Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: e-NAM Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 303 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## e-NAM SCHEME

303.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  the  agricultural  produce  markets  and bring  more  markets  under  the  ambit  of  the  e-NAM  platform  (National  Agriculture  Market)  by allocating money for each market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the societies and make their functioning online and  link them  with  District Co-operative  Banks  for  better  monitoring and  bring transparency  in  the  functioning  of  common  facility  centres  which  are  the  source  of  all agricultural inputs at the rural level and provide adequate funding, if necessary;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  strengthen  e-NAM  platform  in  entire  Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.      585  markets  across  the  country  are  targeted  for  integration  to e-NAM by March, 2018, out of which 455 markets from 13 States have been integrated so far. The details are at Annexure-I.  For this purpose, financial assistance of Rs. 30 lakh per market is given. This has been increased to Rs.75 lakhs per mandi in Union Budget for 2017-18.  In addition the software and a mandi analyst for a year is also provided to each mandi.
- (c ) & (d): Cooperative is a State subject under Entry 32 of the State List 7 th Schedule of the Constitution of India and, therefore, every State have enacted their own cooperative societies Act  to  control/regulate  the  Cooperative  Working  with  them.  As  such,  at  present,  there  is  no proposal in this regard.
- (e): So  far,  25  markets  of  Rajasthan  have  been  integrated  with  e-NAM  platform,  as  per proposal received from the State Government. The details of these markets are at Annexure-II.

## List of markets integrated with e-NAM

| Sl. No   | State            |   Total number of markets integrated |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                   22 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh     |                                   14 |
| 3        | Gujarat          |                                   40 |
| 4        | Haryana          |                                   54 |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh |                                   19 |
| 6        | Jharkhand        |                                   19 |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                   58 |
| 8        | Maharashtra      |                                   45 |
| 9        | Odisha           |                                   10 |
| 10       | Rajasthan        |                                   25 |
| 11       | Telangana        |                                   44 |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                  100 |
| 13       | Uttarakhand      |                                   05 |
|          | Total            |                                  455 |

## Annexure-II

The Details of markets of Rajasthan integrated with e-NAM

|   S. No. | District       | Name of the Mandi   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Bharatpur      | Kaman               |
|        2 | Bundi          | Keshoraipatan       |
|        3 | Kota           | Kota (Grain)        |
|        4 | Baran          | Baran               |
|        5 | Dausa          | Mandawari           |
|        6 | Bharatpur      | Nadbai              |
|        7 | Bharatpur      | Nagar               |
|        8 | Sriganga Nagar | Padampur            |
|        9 | Pali           | Sumerpur            |
|       10 | Sriganganagar  | Sriganganagar grain |
|       11 | Nagaur         | Nagaur              |
|       12 | Bikaner        | Nokha               |
|       13 | Jodhpur        | Jodhpur Grain       |
|       14 | Bikaner        | Bikaner Grain       |
|       15 | Kota           | Ramganj Mandi       |
|       16 | Bara           | Atru                |
|       17 | Dausa          | Bandikui            |
|       18 | Tonk           | Niwai               |
|       19 | Ngaur          | Mertacity           |
|       20 | Bundi          | Bundi               |
|       21 | Tonk           | Deoli               |
|       22 | Udaypur        | Fateh Nagar         |
|       23 | Sikar          | Srimadhopur         |
|       24 | Sawaimadhopur  | Gangapur city       |
|       25 | Karauli        | Hindoun             |

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