Question : FUNCTIONING OF NAFED

(a) whether a committee has been constituted to prepare guidelines covering structural and systematic improvement in the functioning of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED);

(b) if so, the recommendations made by the committee; and

(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI ARUN YADAV)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. A summary of the main recommendations made by the committee is annexed.

(c): The report of the Committee has been accepted by the Government.