Lok Sabha Question No. 4453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Functioning of e-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mahabali Singh, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4453

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  MARCH, 2021

## FUNCTIONING OF e-NAM

4453.         SHRI MAHABALI SINGH: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) the number of farmers of Bihar and Gujarat who have been linked with e-National Agriculture Market (e- NAM) scheme/online mandis;
- (b) whether e-NAM scheme/online mandis are providing any assistance to farmers in selling their agricultural produce in Bihar and Gujarat;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  farmers  provided  assistance  through  e-mandis situated  in  Bihar  and  Gujarat  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  nature  of  such assistance provided, year-wise;
- (d) whether  any  complaints  have  been  received  regarding  functioning  of  e-mandis  in Bihar and Gujarat during the last three years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the outcome of the action taken against the complaints received in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (f): National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a virtual platform integrating physical wholesale mandis/ markets of different States/ Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate online trading of agricultural commodities through transparent price discovery method to enable farmers to realize better remunerative prices for their produce.

The  Central  Government  is  providing  free  e-NAM  software  and  financial  grant assistance for related hardware including quality assaying equipments and for creation of infrastructure like cleaning, grading, sorting, packaging and compost unit etc. Under the scheme, various  training &  awareness  programmes  are  conducted free for farmers  and other stakeholders for successful implementation of e-NAM.

As per scheme guidelines the concerned State/UT has to submit the proposal in the form  of  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  to  integrate  their  mandis  with  e-NAM  portal following the e-NAM scheme guideline. As per targets set earlier, 1000 mandis have been integrated based on proposals received from 18 States and 03 Union Territories. However, no DPR was received from Government of Bihar for implementation of e-NAM in the State within targeted number.

Farmers are free to register on e-NAM Portal and sell their produce through online transparent and competitive bidding method, which is encouraging them to join increasingly on e-NAM platform. So far, more than 1.70 crore farmers have registered on e-NAM platform. No market in Bihar is linked to the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) portal for which farmers in that state have not been registered on e-NAM portal. So far, more  than  8.68  lakh  farmers  of  Gujarat  have  been  registered  with  National  Agriculture Market (e-NAM).

No complaint have been registered so far regarding functioning of e-NAM mandis in last three year in Gujarat.

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