Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: e-National Agricultural Market
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## e-NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKET

- *23.      SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  started  the  work  to  integrate  e-National  Agricultural Market (e-NAM) platform with markets;
- (b) if so, the total number of markets integrated with e-NAM so far, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  special  steps  to  expedite  the  process  of integrating the remaining markets with e-NAM platform;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the target fixed for integrating all the regulated mandis with e-NAM platform along with the time by which it is likely to be achieved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

- (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. 23  DUE FOR REPLY ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017.

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): So  far,  455  markets  from  13  States  have  been  integrated  with  National Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  portal,  State/UT  wise  total  number  of  markets  integrated with e-NAM is annexed.
- (c) & (d): As of now, the Government has approved, in-principle, the integration of 542 markets of 16 States/UTs with e-NAM.  The concerned States/UTs who have been given  in  principle  approval  but  their  markets  are  yet  to  be  on-boarded  have  been advised to adopt the 3 mandatory requirements, namely; (i) single point levy of market fee; (ii) single unified trading license in the State; (iii) e-trading and send detailed project proposals  for  integrating  the  markets  with  e-NAM.    Further,  the  software  and  other infrastructure required for integration of markets on the web based platform has been standardized during the phase-1 of implementation and the on-boarding of new markets is happening in a smooth manner.
- (e): As per approved e-NAM scheme, 585 regulated markets across the country are to be integrated with e-NAM portal by March, 2018.

## List of markets integrated with e-NAM

| Sl.No.   | State            |   Total number of markets 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.      | Telangana        |                                   44 |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                  100 |
| 13.      | Uttarakhand      |                                   05 |
|          | Total            |                                  455 |

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## Annexure