Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: e-NAM Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 249

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH, 2018

## e-NAM SCHEME

- *249.    DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU: 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 has introduced e-NAM scheme, through which over 580 agriculture wholesale markets are connected across the country;
- (b) if so, the details of e-NAM agri markets which are connected electronically, Statewise including Southern States;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  strengthen  the  e-NAM  platform  with  the objective of doubling farmers' income by providing competitive and remunerative prices to the farmers for their agricultural produce through online competitive bidding process;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps proposed to be taken in this regard; and
- (e) whether the farmers of all the States are utilising the platform and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण 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.  249  DUE FOR REPLY ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2018.

- (a): Yes  Madam,  The  Government  has  introduced  National  Agriculture  Market scheme popularly known as e-NAM scheme. Under the scheme, an electronic trading portal  with  pan  India  trading  facility  has  been  deployed  in  498  wholesale  regulated markets  so  far  in  14  States  and  01  Union  Territory.  The  target  is  to  integrate  585 regulated wholesale markets with e-NAM by 31 st March, 2018.
- (b): The State-wise details of regulated wholesale markets connected electronically with e-NAM platform including Southern States are at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): Yes Madam. The Government is continuously working towards strengthening the e-NAM platform which provides online bidding process for remunerative  prices  to  farmers  for  their  produce  with  the  objective  towards  doubling farmers'  income.  To  further  strengthen  the  e-NAM  platform,  the  Government  on 21.02.2018  has rolled out  new  and  user  friendly  features  in  e-NAM  platform  such  as MIS Dashboard for better Analysis, BHIM payment facility by traders, mobile payment facility  by  traders,  advanced  lot  registration  facility  for  farmers  through  mobile  app, facility for farmers to view the progress of e-bidding for their lot, e-Learning module in eNAM website etc.

- (e): As the farmers have to bring their  wholesale  produce to  e-NAM  mandis  for etrading,  therefore,  farmers  of  the  States/Union  Territories,  where  regulated  wholesale markets have been integrated to e-NAM platform are using it.  The details of farmers utilizing  e-NAM  platform  in  14  States  and  01  Union  Territory,  where  it  has  been implemented, is at   Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## State wise wholesale regulated markets integrated with e-NAM

| Sl. No   | State/Union Territory   |   Number of mandis integrated with e-NAM |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH          |                                       22 |
| 2        | CHANDIGARH              |                                        1 |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH            |                                       14 |
| 4        | GUJARAT                 |                                       65 |
| 5        | HARYANA                 |                                       54 |
| 6        | HIMACHAL PRADESH        |                                       19 |
| 7        | JHARKHAND               |                                       19 |
| 8        | MADHYA PRADESH          |                                       58 |
| 9        | MAHARASHTRA             |                                       45 |
| 10       | ODISHA                  |                                       10 |
| 11       | RAJASTHAN               |                                       25 |
| 12       | TAMILNADU               |                                       15 |
| 13       | TELANGANA               |                                       46 |
| 14       | UTTAR PRADESH           |                                      100 |
| 15       | UTTARAKHAND             |                                        5 |
| Total    | Total                   |                                      498 |

## Annexure-II

## The number of farmers used  e-NAM platform (From 14.04.2016 to 05.03.2018)

| Sl. No   | State/Union Territory   |   Number of farmers used e-NAM |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH          |                         315708 |
| 2        | CHANDIGARH              |                              7 |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH            |                          59852 |
| 4        | GUJARAT                 |                         197592 |
| 5        | HARYANA                 |                         369324 |
| 6        | HIMACHAL PRADESH        |                          36127 |
| 7        | JHARKHAND               |                           1143 |
| 8        | MADHYA PRADESH          |                         135876 |
| 9        | MAHARASHTRA             |                          27360 |
| 10       | ODISHA                  |                           4694 |
| 11       | RAJASTHAN               |                         105669 |
| 12       | TAMILNADU               |                           3908 |
| 13       | TELANGANA               |                         810192 |
| 14       | UTTAR PRADESH           |                         271563 |
| 15       | UTTARAKHAND             |                           2886 |
| Total    | Total                   |                        2341901 |

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