Lok Sabha Question No. 3015 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Improving e-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3015

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## IMPROVING e-NAM

3015.   SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether efforts are being made to make e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) fully functional  as  there  are  still  very  limited  facilities  for  scientific  sorting/grading  of  farm produce,  very  few  quality  testing  machines,  lack  of  internet  connectivity  at  Agriculture Produce  Marketing  Committees  (APMCs),  and  only  3.84  %  of  country's  farmers  are enrolled on the e-NAM platform;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is a virtual platform integrating physical wholesale mandis/ markets of different States/ Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate online trading of agricultural commodities through transparent price discovery method to enable farmers to realize better remunerative prices for their produce.

The  Central  Government  is  providing  free  e-NAM  software  and  financial  grant assistance for related hardware including quality assaying equipments and for creation of infrastructure like cleaning, grading, sorting, packaging and compost unit etc.

States/ UTs have availed the assistance by submission of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and created related infrastructure for smooth functioning of e-NAM at respective mandis. States like Rajasthan, Gujarat & Haryana had installed quick assaying equipments in their e-NAM mandis.

State Governments have been advised to explore the possibilities of upgrading the internet  connectivity  with  internet  service  providers.  States  have  also  been  advised  to provide sufficient computers & other hardwares with requisite manpower. Close monitoring of the progress through meetings at various levels and visits of the officers to e-NAM  mandis  is  carried out. Under  the  scheme,  various training  &  awareness

- programmes are conducted for farmers, traders, commission agents and other stakeholders for successful implementation of e-NAM. Farmers are free to register on e-NAM Portal and sell their produce through online transparent and competitive bidding method, which is encouraging them to join increasingly on e-NAM platform. Also APMCs help farmers in registering as sellers in eNAM. So far, more than 1.72 Crore farmers have registered on e-NAM platform, within the  catchment  area  of  1000  mandis  which  are  integrated  on  e-NAM  platform. The agricultural produce trade with a value of Rs 1.82 lakh crore have so far been recorded on e-NAM platform. Following are some of the major efforts taken by the Government to continuously promote the e-NAM platform:i. Integration of additional 415 mandis with e-NAM, taking the total number of mandis to 1000 across 18 states and 3 UTs, thus bringing more markets access to farmers to sell their agriculture produce. ii. FPO trading module has been launched  whereby FPOs  can trade  their  produce from their collection center/ premise without bringing the produce to APMC. iii. Warehouse  based  trading  module  is  provided  in  e-NAM  to  facilitate  trade  from warehouses based on e-NWR. iv. Further  the  e-NAM  platform  is  made  inter  operable  with  Rashtriya  e  Market Services Private Limited (ReMS) platform of Government of Karnataka which will facilitate famers of either platforms were can sell their produce in other platform thereby increasing their market access. v. GPS Based e-NAM Mandi Locator: Farmers / Sellers can locate their nearby  eNAM mandi using GPS based mandi locator feature through e-NAM mobile app. This will helps  the  farmers  to  easily  locate  and  reach  the  selected  mandis  and  sell  their  agriproduce. vi. Weather Forecasting Details for e-NAM mandis. prevailing commodity prices & arrival information of e-NAM mandi as well as non e-NAM mandi on
- vii. Integration with AGMARKNET  platform: Farmer can access the e-NAM mobile app. prior to even going to the mandi.
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