Regulated Market Committees
Regulated Market Committees
In 1972 the Assam Agricultural Produce Market Act was passed by the State Legislative Assembly and from 1976 the Regulated Market Scheme was introduced in the State with the formation of State Agricultural Marketing Board and the Regulated Market Committees (known as APMCs in other States) at different places in the State with the objective of regulation of buying and selling of agricultural products to eradicate malpractices prevailing in the trade in urban, semi-urban and rural markets and also to establish an efficient marketing system, where the growers may obtain reasonable and competitive price and the traders receive a fair deal in trading. The purpose is also to establish a modern market yard, where scientific godowns for storage, platforms for auction of agricultural commodities, display yards, traders shop, banks and post offices, are provided with. The scheme has been implemented by the Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board through Market Committees established in different areas of the State
Constitution of the Regulated Market Committees
Every Market Committee shall consist of the following members
- Agriculturist (Voters of Gaon Panchayat) - seven
- Traders with valid license - three
- Cooperative Marketing Societies - one
- Cooperative Bank - one
- Nominated by Government - one
- Local Authority - one
- Warehousing Corporation - one
Functions of the Regulated Market Committees
- Maintenance, management, control and regulation of the market yard.
- Regulation and control transaction in the market.
- Act as a mediator, arbitrator or surveyor in the matters of disputes.
- Control and regulation of the admission to
- The market, prosecution and confiscation of goods belongings to persons trading without valid license.
- Prosecution or defend or aid in bringing Prosecuting or defending any suit, action on behalf of the Market Committee or as directed by the State Government.
- Purchase, hire or Acquisition of land to serve the purpose under this Act, and
- Such other things as may be required for the purpose of achieving the objects and requirements of the Act, Rules and Bye-Laws framed there under.
Number of Regulated Market Committees(RMCs)
To protect the interest of the agriculturist and traders, the Govt. of Assam has so far constituted 24(twenty four) nos. of Regulated Market Committees (RMCs) all over the State, except the sixth schedule areas with 20 (twenty) nos. of Principal Market Yards (PMY) and 206 (two hundred six) nos. of Sub Market Yards (SMY).
| Name of RMC | Head quarters | District | |
| 1 | Baharihat Regulated Market Committee | Baharihat | Barpeta |
| 2 | Bongaigaon District Regulated Market Committee | Tulungia | Bongaigaon |
| 3 | Cachar District Regulated Market Committee | Silchar | Cachar |
| 4 | Darrang District Regulated Market Committee | Kharupetia | Darrang |
| 5 | Dhemaji District Regulated Market Committee | Silapathar | Dhemaji |
| 6 | Dhing Regulated Market Committee | Dhing | Nagaon |
| 7 | Dibrugarh District Regulated Market Committee | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh |
| 8 | Dhubri District Regulated Market Committee | Gauripur | Dhubri |
| 9 | Goalpara District Regulated Market Committee | Goalpara | Goalpara |
| 10 | Golaghat Regulated Market Committee | Furkating | Golaghat |
| 11 | Guwahati Sub-div. Regulated Market Committee | Uparhali | Kamrup |
| 12 | Hailakandi District Regulated Market Committee | Hailakandi | Hailakandi |
| 13 | Howly Regulated Market Committee | Howly | Barpeta |
| 14 | Jorhat District Regulated Market Committee | Jorhat | Jorhat |
| 15 | Karimganj District Regulated Market Committee | Karimganj | Karimganj |
| 16 | Kokrajhar District Regulated Market Committee | Gosaigaon | Kokrajhar |
| 17 | Lanka Regulated Market Committee | Nilbagan | Nagaon |
| 18 | Morigaon District Regulated Market Committee | Morigaon | Morigaon |
| 19 | Nalbari District Regulated Market Committee | Banekuchi | Nalbari |
| 20 | North Lakhimpur Regulated Market Committee | Bongalmara | Lakhimpur |
| 21 | Rangia Sub-div. Regulated Market Committee | Goreswar | Kamrup |
| 22 | Sivasagar District Regulated Market Committee | Sivasagar | Sivasagar |
| 23 | Sonitpur District Regulated Market Committee | Dhekiajuli | Sonitpur |
| 24 | Tinsukia District Regulated Market Committee | Tinsukia | Tinsukia |
Number of Principal Market Yards(PMY)
- Baharihat
- Bijni
- Kharupetia
- Silapathar
- Dhing
- Gauripur
- Goalpara
- Furkating
- Uparhali
- Hailakandi
- Howly
- Titabar
- Gossaigaon
- Lanka (Nilbagan)
- Morigaon
- Nalbari (Banekuchi)
- Bongalmara
- Goreswar
- Dhekiajuli
- Tinsukia
Number of Sub Market Yards(SMY)
Baharihat RMC
(1) Alupatichar, (2) Balikuri, (3) Kachumari, (4) Kadong, (5) Mandia, (6) Moinbari.
Bongaigaon DRMC
(1) Basugaon, (2) Fakiragram, (3) Gossaigaon, (4) Kabaitari, (5) Patiladoha.
Cachar DRMC
(1) Barjatrapur, (2) Bhaga, (3) Kumbhirgram, (4) Lailapur, (5) Lakhipur, (6) Phulertal, (7) Sonabarighat, (8) Udarbond.
Darrang DRMC
(1) Balugaon, (2) Banglagarh, (3) Besimari, (4) Bhakatpara, (5) Dimakuchi, (6) Dumunichowki, (7) Harisinga, (8) Kalaigaon, (9) Khairabari, (10) Kopati, (11) Lalpool, (12) Majbat, (13) Mangaldoi Town Market (Prafulla Nagar), (14) Namkhola, (15) Patharighat, (16) Tongla, (17) Udalguri.
Dhemaji DRMC
(1) Dhemaji, (2) Ghilamara, (3) Gogamukh, (4) Jonai, (5) Simenchapari.
Dhing RMC
(1) Ambagan, (2) Chaparmukh, (3) Chulung, (4) Doomdumia, (5) Jakhalabandha, (6) Magurmari, (7) Roha, (8) Rupahi, (9) Santijan, (10) Singari, (11) Sonaibali
Dhubri DRMC
(1) Bilasipara, (2) Chapar, (3) Dharmasala, (4) Dhubri, (5) Fulkatary, (6) Gauripur Jute/Pine Apple Market, (7) Golakganj, (8) Halakura, (9) Kaldoba, (10) Kathalipara Milan Bazar, (11) Kharuabandha (Hatsingimari), (12) Mankachar, (13) Ranpagli, (14) Salbari, (15) Salakata.
Dibrugarh DRMC
(1) Barbarua, (2) Chabua, (3) Dibrugarh, (4) Dikam, (5) Duliajan, (6) Ghoramara, (7) Jokai (Checha), (8) Khowang, (9) Lahowal, (10) Moran, (11) Naharkatia, (12) Namrup, (13) Rajgarh, (14) Tengakhat, (15) Tingkhong
Goalpara DRMC
(1) Chataimari, (2) Dalgoma, (3) Darrangiri, (4) Dhanubhanga, (5) Dhupdhara, (6) Dudhnai, (7) Jaleswar, (8) Krishnai, (9) Lakhipur, (10) Rangjuli, (11) Simlitola, (12) Taranga.
Golaghat RMC
(1) Athkhelia, (2) Behora, (3) Bokakhat, (4) Barpathar, (5) Dakhin Hengera, (6) Dergaon, (7) Gomariguri, (8) Kachamari, (9) Naojan, (10) Neghereting, (11) Numaligarh, (12) Rangajan, (13) Sarupathar, (14) Sewaguri, (15) Telihat.
Guwahati SDMC
(1) Amranga, (2) Boko, (3) Chhaygaon, (4) Dhekiabari, (5) Dhopatari, (6) Hahim, (7) Maloibari, (8) Nagarbera, (9) Singimari.
Howly RMC
(1) Barpeta Road, (2) Kalgachia, (3) Kayakuchi, (4) Langla, (5) Sarupeta, (6) Simla, (7) Sarbhog.
Hailakandi DRMC
(1) Algapur, (2) Aynakhal, (3) Katlichera, (4) Lalabazar.
Jorhat DRMC
(1) Alengmara, (2) Barhola, (3) Daflating, (4) Gormur, (5) Jorhat, (6) Kamalabari, (7) Lichibari, (8) Madhupur, (9) Nagabat, (10) Na-Kachari, (11) Teok, (12) Thengalgaon.
Karimganj DRMC
(1) Bhanga, (2) Durlavcherra, (3) Hatikhira, (4) Ichaguri Fish Market, (5) Karimganj, (6) Lowerpowa, (7) Nilambazar, (8) Patharkandi.
Lanka RMC
(1) Hojai, (2) Jamunamukh, (3) Kaki No. 1, (4) Kampur, (5) Kathiatoli, (6) Kharikhana, (7) Lumding, (8) Murajhar, (9) Udali.
Morigaon DRMC
(1) Bhurbandha, (2) Dewgalu, (3) Jagiroad, (4) Laharighat, (5) Mayang, (6) Moirabari.
Nalbari DRMC
(1) Banekuchi, (2) Barama, (3) Barnadi, (4) Bongaon, (5) Dhamdhama, (6) Doulashal, (7) Kaithalkuchi, (8) Kaplabari, (9) Kumarikata, (10) Mukalmua, (11) Nadla, (12) Rampur, (13) Tamulpur, (14) Tihu.
North Lakhimpur RMC
(1) Baginadi, (2) Dhakuakhana, (3) Harmoti, (4) North Lakhimpur Sadar Market.
Sivasagar DRMC
(1) Amguri, (2) Banfera (Sonari), (3) Borsala Cattle Market, (4) Moranhat, (5) Rajmai Cattle Market, (6) Sapekhati, (7) Simaluguri.
Sonitpur DRMC
(1) Barsala, (2) Binduguri, (3) Biswanath Chariali, (4) Gingia, (5) Gohpur, (6) Lokra, (7) Pachmile, (8) Singri, (9) Thelamara.
Tinsukia DRMC
(1) Bardumsa, (2) Chapakhowa, (3) Dangari, (4) Dumduma, (5) Jagun, (6) Kakopathar, (7) Makum.