Can Punjab declare the state as "Principle Market Yard" ?

👉To nullify the negative impact of the Agriculture bill on farmer's produce trade and commerce(promotion and facilitation) SAD president sukhbir badal has suggested to punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh to declare the entire stste as a 'Principal Market Yard'

👉The SAD president also said,'In the event of the failure of Captain to revoke these amendments, the SAD will revoke these in the first cabinet meeting when we form a government in the state'

What is Principal Market Yard?

👉According to Punjab APMC act, there are 3 types of yards under the Punjab mandi board

1] Principal market yard

2] Sub yard

3] Purchase centres.

👉These yards are notified by the PMB in a specific ares in certain acres.

👉As per APMC act, the PMB has 151 principal market yard, 287 Sub yards and over 1400 small mandies or Purchase centers.

👉Proper infrastructure is developed in these principal yards which included civic amenities, sheds,office buildings, canteens, platform, electrification and even public health facilities.

👉The small mandis have temporary arrangements of minimum civic amenities during the procurement season.

👉The provision of the present acts by the center exempt these yards or marked areas from the jurisdiction of the legislature.

👉As a result, private players who enter the market will have to compete under the same set of laws as applicable to state procurement.

Is it legal to declare the whole punjab as Principal market yard ?

👉Economist prof Sardara singh Johal told,'I think. its possible under its own APMC act.' In the current yards of PMB , he added there is market committee staff to manage the sale and purchase. Thus the government will have to develop a system to bring every purchaser under one tax regime in the state.

👉He also warned that such a step could isolate punjab and be beyond the centre's bills on agriculture applicable to the rest of india.