Local Markets & Huts

~ Markets of Cooch Behar ~

Markets in Cooch Behar town or in Sadar :-

1. Bhavaniganj Market (Bara Bazar) beside B. S. Road
2. B. S. Super Market B. S. Road
3. Chakir Bazar Chakir More
4. Chilarai Market Marapora More
5. Deshbandhu Market beside Raas Mela Ground
6. Jamai Bazar Nilkuthi
7. Kalika Bazar Kalika Das Road

~ Huts (local periodic temporary markets) of Cooch Behar district ~

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Cooch Behar Headquarter or Sadar

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Dinhata Town

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Sub-divisional town (Mekhliganj)

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Sub-divisional town (Mathabhanga)

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Sub-divisional town (Mekhliganj)

Note : Here H.Q. implies distance from Sub-divisional town (Tufanganj)

Regulated Market Committee in Cooch Behar

OBJECTIVES of Regulated Market Committee :
   

Agriculture Marketing is the key to economic development of the farmers as well as that of rural economy. Growth and sustenance of Agricultural Productivity depends largely on the market behavior and amenities and facilities available for marketing of the produce. The problem of Agricultural Marketing both for the perishables and non perishables is vast. It starts right from beginning of the quality of seeds and fertilizers used for the production and down to post harvest grading and standardization, storage, transport, processing, marketing credit & marketing of the produce.

   It is in the background of the above, Regulated Market Committees in West Bengal setup under the provision of West Bengal Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1972 have embarked upon plans & programs to facilitate organized marketing of Agricultural product by creating several infrastructural facilities like setting up of well laid out market yard with Auction Platform (Both covert & uncover), Godowns, Bailing Press, Cattle Shed, Farmers Rest house with Locker (Kishan Bhavan), Internal Path Ways, Car & Cart Parking, Administrative Building, Drinking & Urinals, Link Roads etc. from fund raised through collection of market levy upon transaction of Agricultural Produce.

   Govt. of West Bengal has taken serious of initiatives to improve Agricultural Market infrastructures. The Govt. has constructed Krisak Bazars almost in all the Blocks to promote direct farmers selling of Agricultural Produces.

COMPOSITION of Cooch Behar Zilla Regulated Market Committee :

All 6 (six) numbers of Regulated Market Committees in the district, namely :-

1. 1. Cooch Behar Sadar Regulated Market Committee,
   2. Dinhata Regulated Market Committee,
   3. Haldibari Regulated Market Committee,
   4. Mathabbhanga Regulated Market Committee,
   5. Mekhliganj Regulated Market Committee and
   6. Tufanganj Regulated Market Committee

          have been dissolved (vide Notification no. 1360-AM/P/5A-17/2013, Dated- 17/10/2014).

   As per notification no. 1463-AM/P/5A-17/2013, Dated- Kolkata, the 31st October 2014, Cooch Behar Zilla Regulated Market Committee is composed of following Members :-

1. 1. District Magistrate (Chairperson)
   2. District Level Officer of the Agril. Marketing Department ( Secretary)
   3. Lead District Manager, Lead Bank of Cooch Behar district
   4. Assistant Register of Co-operative
   5. Additional Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad
   6. Deputy Director of Agriculture (Admn.)
   7. District Horticulture Officer
   8. Assistant Director of Fisheries
   9. Deputy Director, Animal Resources Development
   10. Deputy Director of Sericulture

Office Address :-

Office Building of the District Magistrate,
Sagar Dighi Campus (West),
P.O. & Dist.: Cooch Behar,
West Bengal, Pin: 736101

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