The Siddaramaiah-led government has said that it will repeal amendments piloted by the previous BJP government to the Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMC) Act and that it will restore old provisions of the Act with some progressive additions.
TheKarnatakaAgricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Act 2020 is the state version of the central legislation to modify APMC laws. HK Patil said the amended Act will be withdrawn and the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966, will be restored with some provisions of the amended Act.
Prior to the amendment, the revenue of all APMCs put together was around Rs 650 crore, but it fell to around Rs 200 crore after the amendment