APMC Ramtek cancels servicecharge being collected from farmers

 

 

KEEPING in mind theinterests of the farmers, the Board of Directors of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Ramtek has decided to cancel the service charge being collected from them by the committee. Addressing a press conference in the auditorium of the Market Committee recently, Chairman Sachin Kirpan said that after the cancellation of service charge, the market committee will have to face a financiallossof aboutRs8lakh every year. According to the information, after the State Government decided to stop the collection of market tax (bazar cess), the market committee was charging 1 per cent as service charge from the farmers selling vegetables. Ondemanding cancellation of service charges, Kirpan placed the issue before the Board of Directors on and the Board of Directors after indepth deliberations and discussions unanimously passed theproposal tocancel theservice charge. Kirpan said that the Board of Directors has also decided to compensate the financial loss to the market committee from other sources.

 

He further said following the demand, thenameofDevlaparSub-Market of Agricultural Produce Market Committeelocated in the tribal area hasbeen changed to“Kranti SuryaVirsaMundaSub-Market”.Thesub-market, bakra mandi andvegetable market will be started soon. In press conference, Directors Trilok Mehar, Nakul Barbate, Bhimrao Ambilduke, SecretaryHanumantaMahajanand others were present.