Lok Sabha Question No. 1047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Amendment in Marketing Policy
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

O.I.H

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1047

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## AMENDMENT IN MARKETING POLICY

## 1047.    SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

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

- (a) whether the farmers are likely to get proper price for their produce after the amendment in  agricultural  market  rules  by  the  Government  and  the  farmers  will  not  be  the  victim  of  the middlemen due to the development of e-platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  constituted/proposed  to  constitute  a  committee  in  this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to implement the scheme in the whole country or it will be restricted to some States only; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  States  where  e-NAM  Scheme  is  being implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): With the objective of ensuring better prices to farmers by promoting transparency, barrier  free  agriculture market  as  well  as  multiple  alternative competitive marketing channels, the  Government  has  released  Model  Act  'The  -----------State/UT  Agricultural  Produce  & Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017'.

Further, the Government has also launched  Model Act 'The ---------- State/UT Agricultural Produce & Livestock Contract Farming and Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2018' for their  adoption  by  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).      The  model  Contract  Farming  Act  allows farmers  to  sell  their  produce  to  contract  farming  sponsors  and  direct  buyers,  thus  reducing intermediation and improving farmers' income.

National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  scheme  was  launched  on  14 th April,  2016  with  an objective of facilitating better and real time price discovery for the farmers for their produce. eNAM  permits  farmers'  sale  of  their  produce  through  competitive  online  transparent  bidding system without even going through commission agents.  This also aims at providing with pricing commensurate  with  quality  of  produce  of  farmers.  As  per  target,  585  wholesale  regulated markets across the country have been integrated with e-NAM platform by 31 st March, 2018.

(c): The  Government  constituted  a  Committee  on  'Market  Reforms  to  Promote  National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)' in September, 2016 under the chairmanship of Dr. Ashok Dalwai, the  then  Additional  Secretary,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare, Government of India. Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Bihar were also the members of the Committee. The committee in the course decided to formulate  a  comprehensive  and  facilitative  legal  framework  for  agricultural  marketing,  which culminated into  formulation and release of the  Model Act 'The -----------State/UT Agricultural Produce & Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017'.

Further,  the  Government  had  constituted  a  Committee  in  February,  2017  to  formulate 'Model  Contract  Farming  Act'.    The  committee  formulated  progressive  and  facilitative  Model Contract  Farming  Act  covering  the  entire  value  chain  and  services  contract  and  which  was released in May, 2018 for adoption by the States.

(d) & (e): Government is implementing e-NAM scheme in all the States/UTs, which amend their respective State APMC Acts to provide three mandatory reform provisions of (i) e-trading; (ii) single point levy of market fee; and (iii) unified single trading licence.   States / UTs, which either do not have marketing regulation or have one which is not in force, should identify some institution  /  organisation  and  frame  appropriate  legally  enforceable  guidelines  in  order  to integrate with e- NAM portal and avail grants under the scheme .

So far, 16 States and 2 UTs have joined e-NAM platform.

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