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The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation),
Act, 2020 – Freedom to Sell Farm Produce Across India

S. No MYTH REALITY
4 a. “Sufficient safeguard Act provides sufficient elaborate
is not provided to mechanism to protect the interest
protect the interest of farmers
of farmers” Simple, accessible, quick and
b. “Exploitation of cost-effective dispute resolution
farmers by traders” mechanism is prescribed for the
farmers against traders to prevent
and curb any unscrupulous acts

5 “The Act doesn’t Payment has to be made to
safeguard farmer the farmers on the same day or
payments. within three working days
The commission agents Deterring penal provisions have
under APMC are been put in place for traders to
verified and payment is curb any malpractices
secured.” The penalty provision against trader
will act as determent against any
fraudulent motives

6 a. “Revenue loss of States/APMC continue to have
APMC mandis” regulatory powers to impose mandi
b. “The Act will block fees and other charges within
the ways for the state markets
to generate revenue APMC markets will continue to
from agriculture operate and are not affected in any
trade and will lead way by this reform
to the closure of
APMCs.” In fact, APMC markets will become
even more efficient to compete
with other buyers and attract
farmers to generate revenue
APMC markets have understanding
of farming patterns and their
agents already have a connect with
farmers. They will make APMCs
more efficient and competitive

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