Regulated Marketing in Haryana

The study was conducted in Haryana in 2014-15 to study the regulated markets of the state. It was revealed that huge investment has been made in recent years to equip the markets with required basic infrastructure facilities such as covered sheds, storage godowns, lighting, connectivity, parking space etc. Alongside this, many discrepancies also came to light, such as poor condition of market news and intelligence facilities in all the market yards and inadequacy of basic facilities such as drinking water and toilets. The main problem came out to be farmers unawareness of rates and types of market charges to be paid by them that leaves a question mark on whether no unfair deduction is being made or not. Acute shortage of regulated markets was seen as per the recommendations of National Farmers Commission in 2004. After studying the present condition of the selected markets following recommendations for further improvement of functioning of agricultural regulated markets in the state.