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CO-OPERATION, MARKETING AND TEXTILES DEPARTMENT

Mantralaya, Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk,

Mumbai 400 032, dated the 13th October 2025.

MAHARASHTRA ORDINANCE No. IX OF 2025.

AN ORDINANCE

further to amend the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1963.

WHEREAS both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session ;

RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528

महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र

असाधाारण भााग आठ

वर्षष ११, अंक ३७]

सोमवार, ऑक्टोोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विĐिन २१, शकेे १९४७

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महाारााष्ट्र वि�धाानमंडळााचेे अधि�नि�य

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म आणि� वि�धि� व न्याय वि�भाागाकडून आलेली वि�धेेयकेे (इंंग्रजी अनुवाद).

In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation

in English of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation)

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Mah. Ord. IX of 2025), is hereby published under the authority of

the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

SATISH WAGHOLE,

Secretary (Legislation) to Government,

Law and Judiciary Department.

[Translation in English of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and

Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Mah. Ord. IX of 2025), published under the authority

of the Governor].

भाग आठ-८२–१

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, ऑक्टोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विन २१, शके १९

AND WHEREAS the Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances

exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action further to

amend the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1963, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of

article 213 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Maharashtra is hereby

pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance, namely :—

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce

Marketing (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. In section 2 of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing

(Development and Regulation) Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as “the principal

Act”),—

(1) after clause (j), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—

“(j-1) “Market of National Importance” means the Market of

National Importance established under section 5-1A ;”;

(2) after clause (k), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

“(k-1) “National Agriculture Market” means an integrated market

where, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time

being in force, buying and selling of agricultural produce and activities

incidental thereto are carried out either electronically or otherwise in

India possessing marketing utility across time and space ;”;

(3) after clause (t), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :-

“(t-1) “Unified Single Trading Licence” means Unified Single

Trading Licence granted under section 7A or recognised under section

7B for intrastate or interstate trade ;”.

3. After Chapter I-A of the principal Act, the following Chapter shall be

inserted, namely :—

“CHAPTER I-1A

Establishment Of Market Of National Importance

“5-1A. (1) The State Government may, by notification published in the

Official Gazette, designate any existing market established under section 5 as

“Market of National Importance” or establish any market as “Market of National

Importance”, after consideration of such aspects regarding marketing of

agricultural produce like total throughput value, upstream catchment area,

down-stream number of consumers served and special infrastructure

requirements therefor, requiring regulation by Market of National Importance :

Provided that, the market handling not less than eighty thousand metric

tons agricultural produce or such annual tonnage or such annual value, as may

be specified by the Government by an order, from time to time, and in which

agricultural produce arrives from not less than two other States, may be

considered for designating the Market of National Importance.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the regulation of

marketing in Market of National Importance shall be in such manner as may

be prescribed.

Mah.

XX of

1964.

Mah.

XX of

1964.

Short title

and

commence-

ment.

Amendment

of section 2 of

Mah. XX of

1964.

Insertion of

new Chapter

after Chapter

I-A in Mah.

XX of 1964.

Establishment

of Market

of National

Importance.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, ऑक्टोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विन २१, शके १९

5-1B. (1) The Market Committee of Market of National Importance shall

consist of the following members, namely :—

(i) Minister for Marketing - Chairman ;

(ii) Minister of State for Marketing - Vice-Chairman ;

(iii) Commissioner of Agriculture or his representative, who shall not

be below the rank of Joint Director ;

(iv) Director of Marketing or his representative, who shall not be below

the rank of Joint Registrar of Department of Co-operation ;

(v) Executive Director, Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing

Board, Pune or his representative, who shall not be below the rank of Joint

Registrar of Department of Co-operation ;

(vi) Four agriculturists from the revenue division in which the Market

of National Importance is situated, out of them two agriculturists shall be

from the area of the Market Committee (of which one shall be woman and

one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes

or Other Backward Classes or De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis) or

Nomadic Tribes) ;

(vii) If required, two agriculturist recommended by other State

Governments (one each from two other States), wherefrom maximum

arrivals of agricultural produce are received in the Market Yard of National

Importance, to be nominated by the State Government of Maharashtra;

(viii) Three members holding the licence of Trader of the concerned

Market of National Importance, out of them one shall be from agro-

processing industry who has experience of minimum three years as a

Director or partner in concerned processing industry (of which one shall

be woman and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or

Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes or De-notified Tribes

(Vimukta Jatis) or Nomadic Tribes) ;

(ix) One person nominated by the Government who is an expert in

any of the fields of finance, marketing, co-operation, management or import-

export.

(2) (a) The Market Committee may invite the following persons as special

invitees for the purpose of assisting or advising it on any matter or matters,

namely : —

(i) One representative of Agricultural and Processed Food Products

Export Development Authority (APEDA), after obtaining prior permission

of the concerned authority of the Government of India ;

(ii) Managing Director of Maharashtra State Warehousing Corporation

or his representative (who shall not be below the rank of Joint Registrar

of Department of Co-operation) ;

(iii) Administrative Head of the Local Government Body or an Officer,

not below the rank of Officer of Group A nominated by him in the area

where the Market of National Importance is situated.

(b) Such special invitees may take part in the meetings of the Committee,

but shall have no right to vote.

(3) An officer from Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, Revenue

Department or Government Officer from any other Department, who is holding

an equivalent post of Joint Registrar of Department of Co-operation, to be

nominated by the State Government, shall be the Secretary of the market

committee.

Composition

of Market

Committee

of Market

of National

Importance.

भाग आठ-८२–१अ

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, ऑक्टोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विन २१, शके १९

(4) The persons nominated by the State Government to be the members of

Market Committee of Market of National Importance shall hold office for the

period of five years from the date of nomination or until the pleasure of the State

Government.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, as soon as the

notification of establishment of Market of National Importance is issued under

section 5-1A by the State Government, the existing Market Committee shall

cease to function and all the existing Committee members shall cease to hold

their office.

5-1C. (1) There shall be Executive Committee consisting of such persons

as may be prescribed for carrying out day to day duties of the Market Committee

of Market of National Importance.

(2) The Market Committee may delegate any of its powers and duties to

the Executive Committee by order in writing.

5-1D. The provisions of this Act which applies to the markets established

under section 5 shall, except the provisions of proviso to section 12(1) and sections

12 (3), 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 23, 23A, 24, 25, 26,

27, 27A, 28, 41A and 45, apply to the Market of National Importance.”.

4. In section 5D of the principal Act, in sub-section (6), in clause (a), after

the words “The provisions of ” the words, figures and letters “section 7A, section

10A,” shall be inserted.

5. In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2A), for the words “except

as provided in section 5D, shall not require any licence or permission, and shall

not be regulated by the Market Committee.” the words “shall require licence as

provided in section 5D or licence or permission from the Market Committee,

however no market fees shall be chargeable from such licensee by the Market

Committee.” shall be substituted.

6. In section 7 of the principal Act, sub-section (3) shall be deleted.

7. After section 7 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be

inserted, namely :—

“7A. (1) There shall be a Unified Single Trading Licence for the whole of

the State for the trader to be granted or renewed by the Director or by an Officer

authorized by him, in such manner and in such form, as may be prescribed, to

operate as trader in any principal market yard, submarket yard, private market

yard and e-trading platform or any other space identified for the purpose in the

State.

(2) Any person desirous of obtaining or renewing a Unified Single Trading

Licence under sub-section (1) as a trader, shall apply to the Director or an Officer

authorized by him in such form along with such fee as may be prescribed.

(3) The Director or an Officer authorized by him, on receipt of an application

under sub-section (2), subject to the provisions of this Act and rules made in

this behalf after making such inquiries as he deems fit, may grant or renew the

licence for such period as may be prescribed :

Executive

Committee

of Market

Committee

of Market

of National

Importance.

Application

of certain

sections to

Market of

National

Importance.

Amendment

of section 5D

of Mah. XX of

1964.

Amendment

of section 6

of Mah. XX of

1964.

Amendment

of section 7

of Mah. XX of

1964.

Insertion of

new sections

7A and 7B in

Mah. XX of

1964.

Grant of

Unified Single

Trading

Licence.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, ऑक्टोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विन २१, शके १९

Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the

rules, there shall be no consideration of domicile, compulsory requirement of

purchase or collection centre or minimal quantity for grant or renew of such

licence :

Provided further that, such licence granted or renewed shall entail to the

licensee to carry out trade of any form i.e. primary or secondary or whatsoever,

without any discrimination.

(4) The Unified Single Trading Licence issued by the Director or an Officer

authorized by him under this section shall bear such unicode as may be prescribed.

7B. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State may allow

holder of Unified Single Trading Licence bearing Unicode issued by any other

State or Union Territory to undertake trade transaction within its geographical

jurisdiction on e-platform or any other format including physical, that may be

in operation, as a trader, in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) Such licensee shall be liable to pay the market fee and other marketing

charges at the rate applicable in the State where trade transaction takes place

in the manner as may be prescribed.”.

8. In section 8 of the principal Act, after sub-section (3), the following

sub-section (4) shall be added, namely :—

“(4) If the licence is suspended or cancelled under this section, then

the holder of such licence shall forthwith produce the same in the office of

the Market Committee or an Director or an Officer authorized by him, as

the case may be, and he shall not be entitled to any claim on account of

such suspension or cancellation any compensation or refund of the whole

or any part licence fee or any other money.”.

9. In section 10 of the principal Act, after sub-section (6), the following

sub-section shall be added, namely :—

“(7) Any dispute arising between and among the Unified Single Trader

Licensees, seller, farmer, Market Committee and holder of Unified Single

Licensees of other State or Union Territories who are allowed to undertake

trade transaction within the geographical jurisdiction of Maharashtra on

e-platform or any other format including physical that may be in operation,

as trader, including any dispute regarding the quality or weight or payment

of any agricultural produce, or any matter in relation to the regulation of

marketing of agricultural produce may be resolved by the Director or an

Officer authorized by him, in a summary manner within thirty days, after

giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(8) Any person aggrieved by the order of the Director or an Officer

authorized by him under sub-section (7), may prefer an appeal to the State

Government or an Officer authorized by it, in such form and manner as

may be prescribed, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of such

order. The Appellate Authority shall dispose of an appeal after giving the

parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard, within a period of thirty

days from the date of receipt thereof.”.

10. In section 34A of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words

“the State Government” the words “the Director” shall be substituted.

Recognition

of Unified

Single

Trading

Licence

granted or

renewed by

other States

or Union

Territories

for inter-state

trade.

Amendment

of section 8

of Mah. XX of

1964.

Amendment

of section 10

in Mah. XX

of 1964.

Amendment

of section 34A

of Mah. XX of

1964.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग आठ, ऑक्टोबर १३, २०२५/आश्विन २१, शके १९

STATEMENT

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1963 (Mah. XX of 1964) is enacted to develop and regulate the

marketing of agricultural and certain other produce in market areas and

markets including private markets and farmer consumer markets established

therefor in the State, to confer powers upon Market Committees and to provide

for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

2. The State Government is consistently trying to get better prices for

agricultural produce to the farmers. To bring consistency and transparency in

the prevailing auction system and to get fair prices for agricultural products,

the Central Government has started e-National Agricultural Market Scheme

(e-NAM) based on the concept of one market at national level for sale and

purchase agricultural produce.

To minimise hurdles in trading of agricultural produce and for getting

better prices to farmers for their agricultural produce in the market committees

of the State, e-National Agricultural Market Scheme is implemented. However,

in the absence of provision of Single Unified Trading Licence in the said Act,

for the whole State, the e-National Agricultural Market Scheme could not be

implemented in inter market and inter State trade under e-NAM scheme. In

order to effectively implement the e-NAM scheme in the State, the Government

considers it expedient to amend the said Act to provide for Single Unified Licence

for trade in agriculture produce throughout the State and inter State trade also,

if so recognised by the other State.

3. Considering need of special requirement of infrastructure and better

facilitation of sale of agricultural produce in any existing market, which is

handling not less than eighty thousand metric tons agriculture produce and in

which agricultural produce comes from not less than two other States, it is

considered necessary to establish it as Market of National Importance or to

establish any such market as Market of National Importance.

The provision is also made for establishment of Market Committee of

Market of National Importance and Executive Committee for carrying out day

to day duties of such Market Committee.

4. The provision is made to provide for resolution of disputes regarding

quality or weight or payment of any agricultural produce between and amongst

the Unified Single Trader Licensees, farmer, seller and Market Committee.

5. These amendments will ensure that the farmers in the State will get

maximum benefit from the competitive prices of agricultural produce.

6. As both Houses of the State Legislature are not in session and the

Governor of Maharashtra is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it

necessary for him to take immediate action to amend the Maharashtra Agricultural

Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963 for the purposes

aforesaid, this Ordinance is promulgated.

Mumbai,

ACHARYA DEVVRAT,

Dated 8th October 2025.

Governor of Maharashtra,

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Maharashtra,

PRAVIN DARADE,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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