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The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020

Before this ordinance the farmers were allowed to sell their agriculture produce at 6,900-odd APMC (Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees) mandis spread across the nation.

There were restrictions for farmers in selling agri-produce outside the mandis.

Highlights-

-The existing APMC mandis will continue to function. The State APMC law will continue to remain. But outside the mandis, the ordinance will be operational.”

-The ordinance basically aims at creating additional trading opportunities outside the APMC market yards to help farmers get remunerative prices due to additional competition.

-It will also promote barrier-free inter-State and intra-State trade and commerce outside the physical premises of markets notified under State Agricultural Produce Marketing legislations,