This weekend, Surat Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) director Fakruddin Yusuf Shaikh was elected the director of the Gujarat State Agricultural Marketing Board (GSAMB), a body that governs the 224 APMCs across the state. Shaikh was among the 12 others who got a mandate from the BJP to file nomination for the post of director of APMCs.
The GSAMB, with nine members from farmer bodies and three from trader bodies, looks after development works of APMCs and ensures implementation of Union government schemes. It was being run by administrators for the last four years.
Source: indianexpress.com