how are prices fixed in rythu Bazar
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Among the following maintenance of health and sanitation, registration of births and deaths, providing primary education are the functions of Municipal Corporation whereas disposal of the civil disputes is not its function.
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The Rythu Bazars were established in the year 1999. The concept of Rythu Bazar was developed to facilitate direct marketing between consumers and farmers.
· 96 Rythu Bazars are functioning in the State with temporary/ semi-permanent structures.
· No service charges and no market fee is levied in Rythu Bazars. Vegetable growers/farmers committee fix the selling price in Rythu Bazars.
· Joint Collector is the Co-ordinating officer of Rythu Bazars in the District.
· Chief Executive Officer, Rythu Bazars will supervise, control and coordinate at State level.
· The main objective of Rythu Bazar is to ensure remunerative price to farmers and provide quality and fresh vegetables to consumers at reasonable rates.
· Rythu Bazars provide direct interface between farmers and consumers eliminating intermediaries in trade.
· Each Rythu Bazar has an Estate Officer with supporting staff. Supervisors/Security Guards.
· Joint Collector is provided with a sum of Rs.5.00 lakhs as revolving fund under the market intervention scheme to control the prices.
· The Price Fixation of vegetables in Rythu Bazars shall be through a committee of farmers and the Estate Officer.
· The prices generally will be 25% above the wholesale rates and 25% less than the local retail prices.
· Estate Officers have been instructed to implement prices on the display Boards.
· Field officers have been instructed to pursue with the respective Depot Managers of APSRTC to provide buses to Rythu Bazars.