Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Mohol

For the betterment of the peasantry in India, the Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1939 was enacted in 1939.

The Bombay Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1939, was enacted in the year 1939, vide Notification No. PML 3654 dated 14/12/1954, sub-section 1 of Section 4 of the said Act, and came into force in Mohol Taluka with effect from 1st March 1955, vide Notification No. PML 3654 (B) dated 14/12/1954, and the Mohol Agricultural Produce Market Committee was established under Section 5 of the said Act. A total of 15 government members including farmers, traders and other members of the government have recently come to power.

To buy and sell agricultural produce of Mohol women, Loknete-Anagar independently formed a market committee during 1954-55. The first meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Provincial Officer Saheb Madha. In this, the chairman, vice chairman and vice chairman were elected. Shri. Sambhajirao Ramchandra Garad from Mohol was the chairman and Shri. Vishwanath Bapurao Shende was the chairman. The committee was elected as the chairman and the actual work of the committee started from 1 January 1956.

The market area of ​​​​Agricultural Produce Market Kami Mohol is the entire Mohol taluka. As per the Agricultural Produce Market Act Section 2 - A, 7 - A Sub-section, Government Notification No. PML 3655 (A) dated. 11/07/1955 declared Bhusar Peth Market Yard at Mohol. The following areas under the Agricultural Produce Market Act 51-B have been declared as Market Proper by Government Notification No. PMS3622 –A dated 11/07/1955. (1) The entire area within the limits of the present Municipal Council (present) of Mohol Gram Panchayat (former), all the villages outside the limits of the Municipal Council i.e. Patkul, Penur, Kurul, Angar, Ashte, Vadaval, Savalesh Market Proper Cherai are strictly for wholesale sale of regular agricultural produce. Only retail trade is not allowed.

The allocation of agricultural produce within the Mohol Market Area has been made as per Notification No. PM 3654 dated 14/12/1954. Eg. Legumes, peanuts, jowar, millet, wheat, maize, gram etc.

The market yard was opened for the sale of regular agricultural products prepared by the farmers. The weight of the goods is weighed by the licensed weigher, the committee staff is monitoring and weighing them at the market yard itself. The porters who transport and carry the goods are the porters licensed by the committee. The traders generate agricultural turnover. Production depends on the rainfall and the state situation.

The then officers, deputy chairmen and directors of the Market Committee, under the guidance of Loknete Late Babrao Anna Patil Angarkar and MLA Rajanji Patil, adopted the policy that the Market Committee should be effective. Through that, a developmental plan was prepared for the educated unemployed, enterprising farmers, and traders who sell agricultural products. Eg. 160 pucca houses have been built for farmers, as well as various small traders and owner-operated traders. This is a great way to create a sense of unity in the community. It has been very useful for economic development.

The candidate for the committee, Dhanaji Gawde and the deputy chairman, Bachute, the director, all of them will work for the all-round development of farmers, consumers and traders and in the future, the district will become an ideal agricultural produce market in the entire Maharashtra.