Lok Sabha Question No. 2439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: e-NAM in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2439

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## e-NAM IN TAMIL NADU

2439.  SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a)  the number of farmers in each Mandi and the number of farmers registered on e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform in Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (b)   whether the e-NAM platform has helped farmers from Tamil Nadu to increase their revenue and double their income, if so, the extent of the same; and
- (c)  the measures taken to get more number of farmers registered on e-NAM?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): As on 30th June, 2021, a total of 2,84,152 farmers of Tamil Nadu have been registered with National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). The District wise & mandi wise number of farmers registered on e-NAM platform is at Annexure-I.

As  informed  by  the  Department  of  Agricultural  Marketing  and  Agribusiness, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, the number of farmers in each mandi is not available.

- (b): No  specific  study  has  been  conducted  to  assess  whether  e-NAM  platform has helped farmers from Tamil Nadu. However, as per the evaluation Report of CCS National  Institute  of  Agricultural  Marketing  (NIAM)  on  'performance  evaluation  of National Agriculture Market' (October, 2020), the platform helps in creating a unified market through online trading both at State & National levels. This e-NAM concept further ensures various benefits like streamlining of procedures across the integrated markets,  promotes real  time  price  discovery  based  on  actual  demand  and  supply, removes information asymmetry between buyers and sellers, promotes transparency in  auction  process,  promotes  access  to  a  nation-wide  market  for  the  farmer  along with  prices  commensurate  with  quality  of  produce  and  online  payment  of  sales proceeds.
- (c): Various measures have been taken to register more number of farmers, some of which are as follows:-
- i. Registration of farmers at mandi premises
- ii. Online registration by farmers through e-NAM Portal.
- iii. Online registration through farmer friendly mobile app (available on Android & iOS platform, free of cost)
- iv. Toll-free number 1800-2700-224 to assist farmers including to help farmers in registration process.
- v. Customer  helpdesk  support  to  resolve  queries  during  and  after  registration process.
- vi. Creating awareness amongst farmers through various programs.

## Farmer registered on e-NAM platform ( since inception to 30 th June 2021)

|   Sl. No | District       | Mandi             |   Farmer Registered on e-NAM |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Coimbatore     | Anaimalai         |                         6371 |
|        2 | Coimbatore     | Annur             |                         8789 |
|        3 | Coimbatore     | Negamam           |                          557 |
|        4 | Coimbatore     | Pollachi          |                         7443 |
|        5 | Cuddalore      | Panruti           |                         1686 |
|        6 | Cuddalore      | Virudhachalam     |                        15726 |
|        7 | Dharmapuri     | Harur             |                         1118 |
|        8 | Dindigul       | Dindigul          |                         2509 |
|        9 | Dindigul       | Natham            |                         1153 |
|       10 | Dindigul       | Oddanchatram      |                         2573 |
|       11 | Dindigul       | Palani            |                         2305 |
|       12 | Erode          | Anthiyur          |                         6629 |
|       13 | Erode          | Erode             |                         4633 |
|       14 | Erode          | Gobichetipalayam  |                         7085 |
|       15 | Erode          | Perundurai        |                         6268 |
|       16 | Erode          | Sathyamangalam    |                         7105 |
|       17 | Kancheepuram   | Kancheepuram      |                           12 |
|       18 | Kancheepuram   | Maduranathangam   |                           65 |
|       19 | Madurai        | Madurai           |                         2747 |
|       20 | Madurai        | Usilampatti       |                          139 |
|       21 | Nagapattinam   | Kuthalam          |                          329 |
|       22 | Nagapattinam   | Mayiladuthurai    |                          521 |
|       23 | Nagapattinam   | Sembanarkoil      |                          633 |
|       24 | Nagapattinam   | Sirkali           |                          197 |
|       25 | Namakkal       | Paramathi Velur   |                         5136 |
|       26 | Ramanathapuram | Kamuthi           |                         1002 |
|       27 | Ramanathapuram | Mudhukalathur     |                          799 |
|       28 | Ramanathapuram | Paramakudi        |                         2737 |
|       29 | Ramanathapuram | Rajasingamangalam |                          810 |
|       30 | Theni          | Cumbum            |                         2080 |
|       31 | Theni          | Theni             |                          803 |
|       32 | Tiruchirapalli | Lalgudi           |                         2891 |
|       33 | Tiruppur       | Moolanur          |                         2001 |
|       34 | Tiruppur       | Pethappampatti    |                         8925 |
|       35 | Tiruppur       | Thiruppur         |                         7857 |
|       36 | Tiruppur       | Udumalpet         |                         8133 |
|       37 | Tiruppur       | Vellakoil         |                         8736 |
|       38 | Tiruvannamalai | Arani             |                         1219 |
|       39 | Tiruvannamalai | Chetpet           |                         1039 |
|       40 | Tiruvannamalai | Cheyyar           |                          759 |

| 41    | Tiruvannamalai   | Desur         |    216 |
|-------|------------------|---------------|--------|
| 42    | Tiruvannamalai   | Kilpennathur  |   2190 |
| 43    | Tiruvannamalai   | Polur         |   1531 |
| 44    | Tiruvannamalai   | Vandavasi     |   1459 |
| 45    | Tiruvannamalai   | Vettavalam    |    420 |
| 46    | Vellore          | Ammoor        |  16631 |
| 47    | Vellore          | Gudiyatham    |    173 |
| 48    | Vellore          | Kalavai       |   5059 |
| 49    | Vellore          | Thirupathur   |      6 |
| 50    | Vellore          | Vaniyambadi   |     70 |
| 51    | Vellore          | Vellore       |    162 |
| 52    | Villupuram       | Avalurpet     |  10977 |
| 53    | Villupuram       | Gingee        |  38691 |
| 54    | Villupuram       | Kallakurichi  |  14198 |
| 55    | Villupuram       | Sankarapuram  |   1149 |
| 56    | Villupuram       | Thirukovilur  |  29898 |
| 57    | Villupuram       | Thiyagadurgam |   1961 |
| 58    | Villupuram       | Tindivanam    |   1397 |
| 59    | Villupuram       | Ulundurpettai |   4428 |
| 60    | Villupuram       | Vikiravandi   |   5328 |
| 61    | Villupuram       | Villupuram    |   5614 |
| 62    | Virudhunagar     | Rajapalayam   |    596 |
| 63    | Virudhunagar     | Virudhunagar  |    478 |
| Total | Total            | Total         | 284152 |

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