Financial and managerial efficiency of Punjab Mandi Board in marketing of fruits and vegetables

The present study is an attempt to assess the financial and managerial efficiency of Punjab Mandi Board in handling of fruits and vegetables. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select the markets based on volume of market arrivals. The secondary data on various parameters such as market arrivals, market fee, income, expenditure, etc were collected from the headquarters of Punjab Mandi Board and the selected market committees. The financial and managerial performance of the Mandi Board and sample market committees was efficient. Among the market committees, the large markets were performing more efficiently as compared to small and medium markets.