Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Farmers Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-24

Long Title: An Act to provide for the creation of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers produce which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels; to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free inter-State and intra-State trade and commerce of farmers produce outside the physical premises of markets or deemed markets notified under various State agricultural produce market legislations; to provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 20: Repeal and savings.
    (1) The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020 is hereby repealed.
     (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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