Lok Sabha Question No. 4075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Implementation of e-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4075

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF e-NAM

4075.  SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  implement  the  e-NAM  scheme across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether e-NAM has been extended to the North Eastern Region of the country as well;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the  details  of  the  farmers  who  have  been  educated  about  the  major  market reforms?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

## ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): The Government is implementing National Agriculture Market Scheme, popularly known  as  e-NAM,  for  transparent  price  discovery  for  the  farmers  for  their  produce through  competitive  online  bidding  system.  Under  the  scheme,  an  electronic  trading portal  with  pan  India  trading  facility  has  been  deployed  in  551  regulated  wholesale markets  in  15  States  and  02  Union  Territories  (UTs)  across  the  country  as  on 19.03.2018. The target is to integrate 585 wholesale regulated markets with e-NAM by 31 st March,  2018.  e-NAM  is  being  implemented  in  wholesale  regulated  markets  by respective State Governments. The Central Government is providing free software and assistance  for  related  hardware  including  quality  assaying  equipments/  infrastructure, one IT  expert for one  year per mandi, one  State Level Coordinator to each State for installation  and  rollout  of  e-NAM  platform.  Under  the  scheme,  training  is  provided  to market officials, farmers, traders, commission agents and others as may be necessary for successful operation of e-NAM.

(b) & (c): No,  Madam.  e-NAM  is  a  demand  driven,  reform  linked  scheme  and States/UTs  are  required  to  carry  out  three  pre-requisite  reforms  i.e.  (i)  e-trading,  (ii) single point levy of market fee and (iii) unified single license valid for trading across the state; in their Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)  Regulations for integrating their regulated wholesale markets with e-NAM platform. So far no proposals from  North  Eastern  Region  States  have  been  received  for  integrating  their  regulated wholesale markets with e-NAM platform.

(d): The  Governments  through  various  conferences,  seminars,  awareness  camps, melas,  electronic media  and  print media  are  imparting  training to  farmers  and stakeholders  on  major  market  reforms.  In  addition  to  this,  training  and  education  to farmers on e-NAM, being a reform linked scheme, is imparted. So far, approximately 84 lakh farmers have been registered on e-NAM portal, who have been trained.

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