In accordance to Section 7 (1) and Section 5 (1) of The Nagaland Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act 2020 for the purpose of regulating and developing Agricultural Marketing in the State, the following market areas under each of the respective APMC, demarcated and delineated along with the Agricultural commodities to be regulated is hereby notified with immediate effect as indicated below.
- Area demarcation.
Principle Market Yard
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Sl. No. |
Name of Market As per Section 7 |
Location |
Delineated Market area As per section 5 |
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1 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Mokokchung |
APMC complex Mokokchung Town |
Entire area under Mokokchung Sadar excluding Mangkolemba and Tuli. |
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2 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Wokha |
Wokha Town, Mokokchung Road |
Entire area under Wokha Sadar excluding Bhagty Sadar. |
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3 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Zunheboto |
Zunheboto Town, Kohima Road |
Zunheboto District excluding Pughoboto and Ghathashi. |
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4 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Kohima |
Kohima Town |
Entire area under Kohima Sadar including Chephobozou area. |
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5 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Dimapur |
Dimapur Town |
Entire Dimapur sadar area. |
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6 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Peren |
Jalukie Town |
The entire area under Jaluki Sub-Division &Peren sadar |
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7 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Phek |
Phek Town |
Entire area under Phek District including Meluri excluding Pfutsero and Chozouba Sub-Division. |
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8 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Kiphire |
Kiphire Town, Kohima Road |
Entire areas under Kiphire District. |
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9 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Tuensang |
Tuensang Town, Mokokchung Road |
Entire areas under Tuensang District. |
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10 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Noklak |
Noklak Town |
Entire area under Noklak Sadar. |
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11 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Longleng |
Longleng Town |
Entire areas under Longleng District. |
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12 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Mon |
Mon Town |
Entire areas under Mon District. |
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13 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Nuiland |
Niuland Town |
The entire areas under Nuiland Sub-division |
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14 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Ghatashi |
Ghathashi Town |
Entire area under Pughoboto Sub-division and Ghathashi area. |
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15 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Mangkolemba |
Mangkolemba Town |
Entire area under Mangkolemba Sub-division. |
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16 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Tening |
Tening Town |
Entire area under Tening Sub-division |
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17 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Tuli |
Tuli Town |
Entire area under Tuli Sub-Division |
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18 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Baghty |
Baghty Town |
Entire area under Sanis, Bhandari and Ralan Sub-division. |
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19 |
Principal Market Yard (PMY) Tsemenyu |
Tsemenyu Town |
Entire area under Tsemenyu Sub-division. |
- Commodities notified for regulation.
Sl. No. Name of the Commodities.
1. Ginger-both fresh and dry.
2. Chillies-both fresh and dry.
3. Maize-Grain only.
4. Paddy and all its products.
5. Oil Seeds.
6. Soya bean.
7. Kholar (Local Rajma).
8. Turmeric-both fresh and dry.
9. Cardamom-both fresh and dry.
10. Organic fruits.
11. Organic Vegetable.
12. Pulses.
13. Wild fruits and vegetables.
14. All agricultural produces in Nagaland.
- Sales (excluding farmers/producers) and purchase of the above commodities by any traders will be carried out with License obtained from the Nagaland State Agriculture Marketing Board (NSAMB) or from the respective APMC.
- Taxation will not be levied by any Market Commodities (APMC) while crossing the other APMC jurisdiction by any License traders, unless the traders utilize the respective APMC facilities or the respective APMC renders services to the traders. However, no market fee shall be levied and collected from farmers as per GOI ordinance on the Farmers Produce Trade & Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020 under clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution of India. Issued vide F No.26011/3/2020-M.II dated 05.06.2020.
- Licensed traders of the above commodities are permitted to move freely across all check gates within Nagaland state and no taxation is permitted to be levied from such License traders.
- Taxation if any from the License traders will be levied as per the prevailing Section 71 of this Act. However movement of all essential commodities which are included under this notification and which are also being carried out under the Food and Civil Supply Authorities of the State or Central Government, are exempted from the purview of this notification.
(DIPR)

