Section 9. Establishment and notification of “Market Yard of National Importance (MNI)”.

State Government may designate and notify any existing market yard established under Section 7 (2) as Market Yard of National Importance or establish and notify any market as Market Yard of National Importance after consideration of such aspects as total throughput, value, upstream catchment area, downstream number of consumers served and special infrastructure requirements therefore: Provided that the market yard handling not less than such annual tonnage or such annual value, as may be prescribed, may be considered for conferring the status as the Market Yard of National Importance; Provided further that out of such annual tonnage or such annual value, 30 percent may arrive from not less than two other States.