1 UAS, Dharwad-580 005.
2 Department of Agril. Marketing and Cooperation, UAS, Dharwad-580 005.
3 AC, Dharwad-580 005.
* This is a part of the Ph.D. thesis of the first author submitted to the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad under the guidance of the second author.
The paper analyses the investments made in the regulated markets in Karnataka and their impact on the performance of these markets. Principal components analysis was employed to analyse performance indicators during pre-and post investment periods. Variations in amounts invested between markets indicated that only some markets have been developed. Comparison of factor loadings indicated that competition, commodity arrivals and number of notified commodities in regulated markets had increased during post-investment period. Gradini activity showed reduced importance during post-investment period indicating the need to strengthen this function. Secretary cadre staff should also be increased to have more effective regulation.
