<h1>Private Traders Must Get Government License Before Buying Farm Produce Under New Rules</h1> The state government of Maharashtra has mandated that private traders must obtain government permission before purchasing agricultural produce directly from farmers. Traders are required to secure a license from the marketing committee or the marketing department director to legally buy such products. The marketing director is authorized to issue a Single Unified Licence enabling traders to operate nationwide. Additionally, the government approved creating a cadre of marketing committee secretaries under the marketing director's authority. The cabinet also emphasized the implementation of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme across 133 Agriculture Marketing Produce Committees in the state to ensure farmers receive fair prices. The e-NAM platform integrates existing APMC mandis to facilitate a unified electronic trading market for agricultural commodities.