About the Department Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board

About the Department
Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board
Complex – 6, Sector – 6
Mandi Bhawan
Panchkula
Our Vision
“Our vision is to provide opportunities for increasing net incomes in the agriculture sector and
creating a prosperous, progressive and proud farmer by setting up efficient and knowledge
based marketing systems and services".
Our Mission
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Set up efficient marketing services
Integrate and professionalise delivery of agricultural services and get better value for the
farmer's produce
Facilitate diversification of crops and promote judicious and profitable use of land resources
Introduce knowledge and technology based interventions
The enforcement of Act, Rules and Bye-laws
Improve skill sets and awareness of the farmers
Develop quality control and standards in agriculture sector
Our Aims & Objectives
The Agricultural produce in Haryana is being regulated under the Punjab Agricultural Produce
Markets Act -1961. The preamble of the Act is “an act to provide for improved regulation in
marketing of agricultural produce, development of efficient marketing system, promotion of
agri-processing and agricultural export and the establishment and proper administration of
markets for agricultural produce in the state of Haryana and to put in place a effective
infrastructure for marketing of agricultural produce and lay down procedures and system
thereto”.
The primary objective of Haryana Marketing Board and Market Committees is to establish modern
Markets for efficient marketing of agricultural produce by providing modern facilities in the mandis
and to enforce the provisions of the Act, Rules and Bye-laws framed thereunder. Board is a body
corporate as well as a local authority by the name of the State Agricultural Marketing Board having
perpetual succession and a common seal, and shall by the said name sue and be sued, and shall, subject
to the provisions of this Act, be competent to acquire and hold property both movable or immovable,
to lease, sell or otherwise transfer any movable or immovable property which may have, become
vested in or been acquired by it, and to contract and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of
this act. Whereas Market Committees are to enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules and the
bye-laws made thereunder in the notified market area and, when so required by the Board, to establish
a market therein providing such facilities for persons visiting in connection with the purchase, sale,
storage, weighment and processing of Agricultural produce concerned as the Board may from time to
time direct to control and regulate the admission to the market, to determine the conditions for the use
of the market and to prosecute or confiscate the agricultural produce belonging to person trading
without a valid license. The Board may from time to time direct these market committees to control
and regulate the admission to the markets Market Committees are service rendering agencies and their
main source of income is market fee.
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Creation of state wide agricultural produce marketing infrastructure, comprising of various
market yards, purchase centres, link roads etc.
Profit maximization for farmers by ensuring best-possible prices for their produce at the
various market yards, sub yards and purchase centres.
Regulation and administration of various Market Committees all across the state as per the
Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961.
Collection of Market Fee and other levies from the purchasers on various transactions
taking place at the Mandis.
Creation of additional facilities, along with expansion and maintenance works on behalf of
various Market Committees.
Facilitating the procurement activities of organization such as FCI, Warehousing
Corporation, HAFED etc. at various markets / Mandis.
About the Office
Market Committee, Gurgaon
New Vegetable Market
Near National Highway – 8
Khandsa Road
Gurgaon
The office of the Market Committee, Gurgaon is situated in the New Vegetable Market of
Gurgaon. This office works under the rules and regulation framed under the Punjab
Agricultural Produce Markets Act – 1961. The other information about this office as on
31.03.2013 is as under: 1. Head of the Office: - Shri Viney Kumar, Secretary cum E. O.
2. Staff Position: I.
Secretary cum E. O.
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Accountant
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Mandi Supervisor
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Auction Recorder
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Clerk
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Chowkidar
VII. Peon
VIII. Sweeper
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Piao Woman
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3. Schemes: - Financial Assistance is being granted by Market Committees to the
Victims of the Agricultural Operations. For more information about this scheme and
other schemes please visit the official website of the Haryana State Agricultural
Marketing Board, Panchkula i.e. www.hsamb.gov.in
4. Forms for various procedures: - For all types of forms and procedures pertaining to
various schemes, Market Fee, HRDF and service charges please visit the official
website of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, Panchkula i.e.
www.hsamb.gov.in
5. Major Achievements: - The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board organised a
Special Study Tour for the Farmers of Haryana State from December 26, 2012 to
January 6, 2013. On this tour a Special Train with 400 Farmers visited almost all of the
major Mandis of India. All the facilities like fare, food and accommodation was
provided by the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, Panchkula. It was for
the very first time that this type of Study Tour in a Special was organised in India by
the Department.
Shri Viney Kumar, Secretary cum E. O. (in the centre) with the Farmers at Nasik Mandi,
Maharashtra
Contact us: -
Market Committee, Gurgaon
New Vegetable Market
Near National Highway – 8
Khandsa Road
Gurgaon
Ph. 0124-2320011
Ph.0124-4108259
Email: - [email protected]
Email: - [email protected]
Website: - www.hsamb.gov.in