Lok Sabha Question No. 5897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Integration of Markets under e-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5897

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  APRIL, 2018

## INTEGRATION OF MARKETS UNDER e-NAM

## 5897.     SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the markets targeted to be integrated to e-NAM by the end of December, 2017;
- (b) the details of the markets integrated with e-NAM till December, 2017 and the details of the markets which are integrated since January, 2018, State-wise;
- (c) whether it is true that all the integrated markets are not functioning due to influence by middlemen or due to pecuniary reasons in various States; and
- (d) if  so,  the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  all  the  markets integrated to e-NAM are compulsorily traded under e-NAM and never through other means?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): No specific target was fixed for number of markets to be integrated with e-NAM platform by the end of December, 2017. However, 585 markets were targeted to be integrated with eNAM platform by 31 st March, 2018.
- (b): Till  December,  2017,  total  470  markets  were  integrated  with  e-NAM  platform.  Since January, 2018 to 26 th March, 2018, a total of 115 markets have been integrated with e-NAM platform. The State-wise details are annexed.
- (c): No,  Madam.
- (d): 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. The Government has recently rolled out  few  new  and  user  friendly  features  in  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  platform.  The Government  through  various  conferences,  seminars,  awareness  camps,  melas  and  Gram Sabha  programmes  is  disseminating  awareness  about  e-NAM  to  the  various  stakeholders including farmers.

The  Government  is  perusing  States  also  to  promote  e-trading  of  agri-commodities through e-NAM platform for the benefit of the farmers.

Annexure

## State wise number of markets integrated with e-NAM platform

| Sl. No   | State/Union Territory   |   Total number of markets integrated as on 31.12.2017 |   Total number of markets integrated since January, 2018 to 26.03.2018 |   Total number of markets integrated as on 26.03.2018 |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH          |                                                    22 |                                                                      0 |                                                    22 |
| 2        | CHANDIGARH              |                                                     0 |                                                                      1 |                                                     1 |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH            |                                                    14 |                                                                      0 |                                                    14 |
| 4        | GUJARAT                 |                                                    40 |                                                                     39 |                                                    79 |
| 5        | HARYANA                 |                                                    54 |                                                                      0 |                                                    54 |
| 6        | HIMACHAL PRADESH        |                                                    19 |                                                                      0 |                                                    19 |
| 7        | JHARKHAND               |                                                    19 |                                                                      0 |                                                    19 |
| 8        | MADHYA PRADESH          |                                                    58 |                                                                      0 |                                                    58 |
| 9        | MAHARASHTRA             |                                                    45 |                                                                     15 |                                                    60 |
| 10       | ODISHA                  |                                                    10 |                                                                      0 |                                                    10 |
| 11       | PUDUCHERRY              |                                                     0 |                                                                      2 |                                                     2 |
| 12       | PUNJAB                  |                                                     0 |                                                                     19 |                                                    19 |
| 13       | RAJASTHAN               |                                                    25 |                                                                      0 |                                                    25 |
| 14       | TAMILNADU               |                                                    15 |                                                                      8 |                                                    23 |
| 15       | TELANGANA               |                                                    44 |                                                                      3 |                                                    47 |
| 16       | UTTAR PRADESH           |                                                   100 |                                                                      0 |                                                   100 |
| 17       | UTTARAKHAND             |                                                    05 |                                                                     11 |                                                    16 |
| 18       | WEST BENGAL             |                                                     0 |                                                                     17 |                                                    17 |
| Total    | Total                   |                                                   470 |                                                                    115 |                                                   585 |

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