BIHAR WHOLESALE MARK

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The proposed project would provide facilities, including land, equipment, entrance roads, fencing, water and sewerage utilities and office space, to be owned and controlled by Market Committees, in about 50 towns in Bihar. It would also provide for training of senior personnel for SMB, market secretaries and qualified inspectors for Market Committees. Since this would be the first IDA credit in support of agricultural markets, evaluation procedures have been built into the project. Market Committees wishing to participate in the project would be assisted by the Town Planning Organization (TPO) in preparing plans for the development of market yards, taking into account criteria designed to give space sufficient for appropriate facilities. The Rural Engineering Organization (REO) would prepare detailed plans and specifications and tender documents for each individual market.