navigation search tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board native name type statutory corporation industry agriculture founded 24.10.1970 headquarters chennai tamil nadu india area served tamil nadu india key people thiru.sandeep saxena i.a.s services agricultural marketing owner government of tamil nadu parent department of agriculture tamil nadu website www.tnsamb.gov.in the tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board tnsamb was constituted by an executive order of the state government in g.o. ms. no. 2852 agriculture department dated 24.10.1970 and functioning since 24.10.1970 with the objective to regulate the activities of market committees and to act as an advisory body 1 contents 1 history 2 functions and powers of the board 3 activities of board 4 see also 5 references 6 external links 7 other links history edit the tnsamb was functioning as a non statutory board has been reconstituted as statutory board in accordance with the new act the tamilnadu agricultural produce marketing regulation act 1987 which was brought into force from 1 2 1991 as per government order no. 299 agriculture am i department dated 13 6 1995 . 2 functions and powers of the board edit the following are the functions and powers of the board 3 the co ordination of the working of the market committees and other affairs thereof including programmes undertaken by the market committees for the development of markets and market areas . to undertake state level planning of the development of the agriculture produce markets . to administer the market board fund and the market development fund . to the giving of direction of market committees in general of any market committee in particular with a view to ensure improvement thereof . to supervise and guide the market committees in the preparation of plans and estimates of construction programme undertaken by the market committees . to execute all works chargeable to the market board fund . to maintain accounts in such forms as may be prescribed . to publish annually at the close of the year its progress report balance sheet and statement of assets and liabilities and send copies thereof to each member of the board and the government . to make necessary arrangements for propaganda and publicity on matters relating to marketing of agricultural produces . to provide facilities for the training of officers and staff of the market committees board department of agricultural marketing producers and traders in the state . to prepare and adopt budget for the ensuing year . to grant subventions or loans to market committees for the purposes of this act on such terms and conditions as the board may determine . to arrange or organise seminars workshops exhibitions etc. on subjects relating to agricultural marketing . to impart education in regulated marketing of agricultural produce . to promote schemes for processing grading and standardization of agricultural produce . the collection and dissemination of market information . for the publication of market statistics and studies . the levy of subscription for collection and dissemination of information relating to agricultural marketing . to conduct market research and market surveys . to do such other things as may be of general interest to market committee or considered necessary for the efficient functioning of the board . any other function specifically entrusted to it by this act ; and such other functions of like nature as may be enstrusted to the board by the government . activities of board edit training to farmers and staff domestic and export market intelligence cell demic was established in november 2004 publications tamil nadu state marketing board published many useful books on various branches of agriculture exhibition and promotion of protection of farmers to appreciate there work . see also edit agricultural produce market committee karnataka state agricultural marketing board maharashtra state agricultural marketing board national agricultural cooperative marketing federation of india references edit organisations under the agriculture department pdf . http www.tn.gov.in . retrieved 2012 10 30 . external link in publisher help tnsamb reconstituted pdf . http www.tn.gov.in . retrieved 2012 10 30 . external link in publisher help functions and powers of the board . http www.tn.gov.in . retrieved 2012 10 30 . external link in publisher help external links edit www.tnsamb.gov.in official website other links edit v t e state organisations of tamil nadu public sector undertakings civil supplies corporation tncsc tneb limited tantransco tangedco setc elcot tidco mtc pscl tasmac sipcot tansidco tnpl tntdpc tourism development corporation tnstc tiic tamil nadu cement corporation tamil nadu magnesite limited tamil nadu industrial explosives limited tamil nadu minerals limited tamil nadu tea plantation corporation tntpc tamil nadu small industries corporation limited tamil nadu sugar corporation limited chennai metro rail limited cmrl nodal agencies cmda energy development agency teda tanhoda board chennai metrowater supply and sewage board cmwssb tamil nadu pollution control board tamil nadu housing board tnhb slum clearance board tamil nadu water supply and drainage board twad tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board cooperative societies aavin co optex tanhope autonomous bodies aids control society tansacs tamil nadu planning commission tamil nadu public service commission retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board & oldid 721242544 categories state agencies of tamil nadumarketing boardsagricultural organisations based in indiaagricultural marketing in indiaagriculture in tamil naduhidden categories cs1 errors external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 20 may 2016 at 14 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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