Lok Sabha Question No. 3445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Implementation of e-NAM Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, BALKA SUMAN, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3445

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## IMPLEMENTATION OF E-NAM SCHEME

3445.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are various States which have their own legislations which hinder the operations of National Agriculture Market at a slow pace;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  take  various  States  on  board  to implement the policy of a National Agriculture Market;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  trading  under  e-NAM  has  been  limited  to  respective mandi  within  a  State  and  sellers  cannot  access  outside  the  mandi  and  State,  which compel them to sell their produce at lower remunerative price;
- (d) if so, the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether there are standardize grading and quality checks for farm produce and dispute settlement mechanism including transportation charges under the e-NAM, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the necessary steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of the scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Agricultural marketing which is a State subject is regulated under the Agricultural Produce  Marketing  (Regulation)  Acts,  popularly  called  Agricultural  Produce  Market Committee  (APMC)  Acts,  Legislated  by  the  respective  States.  Hence,  the  provisions may vary from state to state. However, the Government of India has shared a Model APMC  Act,  2003  with  all  the  States and  Union  Territories (UTs). Further, the Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  has  identified  3  prerequisite  provisions  need  for  the  APMC  to  join  e-NAM  platform  and  the  States  have been asked to amend their APMC Act to this effect. This is being done by them.

(b): Government,  through  various  platforms  including  regular  interface,  is  actively pursuing it with the States and UTs to get the reform process completed at the earliest and expedite the proposal to integrate their mandis to  e-NAM portal. The  3  essential amendments are (i) single trader license for the state; (ii) single point levy of market fee; and (iii) online conduct of auction.

(c) & (d): In the initial phase of implementation of e-NAM, on-line trading is largely taking place within the respective mandis. It has replaced physical auction, which was the  general  norm  and  brought  in  greater  transparency  and  competitiveness  in  price discovery.  Steps  are  being  taken  to  put  in  the  place  needed  agri-logistics  and manpower  that  will  enable  inter-mandi  trading  on  the  e-NAM  platform.  In  order  to facilitate inter-mandi online trading across the States, some statutory changes may be required  for  which  a  Committee  has  been  constituted  to  recommend  necessary changes.

(e): Government has formulated tradeable parameters for 69 commodities identified by the State Governments. Based on these tradeablef parameters, commodities are to be tested in assaying labs and traded on the portal accordingly. Government uder the scheme  of  'Promotion  of  National  Agriculture  Market  (E-NAM)  through  Agri-tech Infrastructure  Fund  (ATIF)',  grants  Rs.  30.00  lakh  per  mandi  for  developing  the infrastructure  which  also  includes  assaying  lab  inter-alia.  Some  of  the  States  have already made provision for dispute settlement. The buyers are responsible for lifting the material from the mandi and its transportation. All the States have been advised to put in place needed dispute resolution mechanisms.

(f); Government is closely monitoring & regularly reviewing the progress and further guiding the States for effective implementation of e-NAM.

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