APMC to build state-of-the-art fruit and vegetable market at Singena Agraharain Bengaluru

The Department of Agricultural Marketing is all set to build a state-of-the-art fruits and vegetable wholesale market at Singena Agrahara, in Anekal taluk off Hosur Road, in south Bengaluru. The government of Karnataka is mulling over the possibility of shifting Kalasipalya wholesale market to the new site. Singena Agrahara market already hosts over 400 traders, of which all licence holders will be accommodated in the new market, sources said. 

APMC had begun acquisition of 42 acres 12 guntas of land in Singena Aagrahara in the early 2000s, but ran into litigation. After 23 years of legal battle, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) won the case in the Supreme Court in July 2025.

“The legal battle was long drawn, but due to concerted efforts over the last two years, we have finally won the case. We had to deposit the entire compensation package of nearly ₹220 crore in the court to get a favourable order. Earlier, we did not have that kind of money, but amendments to the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966, have increased our earlier revenue from less than ₹200 crore to over ₹500 crore this year. We have collected our revenue from all APMCs across Karnataka and deposited the money in the court as part of the compensation package,” explained Shivanand Patil, Minister for Agricultural Marketing. 

New market will have suitable facilities

Mr. Patil said that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) was underway for a new state-of-the-art market at the land acquired in Singena Agrahara. “The current market is cumbersome, and we are not able to keep it clean as well. It clearly lacks facilities. The proposed market will be spacious, have shops in an orderly fashion, and cold storage facilities for both farmers and traders, since all the goods being sold here are perishables,” he said.

The total cost of the project, including land acquisition cost, is expected to cross ₹250 crore, he said. 

Of the 42 acres 12 guntas of land, nearly 7 acres will be acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for the Peripheral Ring Road. Thus, the Singena Agrahara market will be on PRR. This will help farmers coming from distant destinations, including from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, save on distance. Besides, them not entering Bengaluru will help cut congestion in the core city. 

Anand, a vendor selling papayas in Singena Agrahara market for the past five years, said the new market and shifting of those from within the city is expected to boost business. “There are no facilities here conducive for trade. Cold storage facilities will also help us a lot,” he said. 

Reducing congestion within core city 

Mr. Patil said the Department had won a legal victory recently to shift the trade of perishables — onions, potatoes and garlic — from Yeshwantpur APMC yard to the one built at Dasanapura near Madanayakanahalli on Tumakuru Road.

“These perishables are mostly brought to the city by farmers from north Karnataka who enter the city via Tumakuru Road. There have always been complaints both from farmers on the extra distance, and by traffic police and residents of north Bengaluru on the traffic chaos caused by these trucks entering the core city. Once the trade of these items shifts to Dasanapura, it will benefit both the farmers, saving them money, and will reduce congestion in the core city,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the vegetable market at Kalasipalya sits on a two-acre plot belonging to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). The market is too congested and again lacks suitable facilities. The market was temporarily shifted to Singena Agrahara during the pandemic in 2021, as it was impossible to maintain social distancing in Kalasipalya. Traders resisted the move on the ground that the market at Singena Agrahara lacked basic facilities. With a new market being built, they are likely to be receptive. However, a final decision on shifting Kalasipalya market will be taken based on the number of shops the new market will accommodate, and the number of licenced traders who need to be accommodated there, sources said.