Lok Sabha Question No. 3883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Objectives and Targets of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh, Girish Chandra, Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3883

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS OF INTEGRATED SCHEME FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING

3883.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV: SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA: SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

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

- (a) the number of objectives achieved out of the objectives enumerated in the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) effective since 01.04.2014 along with the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  objectives  which  have  not  been  achieved  so  far  out  of  the  targets enumerated in the ISAM effective since 01.04.2014 along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  targets  achieved  out  of  the  targets  mentioned  in  the  ISAM  since 01.04.2014; and
- (d) the number of targets which have not been achieved out of the targets mentioned in the ISAM along with the reasons for their non-completion?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (d): The objectives of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) are as under:
- (i) To  promote  creation  of  agricultural  marketing  infrastructure  by  providing  backend subsidy support to State, cooperative and private sector investments.
- (ii) To promote creation of scientific storage capacity and to promote pledge financing to increase farmers' income.

(iii) To promote Integrated Value Chains (confined up to the stage of primary processing only) to provide vertical integration of farmers with primary processors.

(iv) To use ICT as a vehicle of extension to sensitize and orient farmers to respond to new challenges in agricultural marketing.

(v) To  establish  a  nation-wide  information  network  system  for  speedy  collection  and dissemination of market information and data on arrivals and prices for its efficient and timely utilization by farmers and other stake holders.

(vi) To  support  framing  of grade  standards  and  quality certification of agricultural commodities to help farmers get better and remunerative prices for their graded produce.

(vii) To  catalyze  private  investment  in  setting  up  of  agribusiness  projects  and  thereby provide  assured  market  to  producers  and  strengthen  backward  linkages  of  agri-business projects with producers and their groups.

(viii) To undertake and promote training, research, education, extension and consultancy in the agri marketing sector.

## (ix) To establish a National Unified Agricultural Market through e-NAM.

In  order  to  achieve  the  objectives  (i)  and  (iii)  above  pertaining  to  the  creation  of agricultural marketing infrastructure and to promote Integrated Value chains (confined up to the stage of primary processing), 9753 marketing infrastructure projects have been created against the target allocated for XIIth Plan to create 4000 marketing infrastructure projects.

With respect to objective (ii) above, pertaining to creation of scientific storage capacity, 345.52  Lakh  MT  storage  capacities  have  been  created  under  the  scheme  against  the targeted capacity of 230 lakh MT.

With  respect  to  objective  (iv)  and  (v)  above,  the  Government  is  implementing Marketing Research & Information Network (MRIN) sub scheme of ISAM. The scheme has a coverage of 3356 markets spread all over the country having coverage of more than 300 commodities. Mandi Price and arrival data is being captured through the Agmarknet portal and disseminated through various modes such as DD Kisan  and Kisan call centre.

With respect to objective (vi) above, the Government is implementing Strengthening of Agmark  Grading  Facilities  (SAGF),  sub  scheme  of  ISAM,  to  support  framing  of  grade standards and quality certification of agricultural commodities to help farmers get better and remunerative prices for their graded produce. So far, total 226 agricultural commodities grade standards framed  and  have  been  notified  since  inception  which  include  fruits,  vegetables, cereals,  pulses, oilseeds,  vegetable oils,  ghee,  spices  including  turmeric,  honey,  creamery butter, wheat, atta, besan, etc.

With respect to objective (vii) above, the Government is implementing Venture Capital Assistance Scheme (VCA) through Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC). Under VCA scheme, SFAC has assisted  2002 number of agribusiness projects during the period from 01.04.2014 to 28.02.2020.

With respect to objective (viii) above, CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), an autonomous organization under the Government, has completed 55 survey and research  projects.  Further,  880  training  and  seminar  programmes  and  96  consultation projects have also been completed by NIAM.

With respect to objective (ix) above, in order to promote a National Agriculture Market by  integrating  the  physical  regulated  wholesale  markets  through  a  virtual  platform  for providing  transparent  quality  based  price  discovery  system,  an  e-trading  platform  named National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform has been launched which helps in shortening the  intermediation  for  agricultural  and  horticultural  produce  through  inter-mandi  and  interstate trade. As per the target, a total of 585 wholesale regulated markets of 16 States and 02 Union Territories have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

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