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Revision note: Agricultural Marketing: APMCs, e-NAM, FPOs and Supply Chains

  • APMC Acts (State subject, entry 28); ~7,000 regulated markets; arhtiyas; fees up to 8–10%
  • Model APMC Act 2003; Model APLM Act 2017; Model Contract Farming Act 2018; farm laws 2020 repealed Nov 2021; Bihar abolished APMC 2006; draft national marketing framework 2024
  • e-NAM Apr 2016 (SFAC), 1,400+ mandis
  • 10,000 FPOs scheme Feb 2020 (₹6,865 cr; target reached 2025); Ministry of Cooperation July 2021; PACS computerisation; cooperative grain storage plan 2023
  • WDRA Act 2007 (e-NWR); AIF 2020 (₹1 lakh crore, 3% subvention); Operation Greens 2018 (TOP → 22 crops); agri futures suspended 2021
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