Lok Sabha Question No. 291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Implementation of Provisions under APMC Act
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 291 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS UNDER APMC ACT

291. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  successful  in  persuading  the  States/UTs  for implementing the provisions proposed under model APMC Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the top five and bottom five States/ UTs as per the Agriculture Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index (AMFFRI); and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  leading  the  low  ranking  States/UTs  to implement the set of market reforms?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): Government of India had been pursuing with States/Union Territories (UTs) to adopt the reforms based on Model Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act, 2003 since its  circulation.  As  a  result,  majority  of  the  States  have  adopted  the  reforms.  Status  of adoption of reforms in terms of major areas is Annexed.

NITI  Aayog  had  launched  an  Agricultural  Marketing  and  Farmers  Friendly  Reforms Index (AMFFRI) on 31 st Oct, 2016. However, its report has not been updated for the current year.

To promote market reforms Government of India, in consultation with States and NITI Aayog, formulated and released a progressive & holistic model Act 'The Agricultural Produce and  Livestock  Marketing  (Promotion  and  Facilitation)  Act,  2017'  for  adoption  by  the States/UTs.

Major steps have been taken including through writing of letters and seminars etc. to persuade States/UTs to adopt the Model APLM Act. While Arunachal Pradesh has adopted the  Model  APLM  Act,  2017  fully,  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh  and  Punjab  have adopted major provisions of Model APLM Act.

In  addition  reform  linked  e-  National  Agriculture  market  (e-NAM)  scheme  has  been launched to incentivize States/UTs to promote market reforms for development of National Agriculture Market. Already 585 mandis in 16 States & 02 Union Territories have been linked to e-NAM platform.

Annexure Status of Marketing Reforms with reference Model APMC Act, 2003 as on 13/11/2019.

| Sl. No.   | Area of Reforms                                                                                                    | Name of the States/UTs, which have adopted reforms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Establishment of private market                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh.                         |
| 2.        | Direct wholesale purchase of agricultural produce from agriculturists (Direct marketing)                           | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.              |
| 3.        | Establishment of farmer- consumer market in private sector (Direct sale by the producer to the consumer in retail) | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.                                                                                   |
| 4.        | Contract Farming                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab (separate Act), Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Tamil Nadu (separate Act), Uttarakhand.                       |
| 5.        | Provision for e-trading,                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Haryana, H.P., Karnataka, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha and West Bengal.                              |
| 6.        | Single point levy of market fee across the State/UT                                                                | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Sikkim, UT of Chandigarh, Punjab, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha. |
| 7 .       | Unified single trading licence for State/UT                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Telangana , Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chandigarh and Odisha.      |

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