Section 2
[26-PP. (1) There shall be established for the Board, a Fund, to be called the Uttar Pradesh State Marketing Development Fund to the which following amounts shall be credited, namely —
2 [26-PP. (1) There shall be established for the Board, a Fund, to be called the Uttar Pradesh State Marketing Development Fund to the which following amounts shall be credited, namely —
(a) all contributions received from the Committees under subsection (5) of section 19 except such percentage thereof as the State Government may direct to be credited to the Board's Fund ;
(b) such other amounts as the State Government or the Board may direct.
(2) The fund established under sub-section (1) shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be utilized by the Board for the following purposes, namely :—
(i) facilities to the agriculturists, other producers and payers of market fee in the market area ;
(ii) development of principal market yards, sub-market yards, hats and painths and construction of New Market Yards in the market area ;
(iii) construction, maintenance and repairs of link roads, market lanes and other development works in the market area ;
(iv) market survey and research, grading and standardization of specified agricultural produce ;
(v) propaganda, publicity and extension services and the matters relating to the general improvement of the conditions of buying and selling of specified agricultural produce ;
(vi) aid to financially weak and under-developed committees in the form of loans and grants ;
(vii) acquisition or construction, or hiring on lease or otherwise of building or land for performing the duties of the Board ;