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Government Of Assam Department of Agriculture & Horticulture

Regulated Market Committee

    1. Regulated Market Committees
    2. Constitution of the Regulated Market Committees
    3. Functions of the Regulated Market Committees
    4. Number of Regulated Market Committees(RMCs)
    5. Number of Principal Market Yards(PMY)
    6. Number of Sub Market Yards(SMY)

      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

      1. Agriculturist (Voters of Gaon Panchayat) - seven
      2. Traders with valid license - three
      3. Cooperative Marketing Societies - one
      4. Cooperative Bank - one
      5. Nominated by Government - one
      6. Local Authority - one
      7. Warehousing Corporation - one

      Functions of the Regulated Market Committees

      1. Maintenance, management, control and regulation of the market yard.
      2. Regulation and control transaction in the market.
      3. Act as a mediator, arbitrator or surveyor in the matters of disputes.
      4. Control and regulation of the admission to
      5. The market, prosecution and confiscation of goods belongings to persons trading without valid license.
      6. 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.
      7. Purchase, hire or Acquisition of land to serve the purpose under this Act, and
      8. 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 RMCHead quartersDistrict
      1Baharihat Regulated Market CommitteeBaharihatBarpeta
      2Bongaigaon District Regulated Market CommitteeTulungiaBongaigaon
      3Cachar District Regulated Market CommitteeSilcharCachar
      4Darrang District Regulated Market CommitteeKharupetiaDarrang
      5Dhemaji District Regulated Market CommitteeSilapatharDhemaji
      6Dhing Regulated Market CommitteeDhingNagaon
      7Dibrugarh District Regulated Market CommitteeDibrugarhDibrugarh
      8Dhubri District Regulated Market CommitteeGauripurDhubri
      9Goalpara District Regulated Market CommitteeGoalparaGoalpara
      10Golaghat Regulated Market CommitteeFurkatingGolaghat
      11Guwahati Sub-div. Regulated Market CommitteeUparhaliKamrup
      12Hailakandi District Regulated Market CommitteeHailakandiHailakandi
      13Howly Regulated Market CommitteeHowlyBarpeta
      14Jorhat District Regulated Market CommitteeJorhatJorhat
      15Karimganj District Regulated Market CommitteeKarimganjKarimganj
      16Kokrajhar District Regulated Market CommitteeGosaigaonKokrajhar
      17Lanka Regulated Market CommitteeNilbaganNagaon
      18Morigaon District Regulated Market CommitteeMorigaonMorigaon
      19Nalbari District Regulated Market CommitteeBanekuchiNalbari
      20North Lakhimpur Regulated Market CommitteeBongalmaraLakhimpur
      21Rangia Sub-div. Regulated Market CommitteeGoreswarKamrup
      22Sivasagar District Regulated Market CommitteeSivasagarSivasagar
      23Sonitpur District Regulated Market CommitteeDhekiajuliSonitpur
      24Tinsukia District Regulated Market CommitteeTinsukiaTinsukia

      Number of Principal Market Yards(PMY)

      1. Baharihat
      2. Bijni
      3. Kharupetia
      4. Silapathar
      5. Dhing
      6. Gauripur
      7. Goalpara
      8. Furkating
      9. Uparhali
      10. Hailakandi
      11. Howly
      12. Titabar
      13. Gossaigaon
      14. Lanka (Nilbagan)
      15. Morigaon
      16. Nalbari (Banekuchi)
      17. Bongalmara
      18. Goreswar
      19. Dhekiajuli
      20. 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.