Provisions of APMC Act - Budget & Economic Survey

Q.  Which of the following statement / s is / are correct?

1. As per the Model APMC Act, the buyer doesn’t have to pay APMC charges if the produce is sold directly outside the APMC area and if no facility provided by the APMC is used.

2. Due to the freedom given to the buyer and the seller, there is resistance seen towards reforming APMCs on lines of the Model APMC Act among the states.
- Published on 06 Aug 15

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Only 2
 
The model APMC Act retains the mandatory requirement of the buyers having to pay APMC charges even when the produce is sold directly outside the APMC area, say, to the contract sponsors or in a market set up by private individuals even though no facility provided by the APMC is used.

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