| Haryana Rural Development
Fund Administration Board was constituted under
section 3(1) Haryana Rural Development Act,1986
to improve quality of agricultural produce, to provide
good markets and to increase the facilities of sale.
For this purpose a fee on ad valorem basis, at the
rates of one per centum of the sale proceeds of
the agricultural produce bought or sold or brought
for processing in the notified market area was levied
under section 5(1) of the Act. This fee has been
increased by the Govt. from 1% to 2% vide notification
dt. 5.4.99. The purpose of the fees was to accelerate
the speed of rural development. The amount so collected
is spent by the Board in the Rural areas for development
of roads, establishment of dispensaries making arrangements
of water supply, sanitation and other public facilities,
welfare of agricultural labour, conversion of the
notified market area into modern market areas by
utilising technical know-how and to bring necessary
improvements therein, constructions of god owns
for the agricultural produce brought in the market
area for sale/purchase and the construction of rest
houses equipped with all modern amenities to make
the stay of sellers and purchasers in the market
area, comfortable and for any other purpose which
may be considered by the Board to be in the interest
of and for the benefit of the person paying the
fee. The fund may also be utilised by the Board
to meet the cost of administering it. Organizational
Structure
The office is divided into three wings, namely
Administration, Legal and Accounts headed by Administrative
Officer, Assistant District Attorney and Accounts
officer respectively. The Managing Director enjoys
the power of head of the Department; Administrative
Officer is incharge and supervisor of the establishment
branch. Account Officer is working as incharge
of the Accounts Branch and Drawing and Distributing
Officer and one Assistant District Attorney is
incharge of Legal Branch and handling the legal/court
cases.
The cases of all the wings are being put up
to Managing Director for final order where he
is competent and wherever the decision of the
Chairman of the Board is needed, files are being
put up to the Chairman of the Board for his final
orders/approval through Managing Director. All
cases of development schemes of whatsoever nature
they may be, are put up to the Chairman of the
Board for his final approval through the Managing
Director under Rule-4 of the H.R.D. Rules, 1987.
Working Overview
1. Revenue Receipt
The main income of the HRDFAB is from fee levied
on Agriculture products. All receipts of the board
are credited in the board accounts. Managing Director
& Accounts Officer of the board operates this
account jointly. The Secretary of the respective
Market Committee has been empowered to act as
assessing authority for collecting 2% fee on advalorem
basis from buyer and arranges to send it to Bank
in Chandigarh in HRDF office account. HRDF Board
pays 1.8% (earlier it was 3%) of the received
amount in the Bank.
2. Development Works
The funds shall be applied by the board to meet
the expenditure incurred in Rural Areas in connection
with the
* Development of rural roads,
* Establishment of dispensaries,
* Making arrangements for drinking water supply,
* Sanitation and other public facilities,
* Welfare of agriculture laborer,
* Conversion of notified area (falling in rural
area) in to model market area by utilizing technical
know how thereto & bringing about other necessary
improvements therein.
* Construction of Go downs & other places
of storage for the agriculture produce brought
in market area for sale/purchase,
* Construction of Rest Houses equipped with all
modern amenities to make the stay of visitors
(Seller & Purchasers) in market area comfortable.
* For any purpose which may be considered by Board
to be in the interest of and for the benefits
of the person paying the fee.
The board to meet the cost of administering it
may utilize the funds. The development works of
the HRDF boards are supervised by engineering
wing of the Panchayati Raj and are being executed
by Gram Vikas Samities. |
