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BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1980 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 1980 CHAPTER XVI‑MARKET COMMITTEES 93. Application of Market Fund.‑(1) One‑half of the annual income of the Market Committee shall he credited to the local fund of the Municipal or Town Committee in whose jurisdiction a Market area is situated. (2) The remaining amount of the annual income of the Market Committee may be spent by the Market Committee only for the following purposes; (i) acquisition of land for the establishment of market or markets; (ii) maintenance and improvement of the markets including construction of storages, platforms shall pullies, culverts and roads; (iii) construction and repair, of buildings which are necessary for the purposes of establishing such markets and for the health convenience and safety of the persons using them; (iv) collection and dissemination of information regarding all matters relating to marketing in respect of the agricultural produce and propaganda in favour of agricultural improvement and thrift. (v) providing comforts and facilities, such as light, sanitation, shelter, shade, parking accommodation and water for the persons, draught cattle, vehicles and pack animals coming to the market and similar other purposes. (vi) provision of facilities such as cleaning sets, plants for grading, standardization, packing and processing of agricultural produce ; (vii) construction of cold storages. .warehouse and godowns for the benefit of growers; (viii) establishment of feeder markets; (ix) pay, leave, compassionate and medical allowances, gratuities, pensions, honoraria and contributions towards leave allowances or provident fund of the persons employed by market Committee; (x) payment of interest on loans that may be raised for purposes of the market and the provision of sinking fund in respect of such loans; (xi) expenses incurred in auditing the account of market committees; (xii) payment of travelling allowances to the members and employees of market committees and members of the Board of Arbitrators as ice; (xiii) contribution towards the market committees fund subject to rules framed thereunder; (xiv) payment of allowances and honoraria to the Administrator of the suspended market committee; (xv) payment of property tax and house tax; (xvi) payment of other taxes as covered by appropriate Acts/Ordinance; (xvii) engagement of a lawyer; (xviii) subject to previous sanction of the Government; (a) purchase of load carrying vehicles for bringing agricultural produce of farmers ;o the market ; . (b) agricultural implements and machinery to be distributed amongst growers of the market area (xix) holding of agriculture melas, fairs, exhibitions and shows for agriculture publicity and propaganda amongst farmers for improved production; (xx) advance of loans on interest to other, market committees in the district for carrying out development project, with the previous sanction of the Government; (xxi) training of members and staff of market committees and members of the Board of Arbitrators ; (xxii) purchase/sale of essential agricultural Commodities ; (xxiii) any other purpose that may be declared by notification by the Government for improvement of agriculture and agriculture marketing, which is calculated to promote the general interest of the farmer.