Preface
The architect of Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee, Late Baliram More (Patil), donated his land free of cost to establish the Market Committee. Thus, Washim Market Committee was established by breaking the coconut of Muhurta by "Sant Tukadoji Maharaj" on 10/07/1899 as per the Hyderabad Residency Act. Since then, as he said, the farmer who brought the new farm produce to the yard for the first time in the season is honored with a shawl and Shreephal and worships the agricultural produce. Only after that, Harrashi begins. This innovative initiative is implemented/maintained even today.
Also, the current work is being done as per the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Purchase and Sale (Regulation) Act, 1963 and 1967. Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee is the leading market committee of the district and the necessary infrastructure facilities have been provided in the market committee for the sale of agricultural produce and efforts are being made to create facilities that will be created over time. Also, many farmer representatives represented this organization. Since India is an agricultural country, the main occupation of the people of this country was agriculture. Therefore, the people of rural areas were largely dependent on agricultural income. Therefore, due to the decentralized market system in the pre-independence period, weekly markets or market rights were available to farmers for selling agricultural produce. Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee has completed 126 years. Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee was formed as per Section 13 of the Market Committee Act, and a total of 11 members were elected by the members of the Management Committee of the Service Cooperative Society, including 2 women.
A total of 18 members are working in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee, including 4 members elected by the Gram Panchayat members, 1 member elected by the license holder Hamal Mapari, 2 members elected by the license holder traders and traders, as well as the Hon. Assistant Registrar, Washim 1 representative.
Scope
The scope of the Washim Agricultural Produce Market Committee is limited to Washim taluka and a total of 130 villages are included in this scope. The Washim Market Committee established a sub-market premises at Ansing in 1971 and the agricultural produce of 25 villages and the surrounding districts comes for sale in this sub-market. The Washim Market Committee established the sub-market Rajgaon premises on 04/01/2007. The main yard of Washim has 11 hectares of 24 acres of land. The sub-market of Ansing has 4 hectares of 86 acres. Also, 4 hectares of land has been purchased for the sub-market Rajgaon area. In the last general meeting, some farmers had raised a question regarding the operation of a sub-market at Pardi Takmore. Also, as stated in the letter dated 20/08/2024 by the Director of Washim Market Committee, Mr. Vitthal alias Rajubhau Chaudhary, it is very necessary for the farmers to operate a sub-market at Pardi Takmore. On this, as per the orders of the Chairman of Washim Market Committee, Mr. Mahadev Punkade Saheb and with the cooperation of all the esteemed directors, a sub-market will be operated at Pardi Takmore soon.
Regulations
Soybean, tur, gram, urad, turmeric, moong, chia, wheat, jowar are sold in large quantities at Washim main yard and sesame, maize, curry, mustard, linseed, musk okra, millet, kalvanji and other agricultural products are sold according to the season. Also, cotton tur, moong, wheat, soybean, gram, tur, turmeric, jowar and other agricultural products are sold at Ansing sub-market.
Also, cotton tur, moong, wheat, soybean, gram, tur, turmeric, jowar and other agricultural products are sold at Ansing sub-market.
The Washim Market Committee has also regulated vegetables and fruits and as per the notification, these agricultural products have been controlled as per the law. But in the reporting year, the said market committee is being held under the auspices of the said market committee.
The Washim Market Committee has always been working by giving priority to the interests of farmers and in the face of the coming changes, efforts are being made by the administration of the market committee, all the employees as well as the agents, traders, porters, helpers, surveyors and other elements of the market committee to protect the interests of farmers. The goal is clear from the motto of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee Washim.