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    The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA) was established in 2018 to regulate agricultural produce markets in Punjab. PAMRA consists of 13 members including the Chairperson. Its major functions are to prescribe standards, promote alternative marketing channels, provide training and market information, regulate markets, and undertake research. PAMRA works under four pieces of legislation and has powers to register private markets, inspect facilities, and perform other regulatory functions. It aims to support farmers by ensuring fair prices and practices in agricultural produce sales.

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    The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA) was established in 2018 to regulate agricultural produce markets in Punjab. PAMRA consists of 13 members including the Chairperson. Its major functions are to prescribe standards, promote alternative marketing channels, provide training and market information, regulate markets, and undertake research. PAMRA works under four pieces of legislation and has powers to register private markets, inspect facilities, and perform other regulatory functions. It aims to support farmers by ensuring fair prices and practices in agricultural produce sales.

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    The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority (PAMRA)

    has been established under section 3 of the PAMRA Act, 2018.

    LEGISLATION

    PAMRA is working under following legislations:

    i. The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority Act 2018.


    ii. The Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority Regulations 2021
    iii. The Punjab Market Committees Regulations 2021
    iv. The Punjab Private Sector Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulations, 2021

    COMPOSITION OF PAMRA

    The authority shall consist of the following:


    i. Chairperson nominated by the Government of Punjab.
    ii. Special Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Agriculture Marketing
    iii. Director General Punjab Food Authority
    iv. Director General, Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority
    v. Three members of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, including at least one
    female member, of whom two members to be nominated by the Government and
    one by the Leader of Opposition
    vi. one Vice Chancellor of an agricultural University in the public or private sector;
    vii. four persons from the private sector, including at least one female member, if
    available, having agricultural background and experience in modern methods of
    agricultural marketing; and
    viii. Director General (member/secretary).

    FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY (PAMRA)

    The Authority is established with its major functions to;

    1. prescribe grading standards for a specific agricultural produce.


    2. prescribe good agricultural practices, geographical origin of an agriculture produce or
    particular farming method for an agricultural produce;
    3. prescribe fees for registration of an agricultural produce market, collection center,
    virtual market and a service provider;
    4. promote alternative marketing channels and contract farming;
    5. promote and enforce the adoption of a fair system of auction of an agricultural produce
    in line with the best regional and international practices;
    6. provide training for service providers;
    7. control unfair marketing practices;
    8. provide market information services, model contract farming templates and undertake
    surveys of markets and marketing of agricultural produce; (ha) regulate the functioning
    of public or private auction, and specialized markets;
    9. establish model auction markets, wholesale markets, collection centers and virtual
    markets;
    10. promote small and medium agribusinesses as may be prescribed;”.
    11. undertake research and publications in agricultural produce marketing; and
    12. perform such other functions as the Government may assign.
    DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CHAIRPERSON

    The duties/ functions of the Chairperson of PAMRA are mentioned in clause 5 of the
    PAMRA Regulations, 2021.

    POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL

    Without prejudice to the generality of the powers under subsection (5), the Director General
    may:
    (a) register a Private Agricultural Produce Market, collection centre, “specialized
    market,”, virtual market or a key service provider;
    (b) suspend or cancel the registration of Private Agricultural Produce Market, a
    collection centre, specialized market, virtual market or a key service provider;
    (c) establish a just accounting procedure for a collection centre, specialized
    market, virtual market and key service provider;
    (d) inspect a collection centre, specialized market, virtual market and a key service
    provider;
    (e) cause collection of such information with respect to a collection centre,
    specialized market, virtual market or key service provider as he may deem
    proper or as the Authority may require;
    (f) conduct surveys of relevant agricultural marketing and submit appropriate
    recommendation to the Authority; and
    (g) perform such other functions as the Authority may assign or the Government
    may direct.

    Further, the Authority may delegate its functions and powers under section 10 of the
    PAMRA Act, 2018 read with clause 6 of PAMRA Regulations, 2021.

    BUDGET DETAIL OF PAMRA

    LIST OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS UNDER PAMRA


    ACT 2018
    List is attached (Annex-I).
    NAME, DESIGNATION AND OTHER PARTICULARS OF PUBLIC
    INFORMATION OFFICER

    Name & Designation Phone No. Cell No.


    Mr. Naveed Ahmad Manager Chief PIO 04299200701 03338153607
    Finance
    Mr. Shabbir Hussain Assistant PIO 04236287927 03008864729
    Director (Admn)
    FAQs/GUIDANCE OF PAMRA

    Q. 1. What is PAMRA and Law governing the PAMRA?

    Ans. PAMRA is an abbreviation of Punjab Agricultural Marketing Authority and is


    working under PAMRA Act 2018 and Regulations framed thereunder.

    Q.2. Where the office of PAMRA is located?

    Ans. The office of PAMRA is located in Agricultural Marketing Complex at 21-Davis


    Road Lahore.

    Q.3. How many members are of PAMRA?

    Ans. There are thirteen members including Chairperson of PAMRA.

    Q.4. Who are permanent members?

    Ans. Following are permanent members of the PAMRA:

    (a) Special Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Agriculture Marketing.


    (b) Director General Punjab Food Authority.
    (c) Director General, Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drug Authority
    (d) Director General PAMRA (member/secretary).

    Q.5. What is tenure of Chairperson?

    Ans. The Chairperson and eight private members are nominated by the Government of
    Punjab for a period of three years.

    Q.6. What legislation has been made by PAMRA.

    Ans. PAMRA has made following subordinate legislations:

    a) Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority Regulations, 2021.


    b) Punjab Market Committees Regulations, 2021.
    c) Punjab Private Sector Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulations, 2021.

    Q.7. Who is the Chief Executive officer of PAMRA?

    Ans. The Director General PAMRA is the Chief Executive Officer of PAMRA.

    Q.8. What are the functions of PAMRA?

    Ans. The following are the main functions of the PAMRA.

    i. To grant Registration / written intimation for establishment of private sector


    Agricultural Produce Markets in the Punjab.
    ii. To establish Market Committees and their constitution to notify members of
    market committees.
    iii. To provide the technical support to Market Committees for the establishment of
    Agricultural Produce Markets in Punjab.
    iv. To control mal practices i.e. chungi, laga in Agricultural Produce Markets through
    Market Committees.
    v. To regulate the business activity in Private sector markets through the management
    committee approved by PAMRA.
    vi. To grant approval for establishment of Model Auction Agri. Produce Markets,
    wholesale markets, collection centers and virtual markets.
    vii. To promote small and medium size agribusinesses in the Agricultural Produce
    Markets.
    viii. To monitor auction in Agricultural Produce Markets for provision of fair price of
    Agri. Produce to farmers.

    Q.9. Is there any registration fee for Private sector Fruit & Vegetable and Grain
    Markets?

    Ans. Yes, Rs.300,000/- for a private market which is established at an area of less than five
    (5) acres and Rs.500,000/- for a private agricultural produce market which is established at
    an area of more than 5 acres or more.

    Q.10. What is minimum limit of land for establishment of Private Agri. Produce
    Market?

    Ans. Minimum four (4) acres is the limit to establish a private Fruit and vegetable market,
    eight (8) acres in case of grain market and ten (10) acres is the minimum in case of
    composite market.

    Q.11. whether common service areas of a Private Markets are required to be


    transferred to PAMRA?
    Ans. The common service areas like Auction platforms, roads, mosques, filth depot, toilet
    block etc. are required to be transferred in the name of PAMRA by the developer after
    development.

    Q. 12. What is the minimum width of roads required internal roads in a Private
    Markets?
    Ans. The minimum road width should be 40 feet in all kinds of Private Sector Markets.

    Q. 13. Who is the authority to monitor the working of the Private Market?
    Ans. PAMRA may monitor the working of the Private Market under clause 31 of the
    Punjab Private Sector Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulations, 2021.

    Q.14. What is the timeline restriction for completion of Private Market?


    Ans. The market should be developed within 24 months after issuance of initial notification
    and extension can be granted in unavoidable circumstances after approval of Authority.

    Q.15. Who is responsible for managing the private sector market?


    Ans. The Management Committee established under the Punjab Private Sector Agricultural
    Produce Marketing Regulations, 2021 is responsible to manage the private market.

    Q.16. Who will collect market fees from Private Markets?

    Ans. The Management Committee of private market will collect the market fee from
    commission agents only after completion of all development works and complete
    functioning of market and after getting completion certificate of market from PAMRA.

    Q.17. Who will register in the private sector Agricultural Produce Market?

    Ans. Director General PAMRA is competent to issue notification for registration of written
    intimation of Private Sector Agricultural Produce Markets.

    Q.18. Who is the authority to approve Management Committee?

    Ans. Punjab Agricultural Marketing Regulatory Authority is competent to approve


    Management Committee.

    Q.19. Who is the authority to approve Byelaws of a private Agri. Produce Market?

    Ans. Director General PAMRA is competent to approve byelaws of the Private


    Market.

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