Lok Sabha Question No. 2238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: National Agricultural Market
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2238 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKET

2238.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कया ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  scheme  namely,  electronic-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) in the entire country to break the monopoly of middlemen/traders and provide benefits to the farmers and consumers and if so, the details and  outcome  thereof  alongwith  the  details  of  the  States  where  the  scheme  has  been implemented so far including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh (AP);
- (b) the details of the salient features, aims and objectives of e-NAM scheme;
- (c) whether the Union Government has issued advisories to various State Governments to  speed up implementation of e-NAM to achieve the target of integrating 585 mandis by March, 2018 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the pace of connecting mandis on electronic platform is very slow, and if so, the present status of e-NAM to bring regulated mandis across the country on the electronic platform till date;
- (e) the reasons for delay in implementation of the scheme in the entire country alongwith the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the details of funds/assistance/allocated/released provided by the Union Government to various State Governments for implementation of the scheme so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

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- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. To take the agri-marketing reform agenda forward and with the objectives to benefit farmers and provide quality produce at reduced cost to consumers, the Government approved a scheme for setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on 01.07.2015  with  a  budget  of  Rs.  200  crore.  Under  the  scheme,  a  pan  India  electronic trading  portal (e-NAM) is being deployed in selected regulated wholesale markets in States

across the country and 585 markets are proposed to be integrated with e-NAM by March, 2018.

Contd…2/-

-2- e-NAM is reformed linked scheme and States are required to carry out pre-requisite reforms  to enable (i) A single licence to be valid across the State, (ii) Single point levy of market fee, and (iii) Provision for electronic auction as a mode of price discovery. These reforms,  are  expected  to  facilitate  integration  of  markets  at  the  State  level  to  break  the monopoly of middlemen/traders and provide benefits to the farmers and consumers. The scheme  is  demand  driven  and  available  to  all  the  States  of  the  country  meeting  the eligibility criteria.

So far, 250 markets across 10 States namely Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh  and Andhra Pradesh have been integrated with e-NAM.

(c): Yes,  Madam,  the  Government  through  various  written  correspondences,  meetings and video conferences has issued advisories to State Governments for implementation of e-NAM scheme.

- (d): No, Madam.
- (e): Does not arise.

(f): The e-NAM scheme is demand driven and release of funds to a State depends on their  eligibility  in  terms  of  pre-requisite  reforms.  Detailed  Project    Report  (DPR)    of  the proposal and availability of funds. The fund released to States so far is at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

The details of fund released to States under National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) up to 25.11.2016

| S. No.   | State /UT        |   Release status (Rs. In crores) |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Gujarat          |                           12     |
| 2        | Telangana        |                           12.165 |
| 3        | Jharkhand        |                            5.7   |
| 4        | Rajasthan        |                            7.5   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     |                            1.5   |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh   |                            7.5   |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh   |                            3     |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh    |                            9.9   |
| 9        | Haryana          |                            9.3   |
| 10       | Maharashtra      |                            4.5   |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh |                            5.7   |
|          | Total            |                           78.765 |

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