ACTIVITIES
AT A GLANCE
- PROMOTION OF STANDARDIZATION AND GRADING OF AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED PRODUCE
- PROMOTION OF ORGANIZED MARKETING THROUGH MARKET REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- MANPOWER TRAINING IN AGRI-MARKETING
- MARKETING RESEARCH SURVEYS AND STUDIES
- MARKETING EXTENSION AND CONSUMER EDUCATION
DIRECTORATE OF MARKETING AND INSPECTION
(ATTACHED OFFICE)
ESTABLISHED IN 1935- ACCORDED PERMANENT STATUS IN 1953
HEAD OFFICE - FARIDABADBRANCH HEAD OFFICE - NAGPUR
CENTRAL AGMARK LABORATORY - NAGPUR
REGIONAL / SUB-OFFICES - 48
AGMARK LABORATORIES - 23
REGIONAL/SUB-OFFICES
CHANDIGARH
-JAMMU, AMRITSAR, ABOHAR, SHIMLA
- BIKANER
- KARNAL
- KANPUR,VARNASI
- KHANDWA
- PUNE, SANGLI, NASIK, AHMEDABAD, RAJKOT, JAMNAGAR, SURAT,
PANAJI, UNJHA, PETLAD, AURANGABAD, MARGAO
- GUNTUR, VIZAG, ONGOLA
- BANGALORE, RAICHUR, TIRUPUR, MANGALORE,NAGAPATTINAM,
VIRUDHUNAGAR,TUTICORIN, BODINAY,KANUR
- CALICUT, TRIVANDRUM
- BHUBANESWAR, PATNA
- SHILLONG
AGMARK LABORATORIES
- AMRITSAR, CHANDIGARH
- JAIPUR
- GHAZIABAD, OKHLA(ND)
- KANPUR
- BHOPAL
- BOMBAY, RAJKOT, JAMNAGAR
- GUNTUR
- BANGALORE,MANGALORE, CHENNAI, TUTICORIN, VIRUDHUNAGAR
- BOMBAY, RAJKOT, JAMNAGAR
- GUNTUR
- BANGALORE,MANGALORE, CHENNAI, TUTICORIN, VIRUDHUNAGAR
PROMOTION OF STANDARDIZATION AND
GRADING UNDER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING & MARKING) ACT,1937
GRADING UNDER AGMARK VOLUNTARY
GRADING AND MARKING RULES
AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED COMMODITIES NOTIFIED
GRADING FOR INTERNAL TRADE
- DECENTRALIZED GRADING BY STATES
- CENTRALIZED GRADING BY DMI
- GRADING VALUED AT Rs. 3275 CRORES DURING 1997-98
- PRIVATE SECTOR -664
- PUBLIC SECTOR -114
- AGMARK LABORATORIES -23
- NO. OF AUTHORISED PACKERS -6825
- GRADING FOR EXPORT
- LIBERALIZED SINCE 1991
- GRADING VALUED AT Rs. 77 CRORES DURING 1997-98
- 1064 GRADING UNITS AT PRODUCER’S LEVEL
6 COTTON CLASSING CENTRES AT SURAT, ABOHAR,
NAGPUR, RAICHUR, KHANDWA AND TIRUPUR WITH TESTING FACILITIES
CONSUMER PROTECTION MEASURES
CONSUMER ENTITLED TO GET REPLACEMENT FOR COUTERFEIT / MISGRADED AGMARK ARTICLE
PROVISION EXISTS FOR MONETARY FINE AND IMPRISONMENT
MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS ORDER,1973
- MANDATORY FOR DOMESTIC TRADE
- 144 LICENSEES
- 2600 MT. GRADED VALUED AT Rs. 2696
LAKHS
PROMOTION OF ORGANIZED MARKETING -
MARKET REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- MODEL STATE MARKETING REGULATION ACT BY DMI
- ALL STATES/Uts ENACTED MARKETING LEGISLATION EXCEPT KERALA, DADRA NAGAR HAVELI,
LAKSHADEEP, ANDAMAN NICOBAR
- ESTIMATED NO. OF PHYSICAL MARKET NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AT RURAL, ASSEMBLY AS
WELL TERMINAL LEVEL IS 35000
- 7060 WHOLESALE MARKETS AND 4200 RURAL PERIODICAL MARKETS BROUGHT UNDER REGULATION SO FAR
- 3658 MARKETS GIVEN CENTRAL ASSISTANCE WORTH 93.29 CRORES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT
- RETAIL MARKETS CONSTITUTING DIRECT LINK WITH CONSUMERS NOT COVERED UNDER MARKETING
LEGISLATION
- NO DIRECT ROLE IN OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MARKETS FOR DMI
- MARKET PLANNING AND DESIGN
- FAO-UNDP/GOI PROJECT -1978-83
- PHYSICAL PLANNING
- POST-HARVEST HANDLING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
- STATE MASTER PLANS
MANPOWER TRAINING
IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
- DMI- A PIONEER ORGANIZATION
- TRAINED MANPOWER AVAILABLE IN STATES PROVIDED BY DMI
- 11400 PERSONNEL TRAINED UNDER DIFFERENT COURSES VIZ;
- DIPLOMA COURSE IN AGRIL. MARKETING
- MARKET SECRETARIES TRAINING COURSE
- GRADING SUPERVISERS COURSE
-GRADERS TRAINING COURSE
-MARKET INTELLIGENCE AND NEWS SERVICE
-MARKET EXTENSION SERVICE
-SENIOR LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAMME
-SPECIAL COURSES ORGANISED AT REQUEST OF STATE GOVT. /ORGANISATIONS
MARKETING RESEARCH
SURVEYS AND STUDIES
- MRPC UNDERTAKES ALL INDIA RESEARCH SURVEYS AND STUDIES IN AGRIL. MARKETING TO IDENTIFY
PROBLEMS AND SUGGEST REMEDIAL MEASURES
- 300 SURVEY REPORTS / STUDIES PUBLISHED
- RECENT STUDIES
- COMMODITY MARKETING PROFILES ON GARLIC, ONION, POTATO AND
CUMMIN SEEDS
- INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN MARKET YARDS OF DIFFERENT STATES
- MARKETING OF JUTE IN INDIA
- MARKETING OF EGGS
- CATTLE FAIRS IN HARYANA
- MARKETING OF TURMERIC IN INDIA
- MARKETING OF MUSTARD AND MUSTARD OIL IN INDIA
- PROVIDED GRANTS FOR 35 SPONSORED RESEARCH STUDIES
- 21 STUDIES COMPLETED AND REPORTS SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY
- 14 STUDIES IN PROGRESS
COLD STORAGE
PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
- FREE CONSULTANCY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
- PREPARATION OF MASTER PLAN
- ORGANISING TRAINING/WORKSHOPS
BOOKLET PUBLICATIONS
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