VIDHAN SABHA QUESTION
Name of Department : Agriculture
Starred Question No. : 1201
Date of Reply : 07.02.2019
Subject : Commission Agents
Asked by : Shri Rakesh Singha (Theog)
Concerned Minister : Agriculture Minister
Question Answer
(a) is it a fact that the farmers producing fruits have not been
paid money for the fruit sold
through the commission agents in different Mandis of the State; (a), (b) and (c) (b) how does the Government Information is laid on the Table of propose to help the farmers to House. recover their dues from the commission agents; and (c) how many commission agents have been declared proclaimed offenders by the Civil Courts and how many have been arrested so far; details be given?
REPLY TO THE STARRRED ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO.1201 ASKED BY SHRI RAKESH SINGHA (THEOG) REGARDING COMMISSION AGENTS.
(1) Yes. 101 cases of non-payment to the farmers have come to (a) the notice of Agricultural Produce Market Committees during 2018-19.
(2) A sum of Rs. 2,15,75,061 is pending due from Commission agents in the year 2018-19.
The Police complaints have already been lodged in 90 un- (b) settled cases. Notices for recovery of non-payment have also been issued by the Agricultural Produce Market Committees in un-settled cases.
As per report so received from Addll. Superintendent of (c) Police, CID/Crime, Shimla, 30 Commission Agents have been declared proclaimed offenders by the various Civil Courts of Himachal Pradesh and 04 proclaimed offenders were arrested by the Police. List is enclosed at Annexure -I and II .
Annexure-I.
POLICE STATION WISE LIST OF PROCLAIMED OFFENDERS DECLARED BY THE VARIOUS LD. COURTS Name of Total Pos Name of Pos declared by ld. Courts PS
Total = 05 Sr./Shri 1. Sajay Rajta S/O Shri Surat Ram R/O Taprog Nankhari P.O.Khunni Tehsil Nankhari Distt. Shimla. declared PO in the year 2017 By Ld. ACJM Court No. 1 Rohru and arrested By Police on 22.10.2018.
2 Ajay Shyam S/O Shri Krishan Lal Shyam R/O Village Bagail Po Kharahan Tehsil Nankhari Distt. Shimla declared PO in the year 2017 By Ld. ACJM Court No. 1 Rohru and arrested By Police on 04.09.2018.
3 Kuldeep Singh S/O Shri Puran Chand R/O Village Jahoo Dim Po Jahoo Tehsil Nankhari Distt. Shimla declared in the year 2017 by Ld ACJM Rampur.
4. Jaisi Ram S/O Shri Kansi Ram R/O Village Kharahan Tehsil Nankhari Distt. Shimla. declared in the year 2018 by Ld ACJM Rohru.
5. Suresh Kumar S/O Sh. Tulsi Ram R/O Village Ghahan Po Khunni Tehsil Rampur Distt. Shimal H.P. declared PO in the year 2018 by Ld. Court No. 1 Rohru.
Theog Total = 06 1. Sanjay VPO Mandol Tehsil Jubbal Distt Shimla. H.P. declared PO by the Ld ACJM Theog in the year
2014 and arrested by Police on 15.05.2017.
2. Ramesh Hetta VPO Jais Tehsil Theog Distt Shimla H.P. declared PO by the Ld ACJM Theog in the year 2016 and arrested by Police on dated 05.04.2017. 3. Sandeep by the Ld. ACJM Theog in the year 2017.
4. Hira Singh VPO Sarog Tehsil Theog Distt Shimla by the Ld ACJM Theog in the year 2018.
5. Diwan Singh Negi VPO Baghi Kotkhai Tehsil Kotkhai Distt Shimla by the Ld ACJM Theog in the Year 2018.
6. Lal Chand Shyam R/O Kotighat Nankha ri A/P Shyam Niwas Upper Kaithu Shimla. Ld. ACJM Theog in the year 2015.
Shimla Total = 01 1. Lal Chand Shyam R/O Kotighat Nankhari A/P West Shyam Niwas Upper Kaithu Shimla. by the Ld. JMIC
-5 Shimla on 24.04.2018.
Rohru Total = 17 1. Hardev Sharma S/O S h.Brahama Nand Sharma R/O Bajrate Koti PO Jagoti Tehsil Rohru Distt Shimla H.P. by ACJM Rohru On Dated 02.02.2019.
2. Anoop S/O Sh. Vinod Kumar R/O Vill- Sharontha Tehsil Rohru Distt Shimla by ACJM Rohru On Dated 02.02.2019.
List Not received from Police Station Rohru.
District Total =01 1. Bhagat Ram Thakur Fruit commission agent and order Mandi Supplier Shop No 121 near Subzi Mandi by pass (Chachiot at Road, Solan HP. PO declared on 09.07.18 by ld Court Gohar) JMIC-1 Chachiot at Gohar District Mandi .
Annexure-II.
LIST OF PROCLAIMED OFFENDERS ARRESTED BY POLICE
Sr. Name and Address of proclaimed Name of Date of No. offenders the Court arrest declared proclaimed offenders 1. Sh. Sanjay Rajta, S/O Sh. Surat Ram, ACJM 22.10.2018 R/O Taprog PO Khunni, Teh. Nankhari, Rohroo Distt. Shimla.
2. Sh.Ajay Shyam, S/O Sh. Krishan Lal ACJM 04.09.2018 Shayam, resident of Bagail, PO Rohroo Kharahan, Tehsil Nankhari, Distt. Shimla.
3. Sh. Sanjay, resident of Village and PO ACJM 15.05.2017 Mandol, Tehsil Jubbal, Distt. Shimla, Theog HP.
4. Sh. Ramesh Hetta, VPO Jais, tehsil ACJM 05.04.2017 Theog, Distt. Shimla, HP. Theog