Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: e-NAM Platform
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 282

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## e-NAM PLATFORM

- *282.     DR. RATNA DE (NAG): SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  73  lakh  farmers  who  have  been  registered  on  the  electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform from 14 States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  compulsory  registration  of  all  the farmers on e-NAM platform to sell their produce without any middleman and to increase the number  of  regulated  mandis  under  e-NAM  platform  in  various  States  of  the  country including West Bengal;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  approximate  number  of  farmers  expected  to  be benefited by expansion of the programme and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  steps  taken/  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 282    DUE FOR REPLY ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018.

(a) & (b): Since the launch of e-NAM on 14 th April 2016 and till 31 st July, 2018, a total of  1,11,80,475  farmers  spread  over  16  States  and  02  Union  Territories  have  been registered on e-NAM platform. The state-wise details of registration is annexed.

(c) to (e): It  is  only  the  farmers wishing  to  join  e-NAM  platform,  who  need to register themselves on e-NAM portal and can sell their produce on e-NAM platform in any e-NAM mandi of their choice.    e-NAM platform promotes better marketing opportunities for the farmers to sell their produce through online, competitive and transparent price discovery system and online payment facility. It also promotes prices commensurate with quality of produce.  All these contribute towards better marketing efficiency and also better prices to farmers.

A total of 585 mandis have been integrated till 31 st March, 2018 on e-NAM platform, which include 17 mandis, of West Bengal State.  Mandis are on-boarded to the e-NAM platform based on proposals received from respective states, with an appropriate Detailed Project Report  (DPR).  The  three  essential  reforms  the  states  must  carry  out  for consideration are:  (i) e-trading, (ii) single point levy of market fee (iii) unified single trading license for the state.  Government of India provides certain assistance to the states, such as  free  access  to  e-NAM  platform,  financial  assistance  for  computer  hardware,  internet facility  and  assaying  equipment,  mandi  analyst  for  each  e-NAM  mandi  for  a  year  and training to stakeholders in mandis being integrated.

To  increase  the  number  of  regulated  mandis  under  e-NAM  platform  in  various states  of  the  country,  Government  has  further  approved  the  integration  of  another  415 wholesale regulated markets (APMCs/Mandis) with e-NAM platform by 2019-20.

However, the number of farmers who will benefit from expansion of e-NAM can be estimated only when the States/UTs submit their proposal indicating the markets.

## State wise details of Farmers Registered on e-NAM platform (as on 31st July 2018)

| Sl. No   | State/Union Territory   | Number of Farmers registered   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH          | 7,95,274                       |
| 2        | CHANDIGARH              | 3,035                          |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH            | 99,914                         |
| 4        | GUJARAT                 | 6,49,388                       |
| 5        | HARYANA                 | 21,54,649                      |
| 6        | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 87,309                         |
| 7        | JHARKHAND               | 19,773                         |
| 8        | MADHYA PRADESH          | 15,80,900                      |
| 9        | MAHARASHTRA             | 4,99,506                       |
| 10       | ODISHA                  | 39,049                         |
| 11       | PUDUCHERRY              | 1,490                          |
| 12       | PUNJAB                  | 61,366                         |
| 13       | RAJASTHAN               | 8,02,158                       |
| 14       | TAMILNADU               | 1,29,470                       |
| 15       | TELANGANA               | 13,25,242                      |
| 16       | UTTAR PRADESH           | 29,09,837                      |
| 17       | UTTARAKHAND             | 18,891                         |
| 18       | WEST BENGAL             | 3,224                          |
| Total    | Total                   | 1,11,80,475                    |

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