Structure of the Presentation
               Background 
               Aim & Scope
               APMC
               Marketing Chain
               Legal Analysis
               Areas/Sources of Anti-Competitive Practices 
               Survey
               Constraints Identified
               Economic Benefits due to “competition”
               Policy Recommendations
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                               Background 
     Agriculture  is  one  of  the  major  driving  forces  of  economic 
        growth
     Market-mediated linkages of the agriculture sector
     In India, the agriculture sector is diverse and supports a majority 
        of population for their livelihood
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                                      Aim 
         Promote effective adoption and implementation of principles of National Competition Policy by advocating for legislative changes
                                   Scope 
     Review of existing Laws
     Identification of competition distortions 
     Suggest reforms to induce “competition” in agricultural 
        marketing 
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             Agriculture Produce Market Committee
      Marketing Committee – regulate agricultural marketing in 
        notified market area 
      Roles of Marketing Committees
      Structural rigidities of APMCs lead to  operational efficiency
     Need for a APMC reform
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      Marketing Chain
                                              Retailers/Whol
                                              esalers in the 
                                              vicinity of the        Consumers in 
                                               Regulated             the vicinity of 
                                               markets               the Regulated 
                                                                       markets
                        PRODUCE    Aratdars/Auction 
           FARMERS                 Agents/commissi
                                       on agents
                                                TRADERS              Consumers 
                                                                      in other 
                                                                     states/cities
                       Brokers
                                           Aratdars in other 
                                            states / cities/ 
                                             wholesale               RETAILERS
                                              markets
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