Lok Sabha Question No. 1120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: National Agricultural Market Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1120

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER,2022

## NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKET SCHEME

1120.    SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) the features of the National Agricultural Market Scheme (eNAM);
- (b) whether this scheme is functional all over the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of eNAM mandis started in the State of Rajasthan during the last three years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The  Government  of  India  has  launched  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM) Scheme on 14 th  April, 2016 to facilitate remunerative prices to farmers for their produce. The key features of e-NAM is at Annexure-I.

(b) : As  on  30 th   November,  2022,  1260  mandis  of  22  States  and  03  Union  Territories (UTs) have been integrated with e-NAM platform. The State/ UT wise number of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform is at Annexure-II.

- (c): The  district-wise  details  of  e-NAM  mandis  integrated  with  e-NAM  platform  during the last three years from the State of Rajasthan are at Annexure -III.

The key features of 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.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-II

## State/ UT wise number of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform

| S. No.               | State/ UT            | Mandis Integrated with e-NAM platform (as on 30 th Nov 2022)   |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| States               | States               | States                                                         |
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 33                                                             |
| 2                    | Bihar                | 20                                                             |
| 3                    | Chhattisgarh         | 14                                                             |
| 4                    | Goa                  | 7                                                              |
| 5                    | Gujarat              | 122                                                            |
| 6                    | Haryana              | 108                                                            |
| 7                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 26                                                             |
| 8                    | Jharkhand            | 19                                                             |
| 9                    | Karnataka            | 2                                                              |
| 10                   | Kerala               | 6                                                              |
| 11                   | Madhya Pradesh       | 136                                                            |
| 12                   | Maharashtra          | 118                                                            |
| 13                   | Nagaland             | 7                                                              |
| 14                   | Odisha               | 54                                                             |
| 15                   | Punjab               | 79                                                             |
| 16                   | Rajasthan            | 145                                                            |
| 17                   | Tamil Nadu           | 127                                                            |
| 18                   | Telangana            | 57                                                             |
| 19                   | Tripura              | 7                                                              |
| 20                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 125                                                            |
| 21                   | Uttarakhand          | 16                                                             |
| 22                   | West Bengal          | 18                                                             |
| Union Territory (UT) | Union Territory (UT) | Union Territory (UT)                                           |
| 23                   | Chandigarh           | 1                                                              |
| 24                   | J&K                  | 11                                                             |
| 25                   | Puducherry           | 2                                                              |
| TOTAL                | TOTAL                | 1260                                                           |

## Annexure-III

## District-wise details of e-NAM mandis integrated with e-NAM platform during the last three years from the State of Rajasthan (From FY 2019-20 to FY 2021-22)

| Sl.No   | District       |   No. of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ajmer          |                                              6 |
| 2       | Alwar          |                                              4 |
| 3       | Banswara       |                                              1 |
| 4       | Baran          |                                              2 |
| 5       | Barmer         |                                              2 |
| 6       | Bharatpur      |                                              3 |
| 7       | Bhilwara       |                                              5 |
| 8       | Bikaner        |                                              5 |
| 9       | Bundi          |                                              2 |
| 10      | Chittorgarh    |                                              5 |
| 11      | Churu          |                                              5 |
| 12      | Dausa          |                                              4 |
| 13      | Dholpur        |                                              1 |
| 14      | Dungarpur      |                                              1 |
| 15      | Hanumangarh    |                                              7 |
| 16      | Jaipur         |                                              9 |
| 17      | Jaisalmer      |                                              1 |
| 18      | Jalore         |                                              4 |
| 19      | Jhalawar       |                                              5 |
| 20      | Jhunjhunu      |                                              5 |
| 21      | Jodhpur        |                                              5 |
| 22      | Kota           |                                              2 |
| 23      | Nagaur         |                                              3 |
| 24      | Pali           |                                              4 |
| 25      | Pratapgarh     |                                              2 |
| 26      | Rajsamand      |                                              1 |
| 27      | Sawai Madhopur |                                              1 |
| 28      | Sikar          |                                              4 |
| 29      | Sirohi         |                                              1 |
| 30      | Sri Ganganagar |                                             13 |
| 31      | Tonk           |                                              4 |
| 32      | Udaipur        |                                              2 |
|         | Grand Total    |                                            119 |

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