Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: e-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 177

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2017

## e-NAM

## *177. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to upgrade and bring more mandis on the e-NAM  (National  Agriculture  Market)  platform  by  allocating  funds  for  each  market  as announced in the recent General Budget and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to upgrade and develop societies working online and  connecting  those  with  the  District  Co-operative  Banks  for  better  monitoring  and bringing  transparency  at  village  level  which  is  the  common  facilitation  centre  for  all agricultural inputs and provide adequate funding, if required and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide financial aid or launch a scheme to support  the  computerization  and  allied  network  establishment  at  each  society  level  to strengthen the e-NAM platform in the entire country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 177   DUE FOR REPLY ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017.

- (a): Yes, Madam.  250 mandis had already been integrated with the e-NAM portal by September, 2016 against the target of 200 mandis.  An additional 150 mandis are ready to  come  on-line  within  March,  2017.    Remaining  185  mandis  will  be  integrated  by March, 2018 bringing the total to 585.  Union Finance Minister in his budget speech for 2017-18 announced central assistance upto Rs.75 lakh per Mandi against the existing assistance of Rs.30 lakh per mandi integrated with e-NAM. This assistance will facilitate creation/strengthening of allied infrastructures such as cleaning, grading and packaging facilities,  computer hardware, assaying labs and compost unit with an aim to upgrade the infrastructure of the onboarded mandis.
- (b): As  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  act  as  a  front  end  for  loan disbursements  to  the  farmers,  in  addition  to  supplying  agricultural  inputs  (fertilizers, seeds)  to  them  and  undertaking  procurement/purchase  of  agricultural  produce  from farmers, Union Finance Minister in his budget speech for 2017-18 announced support to National  Bank  for  Agricultural  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  for  computerization and  integration  of  63,000  functional  PACS  with  the  Core  Banking  System  (CBS)  of District  Central  Co-operative  Banks  (DCCBs).    This  will  be  done  in  3  years  at  an estimated cost of Rs.1,900 crores, with financial participation from State Governments. This would ensure seamless flow of credit to small and marginal farmers.

(c) & (d):

No, Madam.

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