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Myth. The bill invades on the rights of state Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMCs) • Referring to Chapter 1 Section 2(m), “trade area means any area or location, place of production, collection and aggregation including – farm gates, factory premises, warehouses, silos, cold storages, or any other structures of places from where trade of farmers’ produce may be undertaken in the territory of India but does not include the premises, enclosures and structures consisting – physical boundaries of principal market yards, sub-market yards, market sub-yards managed and run by the market committees formed under each State APMC Act in force in India…”. • The bill does not intrude into premises under the APMC Act and the same may continue to operate in the state. But it allows foradditional trade outside the APMCpremises and the farmers will be able to sell their produce from the farm gate, home, and any place without paying any market fees under the State law. This will benefit the farmers and reduce multiple additional costs. • Further, the bill will allow for private investment in new mandi infrastructure closer to farm gate improving market access (intra-state, inter-state, and export), availability of quality infrastructure including assaying, grading facilities, and reducing logistics costs for farmers.

Myth. The bill invades on the rights of state Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMCs) •  Referring to Chapter 1 Section 2(m), “trade area means any area or location, place of production, collection and aggregation including – farm gates, factory premises, warehouses, silos, cold storages, or any other structures of places from where trade of farmers’ produce may be undertaken in the territory of India but does not include the premises, enclosures and structures consisting – physical boundaries of principal market yards, sub-market yards, market sub-yards managed and run by the market committees formed under each State APMC Act in force in India…”. •  The bill does not intrude into premises under the APMC Act and the same may continue to operate in the state. But it allows foradditional trade outside the APMCpremises and the farmers will be able to sell their produce from the farm gate, home, and any place without paying any market fees under the State law. This will benefit the farmers and reduce multiple additional costs. •  Further, the bill will allow for private investment in new mandi infrastructure closer to farm gate improving market access (intra-state, inter-state, and export), availability of quality infrastructure including assaying, grading facilities, and reducing logistics costs for farmers.