Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Improving Rural Agricultural Markets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 342

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  JULY, 2022

## IMPROVING RURAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

342.   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  rural agricultural markets in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan especially Banswara-Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan; and
- (b) the various guidelines issued for ensuring remunerative price to the farmers for their produce?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): The  development  and  upgradation  of  physical  infrastructure  of  rural  haats under control of Panchayats through States/ Union Territories is undertaken through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as ongoing process for development of GrAMs.

As  per  the  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  the State/Union  Territory  (UT)-wise  (including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Rajasthan)  details  of village haats works under MGNREGS as on 13 th July, 2022 is at Annexure-I. Further, in the State of Rajasthan, as on 13 th July, 2022, three village haats have  developed in  Banswara  District  while  work  is  in  progress  in  three  village  haats.  Furthermore, three  village  haats  have  been  developed  in  Dungarpur  district  while  work  is  in progress in one village haat.

(b)        Improving  infrastructure  and  facilities  in  rural  agricultural  markets  and  also services  thereof  with  efficient  operation  and  management  is  critical  for  ensuring remunerative  price  to  the  farmers  for  their  produce.  Therefore,  the  Department  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) has circulated the Operational Guidelines to the states / UTs to avail the assistance for developing marketing and farm level processing infrastructure in the rural agricultural markets.  In addition, DA&FW has also circulated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for operation and management of rural agricultural markets. Further, the Government of India has launched National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) which 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  DA&FW  has circulated  the  Operational  Guidelines  to  the  states  /  UTs  to  avail  the  assistance under e-NAM scheme.

Annexure-I

| State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 13 th July, 2022   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 13 th July, 2022   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 13 th July, 2022   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS as on 13 th July, 2022   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                                                                                  | Completed                                                                                                                                |
| S No.                                                                                                                                    | State/UT                                                                                                                                 | Number Of Works                                                                                                                          | Works                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                           | 79                                                                                                                                       | 47                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                                                    | 42                                                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                                                    | 70                                                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                             | 178                                                                                                                                      | 156                                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                  | 27                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                         | 66                                                                                                                                       | 66                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                                                        | 24                                                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                | 50                                                                                                                                       | 25                                                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                                                   | 32                                                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                                                       | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                           | 151                                                                                                                                      | 201                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                  | 70                                                                                                                                       | 86                                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                | 18                                                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                                       | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                  | 53                                                                                                                                       | 285                                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                                       | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                       | ODISHA                                                                                                                                   | 232                                                                                                                                      | 90                                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                                       | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                | 48                                                                                                                                       | 58                                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                                       | SIKKIM                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                       | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                               | 64                                                                                                                                       | 64                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                       | TELANGANA                                                                                                                                | 66                                                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                            | 244                                                                                                                                      | 120                                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                                              | 25                                                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                              | 210                                                                                                                                      | 145                                                                                                                                      |
| 30                                                                                                                                       | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                                    | 1774                                                                                                                                     | 1536                                                                                                                                     |

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