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Regd. No. NW/CH-22

Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMER'S WELFARE

(Mandi Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 8th April, 2020

No. 01/02/2018-M3/1720.–In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the Punjab Agricultural

Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 23 of the 1961), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf,

the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Agricultural Produce

Markets (General) Rules, 1962, namely:-

RULES

1.

(1)

These rules may be called the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) (Second Amendment)

Rules, 2020.

(2)

They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2.

In the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962 (hereinafter referred to as the

said Rules), for sub-rule (11) of rule 24 of said Rules, the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"11 (a)

The Kacha Arhtia shall make payment to the seller through electronic transfer after the

weighment is over. If payment is not made by the Kacha Artia in the manner, as stated above,

then the same shall be recovered by the market committee concerned from him as an arrears

of land revenue and the first lien shall be of seller's right and it shall be made to the seller

concerned:

Provided that over trading shall only be allowed in the case of buyer or Kacha Arhtia, as

the case may be, who provides security deposit or bank guarantee equal to the amount of

agriculture produce to be purchased at any point of time, not exceeding twenty-five percent of

the security deposit or bank guarantee furnished by him:

Provided further that that the seller shall be at liberty to receive payment up to rupees ten

thousand in cash in a calendar month for the agricultural produce sold by him during that month.

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(b)

When the agricultural produce is sold by a farmer through Kacha Arhtia, in that case the buyer

shall make payment to the concerned Kacha Arhtia within two days positively of the purchase

of agricultural produce and after that, the Kacha Arhtia shall make payment to the seller within

two days positively.

(bb) Notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (a) and (b) above, the buyer shall make payment

to the seller for his agricultural produce by electronic transfer, subject to the conditions that

such seller shall give his option for the same in Form 'S', within a period of forty five days in

advance before the start of the procurement season of wheat or paddy crop, as the case may

be.

(c)

The incidental and market charges, payable to different market functionaries, shall be paid as

provided in the byelaws.”; and

3.

In the said rules, for FORM I and FORM J, the following form shall be substituted, namely:-

"FORM -I"

[See Rule 24 (12), 24 (13) and 16-F (2) (ix)]

Bill of Kacha Arhtia

Counterfoil

Book No. ___________

Serial No. ___________

Name of Market yard _______

Name of Kacha Arhtia _______

Name of Buyer ________

Name

Name of

Weight

Rate

Total Amount

Market

Grand

and

commodity

Charges

Total

Address

of the

seller

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Commission _________

Brokerage __________

Palledari ____________

Filling Sewing Charges Other

Charges ________

Total ________________

Acknowledgement by the buyer

Signature of Kacha Arhtia

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"FORM- J"

[See Rule 24 (14) and 16-F (2) (xi)]

Sale Voucher for the Seller

Counterfoil

Book No. ___________

Serial No. __________________

Name of Market yard ___________

Date of Auction__________

Name of Kacha Arhtia _______________

Address of seller __________________

Name of seller __________________

Name of

Name of

Weigh

Rate

Total

Incidental

Net amount to be

Amount

By whom

Remarks

Commodity the buyer

Value charges

paid (total amount -

paid

paid/ to

labour charges)

be paid

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Dressing........................................

Unloading.....................................

Cleaning........................................

Acknowledgement by the seller

Signature of Kacha Arhtia

(His agent or representative)

Note: Where the Agriculture produce, being Vegetables or fruits is delivered, it shall not be necessary to fill the

column 2 relating to name of buyer.”.

VISWAJEET KHANNA

Additional Chief Secretary (Development)

Government of Punjab,

Department of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare.

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