Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: e-Mandi in Maharashtra
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## E-MANDI IN MAHARASHTRA

## 307. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative for setting up of e-Mandi/Market in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) the number of farmers benefited from e-Mandis set up at various places of Maharashtra;
- (d) the amount provided by the Government for the said e-Mandis along with the amount spent in this regard;
- (e) the facilities being provided to the farmers in the said e-Mandis; and
- (f) the efforts made by the Government to ensure that the above facilities are provided to the farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Yes  Sir.  Government  is  implementing  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM) scheme  wherein  online  trading  of  Agriculture  and  horticulture  commodities  is  done  for transparent  price  discovery  for  farmers  for  their  produce  through  competitive  online  bidding system. So far, 60 wholesale regulated markets of Maharashtra have been integrated with eNAM platform. Location-wise details of e-NAM wholesale regulated markets in Maharashtra is at Annexure-I .

- (c):     4,18,293 farmers have benefitted under e-NAM in Maharashtra.
- (d): So far, Rs. 37.71 crore have been released by the Government of India to Maharashtra State under e-NAM Scheme. Out of which, Rs. 13.07 crore have been spent by Government of Maharashtra.
- (e): Many facilities  are  available  to  farmers  at  e-mandis  for  using  e-NAM  platform  among which the major facilities are as under:

- (i)  Farmers can access the prevailing commodity prices information on e-NAM mobile app prior to even going to the mandi.
- (ii) Facility of pre-registration of lot by farmers for their produce available through mobile app to facilitate quick gate entry of the lot during peak season.
- (iii)  Facility of quality testing of the produce of the farmers before bidding.
- (iv) Farmers may see the live online bid value of their produce through mobile.
- (v)  The details of final bid rate of commodity of farmer are received through SMS by farmers.
- (vi)  Online payment gateway is available for transfer of bid value directly to bank accounts of farmers.
- (vii) Farmers may sell their produce in more than one market.

(f): The following efforts have been made by the Government to ensure that above facilities are provided to the farmers:

-  Regular training is being provided to farmers, traders, commission agents and Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) officials.
-  Programmes are conducted in Gram Sabhas to create awareness among farmers about the facilities.
-  Wide  publicity  is  made  through  Newspaper,  Monthly  magazine  published  by  State Agriculture Marketing Boards, Exhibitions, handouts, posters etc.
-  Regular review meeting of officials and staff of APMCs.
-  Regular motivation and guidance provided through visits to APMCs.

Location-wise Details of wholesale regulated markets integrated with e-NAM in Maharashtra

| S. No.   | District      | Mandi              |
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Sangli        | Aatpadi            |
| 2.       | Amrawati      | Achalpur           |
| 3.       | Gadchiroli    | Aheri              |
| 4.       | Akola         | Akola              |
| 5.       | Gondiya       | ArjuniMorgaon      |
| 6.       | Aurangabad    | Aurangabad         |
| 7.       | Solapur       | Barshi             |
| 8.       | Hingoli       | Basmat             |
| 9.       | Nanded        | Bhokar             |
| 10.      | Dhule         | Dhule              |
| 11.      | Pune          | Dound              |
| 12.      | Wardha        | Wardha             |
| 13.      | Beed          | Gevrai             |
| 14.      | Ahmednagar    | Ahmednagar         |
| 15.      | Chandrapur    | Varora             |
| 16.      | Kolhapur      | Kolhapur           |
| 17.      | Latur         | Latur              |
| 18.      | Satara        | Lonand             |
| 19.      | Nashik        | Malegaon(Nashik)   |
| 20.      | Buldhana      | Malkapur           |
| 21.      | Nagpur        | Nagpur             |
| 22.      | Nandurbar     | Nandurbar          |
| 23.      | Ahmednagar    | Newasa             |
| 24.      | Parbhani      | Parbhani           |
| 25.      | Sangli        | Sangli             |
| 26.      | Parbhani      | Selu               |
| 27. 28.  | Pune Bhandara | Shirur Tumsar      |
| 29.      | Yeotmal       | Vani               |
| 30.      | Nashik        | Yeola              |
| 31.      | Amrawati      | Amrawati           |
| 32.      | Beed          | Beed               |
| 33.      | Dhule         | Dondaicha          |
| 34.      | Hingoli       | Hingoli            |
| 35.      | Pune          | Junnar             |
| 36.      | Satara        | Karad              |
| 37.      | Buldhana      | Khamgaon           |
| 38.      | Akola         | Mangrulpeer        |
| 39.      | Thane         | Mumbai (Vashi)     |
| 40.      | Nashik        | Nashik             |
| 41.      | Nashik        | PimpalgaonBaswant  |
| 42.      | Pune          | Pune               |
| 43.      | Ahmadnagar    | Rahuri             |
| 44.      | Solapur       | Solapur            |
| 45.      | Aurngabad     | Vaijapur           |
| 46.      | Amravati      | AnjangaonSurji     |
| 47.      | Amravati      | Daryapur           |
| 48.      | Budana        | Lonar              |
| 49.      | Hingoli       | Sengaon            |
| 50.      | Nandurbar     | Sahada             |
| 51.      | Dhule         | Shirpur            |
| 52.      | Jalgaon       | Chopda             |
| 53.      | Jalgaon       | Amalner            |
| 54.      | Chandrapur    | Chandrapur Gondiya |
| 55.      | Gondiya       | Katol              |
| 56.      | Nagpur Pune   | Khed               |
| 57. 58.  | Akola         | Murtizapur         |
| 59.      | Budlana       | Shegaon            |
| 60.      | Latur         | Udgir              |

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## Annexure-I