard should have shed to keep cotton for auction or if needed where
farmer may also store his cotton in case he does not get appropriate rate for
his produce on a particular day.
2.
Warehouse
Facility: Creation of warehouse for unsold cotton can be
thought of.
3.
Testing
of Raw Cotton: Market yard may have facilities for testing of raw
cotton. (laboratory for testing for moisture, micronaire etc.) .
(D) Other Components:
1.
Daily
Auction System: Daily Auction System should be introduced by the
market committee, wherever it is not so.
2.
Maintenance
of Records: It should be maintaining all records concerning
transactions properly and submitting prescribed returns to the concerned
authorities.
3.
Elected
Market Committee: It should have a functioning, elected market
committee.
4.
Timely
Payment to the Farmers: APMC should ensure that farmers
receive the payment of their produce within one week of sale.
5.
Insurance
Scheme: Kapas brought by farmers for sale should be
covered under Insurance Scheme till its ownership is transferred to the buyer.
6.
Sufficient
Staff: APMC should provide sufficient staff for
day-to-day activities in the market yard.
7. Cleanliness/
Maintenance: APMC should own the responsibility of
cleanliness/maintenance of the market yard.
(i)
Market yards having sufficient present cotton
arrivals and are expected to retain the present level or increase in cotton
production in the catchment area of the APMC.
(ii)
Market yard not having sufficient infrastructure
and other facilities to accommodate present and future cotton arrivals.
(iii)
APMCs
should have sufficient funds to meet their own share (40%) or above.
(iv)
APMC
should have adequate land to develop infrastructure and other facilities to
develop an Ideal Market Yard.
(v)
APMCs should have the will power, desire and
working atmosphere for development of their market yard so as to meet the
requirements of an Ideal Market Yard.
(vi)
Respective
State govts. should recommend the proposals of such APMCs for development under
TMC project.
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