Lok Sabha Question No. 2094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Setting-up of e-Mandis
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2094

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## SETTING-UP OF E-MANDIS

2094. SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has considered for setting up of e-mandis in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of farmers benefitted from e-mandis set up by the Government, districtwise in Rajasthan;

(c) whether any funds have been earmarked and utilized for above e-mandis;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of facilities being provided to the farmers in the above e-mandis by the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): 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.

As  on  07.03.2023,  1260  mandis  of  22  States  and  03  Union  Territories  (UTs)  have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

(b) to (d): The details of number of farmers registered, district-wise in Rajasthan to avail various facilities and assistance under e-NAM is at Annexure - I. So far Rs. 92.83 Cr. have been released to the State of Rajasthan for implementation of e-NAM scheme.

(e): The  details  of  facilities  provided  to  the  farmers  in  the  above  e-mandis  by  the Government is at Annexure - II.

O.I.H

## Annexure I

## NUMBER OF FARMERS REGISTERED, DISTRICT-WISE IN RAJASTHAN TO AVAIL VARIOUS FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER E-NAM DISTRICT-WISE FARMERS REGISTRATION

|   S. No | State     | District   | Mandi                |   Registered Farmer |
|---------|-----------|------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Ajmer (F&V)          |                 843 |
|       2 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Ajmer (Grain)        |                 681 |
|       3 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Beawar               |                1010 |
|       4 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Bijaynagar           |                1583 |
|       5 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Kekri                |                2252 |
|       6 | Rajasthan | Ajmer      | Madanganj Kishangarh |                1067 |
|       7 | Rajasthan | Alwar      | Alwar                |                1677 |
|       8 | Rajasthan | Alwar      | Barodamev            |                1366 |
|       9 | Rajasthan | Alwar      | Khairthal            |                5861 |
|      10 | Rajasthan | Alwar      | Kherli               |                1561 |
|      11 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Banswara             |                1584 |
|      12 | Rajasthan | Baran      | Anta                 |                1116 |
|      13 | Rajasthan | Baran      | Atru                 |               25655 |
|      14 | Rajasthan | Baran      | Baran                |               79214 |
|      15 | Rajasthan | Baran      | Chabra               |                1050 |
|      16 | Rajasthan | Bargarh    | Padampur             |               50584 |
|      17 | Rajasthan | Barmer     | Balotra              |                1364 |
|      18 | Rajasthan | Barmer     | Barmer               |                2623 |
|      19 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Bayana               |                1531 |
|      20 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Bharatpur            |                1327 |
|      21 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Deeg                 |                1097 |
|      22 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Kaman                |                8821 |
|      23 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Nadbai               |               26533 |
|      24 | Rajasthan | Bharatpur  | Nagar                |                7898 |
|      25 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara   | Bhilwara             |                1008 |
|      26 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara   | Bijoliya             |                1041 |
|      27 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara   | Gangapur Rj          |                 786 |
|      28 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara   | Mandalgarh           |                 938 |
|      29 | Rajasthan | Bhilwara   | Shahpura             |                1137 |
|      30 | Rajasthan | Bikaner    | Bajju                |                1099 |
|      31 | Rajasthan | Bikaner    | Bikaner (F&V)        |                1722 |
|      32 | Rajasthan | Bikaner    | Bikaner (Grain)      |               28447 |
|      33 | Rajasthan | Bikaner    | Khajuwala            |                1047 |
|      34 | Rajasthan | Bikaner    | Lunkaransar          |                1072 |

|   S. No | State     | District    | Mandi               |   Registered Farmer |
|---------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|      35 | Rajasthan | Bikaner     | Nokha               |               45227 |
|      36 | Rajasthan | Bikaner     | Sri Dungargarh      |                1045 |
|      37 | Rajasthan | Bundi       | Bundi               |               85192 |
|      38 | Rajasthan | Bundi       | Dei                 |                1075 |
|      39 | Rajasthan | Bundi       | Keshoraipatan       |                3803 |
|      40 | Rajasthan | Bundi       | Sumerganj           |                1292 |
|      41 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Barisadri           |                2657 |
|      42 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Begu                |                1701 |
|      43 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Chittorgarh         |                 379 |
|      44 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Kapasan             |                1015 |
|      45 | Rajasthan | Chittorgarh | Nimbahera           |                5783 |
|      46 | Rajasthan | Churu       | Churu               |                 449 |
|      47 | Rajasthan | Churu       | Ratangarh           |                1050 |
|      48 | Rajasthan | Churu       | Sadulpur            |                1428 |
|      49 | Rajasthan | Churu       | Sardar Shahar       |                1369 |
|      50 | Rajasthan | Churu       | Sujangarh           |                1053 |
|      51 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Bandikui            |               18516 |
|      52 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Dausa               |                1377 |
|      53 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Lalsot              |                2157 |
|      54 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Mahua Mandawar      |                2632 |
|      55 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Mahua Mandawar      |                2473 |
|      56 | Rajasthan | Dausa       | Mandawari           |               17801 |
|      57 | Rajasthan | Dholpur     | Dholpur             |                1120 |
|      58 | Rajasthan | Dungarpur   | Dungarpur           |                 709 |
|      59 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Bhadra              |                1193 |
|      60 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Goluwala            |                3685 |
|      61 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Hanumangarh         |                5847 |
|      62 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Hanumangarh Town    |                   0 |
|      63 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Nohar               |                2004 |
|      64 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Pilibanga           |                3365 |
|      65 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Rawatsar            |                9986 |
|      66 | Rajasthan | Hanumangarh | Sangariya           |                1689 |
|      67 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Bassi               |                1053 |
|      68 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Chaksu              |                1408 |
|      69 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Chomu (F&V)         |                1005 |
|      70 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Chomu Grain         |                1095 |
|      71 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Jaipur (F&V) Muhana |                1067 |
|      72 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Jaipur (Grain)      |                1144 |
|      73 | Rajasthan | Jaipur      | Kishangarh Renwal   |                1130 |

|   S. No | State     | District   | Mandi                     |   Registered Farmer |
|---------|-----------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|      74 | Rajasthan | Jaipur     | Kotputli                  |                1217 |
|      75 | Rajasthan | Jaipur     | Rajdhani Mandi Kukerkheda |                1032 |
|      76 | Rajasthan | Jaisalmer  | Jaisalmer                 |                1013 |
|      77 | Rajasthan | Jalore     | Bhinmal                   |                 678 |
|      78 | Rajasthan | Jalore     | Jalore                    |                 529 |
|      79 | Rajasthan | Jalore     | Raniwara                  |                1058 |
|      80 | Rajasthan | Jalore     | Sanchore                  |                1088 |
|      81 | Rajasthan | Jhalawar   | Bhawani Mandi             |                1349 |
|      82 | Rajasthan | Jhalawar   | Chomehla                  |                1196 |
|      83 | Rajasthan | Jhalawar   | Iklera                    |                1056 |
|      84 | Rajasthan | Jhalawar   | Jhalrapatan               |                1074 |
|      85 | Rajasthan | Jhalawar   | Khanpur                   |                2922 |
|      86 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu  | Chirawa                   |                1471 |
|      87 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu  | Gudhagorji                |                1945 |
|      88 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu  | Jhunjhunu                 |                1625 |
|      89 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu  | Nawalgarh                 |                1096 |
|      90 | Rajasthan | Jhunjhunu  | Surajgarh                 |                1228 |
|      91 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Bhagat Ki Kothi           |                1822 |
|      92 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Bilara                    |                2216 |
|      93 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Jodhpur (F&V)             |                1251 |
|      94 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Jodhpur (Grain)           |               55539 |
|      95 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Phalodi                   |                1396 |
|      96 | Rajasthan | Jodhpur    | Piparcity                 |                1022 |
|      97 | Rajasthan | Karauli    | Hindoun                   |               41964 |
|      98 | Rajasthan | Kota       | Itawa                     |                2104 |
|      99 | Rajasthan | Kota       | Kota(Grain)               |              187139 |
|     100 | Rajasthan | Kota       | Kota (F&V)                |                1039 |
|     101 | Rajasthan | Kota       | Ramganj Mandi             |               65008 |
|     102 | Rajasthan | Nagaur     | Deedwana                  |                 727 |
|     103 | Rajasthan | Nagaur     | Degana                    |                1006 |
|     104 | Rajasthan | Nagaur     | Kuchaman City             |                1184 |
|     105 | Rajasthan | Nagaur     | Merta City                |               79274 |
|     106 | Rajasthan | Nagaur     | Nagaur                    |               71197 |
|     107 | Rajasthan | Pali       | Jaitaran                  |                1039 |
|     108 | Rajasthan | Pali       | Pali                      |                1425 |
|     109 | Rajasthan | Pali       | Rani                      |                 764 |
|     110 | Rajasthan | Pali       | Sojat Road                |                1199 |
|     111 | Rajasthan | Pali       | Sumerpur                  |               88500 |
|     112 | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh | Chottisadri               |                3279 |

| S. No   | State     | District       | Mandi                  |   Registered Farmer |
|---------|-----------|----------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| 113     | Rajasthan | Pratapgarh     | Pratapgarh             |                6050 |
| 114     | Rajasthan | Rajsamand      | Rajsamand              |                1245 |
| 115     | Rajasthan | Sawai Madhopur | Gangapur City          |               52048 |
| 116     | Rajasthan | Sawai Madhopur | Sawai Madhopur         |                1164 |
| 117     | Rajasthan | Sikar          | Fatehpur-Rj            |                1161 |
| 118     | Rajasthan | Sikar          | Neem Ka Thana          |                1019 |
| 119     | Rajasthan | Sikar          | Palsana                |                1292 |
| 120     | Rajasthan | Sikar          | Sikar                  |                 926 |
| 121     | Rajasthan | Sikar          | Srimadhopur            |               41780 |
| 122     | Rajasthan | Sirohi         | Aabu Road              |                 556 |
| 123     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Anoopgarh              |                2120 |
| 124     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Gajsinghpur            |                1072 |
| 125     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Gharsana               |                2377 |
| 126     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Jaitsar                |                1033 |
| 127     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Kesrisinghpur          |                1045 |
| 128     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Raisinghnagar          |                1012 |
| 129     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Rawla                  |                1190 |
| 130     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Ridmalsar              |                 713 |
| 131     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Sadulshahar            |                7959 |
| 132     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Sri Ganganagar (Grain) |               74080 |
| 133     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Sri Vijaynagar         |                1162 |
| 134     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Sri Ganaganagar (F&V)  |                1391 |
| 135     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Sri Karanpur           |                1026 |
| 136     | Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar | Suratgarh              |                3788 |
| 137     | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Deoli                  |               36445 |
| 138     | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Dooni                  |                1119 |
| 139     | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Malpura                |                 686 |
| 140     | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Niwai                  |              105357 |
| 141     | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Tonk                   |                2185 |
|         | Rajasthan | Tonk           | Uniyara                |                1050 |
| 142 143 | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Fatehnagar             |               12127 |
| 144     | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Udaipur (F&V)          |                1080 |
| 145     | Rajasthan | Udaipur        | Udaipur (Grain)        |                1444 |

The details of facilities provided to the farmers under e-NAM is as follows:-

- i. e-NAM portal is accessible by web and mobile application ( freely downloadable at android and iOS platform).
- ii. e-NAM portal/ mobile app. is available in multilingual (12 languages) to facilitate farmers to use e-NAM in the language of their choice.
- iii. 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 agri-produce.
- iv. Farmer can access the prevailing  commodity  prices  &  arrival  information  of  eNAM mandi as well as non e-NAM mandi on e-NAM mobile app. prior to even going to the mandi.
- v. Tradable parameters for 203 agri commodities are available for trade on e-NAM.
- vi. Advance gate entry facility through e-NAM mobile app.
- vii. Lot progress tracking facility through e-NAM mobile app.
- viii. Online payment facility- Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)/ National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), Debit Card, Internet Banking etc.
- ix. SMS alert on final bid price & receipt of payment.
- x. FPO  trading  module  is  provided  whereby  FPOs  can  trade  their  produce  from their collection center/ premise without bringing the produce to APMC.
- xi. Warehouse based trading module is provided in e-NAM to facilitate trade from warehouses based on e-NWR.
- xii. 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.
- xiii. Weather Forecasting details for e-NAM mandis.
- xiv. Online  registration  through  farmer  friendly  mobile  app  (available  on  Android  & iOS platform, free of cost)
- xv. Helpdesk support: Toll-free number 1800-2700-224 and email support(enam.helpdesk@gmail.com) to assist farmers including to help farmers in registration process.
- xvi. Online  tutorials  are  available  on  www.enam.gov.in  for  general  information  and understanding of e-NAM process and operations.
- xvii. Stakeholder trainings for Farmers, Traders, Farmer Producer Organisations and mandis staff etc are conducted regularly to create awareness and handholding regarding e-NAM portal.
- xviii. Recently,  e-NAM  platform  of  Platforms  has  been  launched  wherein  various Service Provider Platform like Trading, Assaying, Transportation, Warehousing, Fintech, Market Information, Sorting and Grading, Agri Input & Advisory Services, are integrated with e-NAM for benefit of stakeholders.

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