Maharashtra government is likely to dissolve the board of directors of Navi Mumbai Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) and set up a 19-member committee headed by the co-operation minister to run the market yard, if a report of Times of India is to be believed.
Sources say the move is aimed at reducing the influence of the Congress-NCP combine’ over the cash-rich organization. Navi Mumbai APMC claims an annual business of Rs 10,000 crore and revenue of more than Rs 150 crore.
Ever BJP has assumed power in the state, it has been taking steps to put paid to the NCP-Congress combine’s influence over district co-operative banks and APMCs across the state charging these are grossly mismanaged.
A high ranking source says the Navi Mumbai APMC is a market of national importance and it should be run without any political interference. The state government intends bringing in legislation to amend the model Act that governs the Mumbai APMC.
The earlier panel had 26 directors; some of the former directors have been MLAs, MLCs and even ministers.