4. Control and superintendence of the market committees.

(1) all the employees of the market committees shall be under control and superintendence of the Board;
(2) the market committee shall be guided by the Board. The Board may also frame by-laws-
(a) for better marketing of agricultural produce on co-operative lines;
(b) for uniform grading and standardization of agricultural produce;
(c) for the general improvement of the markets of their respective notified market areas :
(d) for the classification of the Committee on the basis of their income for the purpose of fixing the grades of their Secretaries and other employees; and
(e) for any other purpose which, in the opinion of the Board is calculated to promote the interest of the Committee or to lead to improvement of marketing agricultural produce and agriculture in general.
(3) The Board shall sanction the budget of the Committee and the Committee shall submit their annual budget to the Board not later than the last week of February preceding the year to which the budget relates. If the budget is not received back by the Committee concerned within two months of the date of despatch it shall be presumed to have been sanctioned.
(4) The Board shall examine the annual assessment of work and progress of the Committees sent by the Chairman of the Committees in the form of Annual Reports including the audited accounts of the Committees for the preceding financial year not later than the last week of May of the succeeding year. In case the Board disagrees with the Chairman of the Committee concerned, the Secretary of the Board shall convey the opinion of the board to the Chairman of the Committee concerned and in that case the Chairman of the Committee shall send appropriate replies to the objections within the time specified by the Secretary of the Board.
(5) If the Board in its opinion finds that the financial position of a Committee does not warrant the payment of travelling and daily allowance and also the remuneration etc, if any, to the members of the Committee in the rates approved by the Committees, the Board may fix such scales of daily and travelling allowances or remunerations as the Board may think proper.
(6) References from Committees to any Government Department other than district authorities and local bodies shall be made through the Secretary of the Board. For the purpose of this sub- rule the term "Government" includes the State and also the Government of India, as the case may be.
(7) The Chairman or the Secretary of the Board or any other employee of the Board not lower than the rank of that of an Inspector authorised in this behalf by the Secretary of the Board may at any time inspect, examine and check the weighing instruments, weights, measurers kept by a Committee. After inspection the inspecting authority may give such directions as it may deem proper and the Committee shall be bound to comply with such directions. The inspecting authorities as prescribed herein may, at any time and without previous notice, inspect, examine and test any weighing instrument, weights or measures used, kept or possessed within a notified market area by a licensee, and every such licensee in possession of any such weighing instrument, weight or measure shall when required, be bound to produce before the person entitled so to inspect, examine and test it.
(8) The Chairman or the Secretary of the Board or any other employee of the Board authorised by the Board may at any time inspect and examine the records and the accounts of the Committee and issue such directions to the Committees as deem proper and the Committee shall be bound to comply with such directions.
(9) The Board shall issue instructions and directions to the Committees wherever necessary towards the fulfilment of the objects and purposes of the Act and the Committee shall be bound to follow such instructions and directions.