Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Online Marketing
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 538

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH   DECEMBER, 2017

## ONLINE MARKETING

538.   SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

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

- (a) the details of the proposals made by the Government for starting online trading/marketing  for  agricultural  development  and  the  details  of  the  access  to  the  State Governments thereunder;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  pilot  project  or  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  it  in  the  entire country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any subsidy on training has been provided by the Government to the farmers for the purchase of smart phones under the scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b): The Government has implemented National Agriculture Market popularly known as  e-NAM  scheme  for  transparent  price  discovery  for  the  farmers  for  their  produce  through competitive  online  bidding  system.  Under  the  scheme,  an  electronic  trading  portal  with  pan India trading facility has been deployed in 470 regulated wholesale markets in 14 States in the country.  The  target  is  to  integrate  585  wholesale  regulated  markets  with  e-NAM  by  March, 2018.  e-NAM  is  being  implemented  in  wholesale  regulated  markets  by  respective  State Governments.  The  Central  Government  is  providing  software  and  assistance  for  related hardware  including  quality  assaying  equipments/infrastructure  to  States  for  installation  of e-NAM platform by respective States. State-wise details of the mandis integrated with e-NAM are annexed.
- (c): 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.  However,  no subsidy is provided for the purchase of smart phones under the scheme.

## State-wise details of the mandis integrated with e-NAM

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Number of Mandis integrated |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                            22 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh        |                            14 |
| 3        | Gujarat             |                            40 |
| 4        | Haryana             |                            54 |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh    |                            19 |
| 6        | Jharkhand           |                            19 |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh      |                            58 |
| 8        | Maharashtra         |                            45 |
| 9        | Odisha              |                            10 |
| 10       | Rajasthan           |                            25 |
| 11       | Tamilnadu           |                            15 |
| 12       | Telangana           |                            44 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh       |                           100 |
| 14       | Uttarakhand         |                             5 |
| Total    | Total               |                           470 |

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