Introduction

Mumbai Agricultural Produce Market Committee has been established on 15th January, 1977 under the provisions of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963. It is a Body Corporate under Section 12 of the said Act. The main objectives of establishment of Mumbai APMC are to develop modern market yards for agricultural commodities, regulation of marketing of agricultural commodities, help the farmers to fetch better price for their produce, create infrastructural facilities for orderly development of trade, to maintain and manage the markets and stipulate conditions for use of markets within the market area.

The Committee is Market committee established and is constituted under section 13(1A) of chapter III of Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act,1963(Maharashtra Act No. XX of 1964) hereinafter referred to as "the said Act" for the area comprising Greater Mumbai and Turbhe.The Government of Maharashtra has taken a policy decision to shift the wholesale markets of Agricultural and certain other produce from Greater Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in a phased manner.The Market committe is charged with the functions and duties of regulating the said wholesale marketing for notified agricultural produce by virtue of Section 29 of the said Act.