Lok Sabha Question No. 2200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Beneficiaries registered under eNAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2200

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## BENEFICIARIES REGISTERED UNDER eNAM

2200.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA: SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries and mandis registered under National Agricultural Market (eNAM) till date, State/UT-wise particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the funds allocated and utilized for eNAM, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to register more farmers under eNAM;
- (d) the details of the initiatives of the Government to introduce more mandis to the online trading platform and the targets set thereof;
- (e) whether the eNAM platform has helped farmers from Uttar Pradesh to increase their revenue and double their income, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of work done/being done under eNAM and the updated status thereon in the State of Uttar Pradesh particularly in the Parliamentary Constituency of Misrikh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): 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 number of beneficiaries viz. farmers and traders registered and mandis integrated under National Agricultural Market (eNAM) till date, State/UT-wise including the State of Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure - I.
- (b): The funds released for eNAM, State/UT-wise and year-wise as on 28.02.2023 is at Annexure - II.

(c): Various  measures  have  been  taken  to  register  more  number  of  farmers,  some  of which are as follows :-

- i. User friendly portal and mobile app has been developed wherein user can register online.  Portal  and  mobile  app  is  freely  downloadable  and  are  available  in  12 languages.
- ii. Online Tutorials and user guide is available on e-NAM website (www.enam.gov.in) for  benefit  of  users  which  provides  detail  information  on  registration  and  other process.
- iii. Helpdesk  support :  A  toll  free  number  (  1800  2700  224)  and  email  support (enam.helpdesk@gmail.com) is available to assist users regarding e-NAM registration and other queries.
- iv. Stakeholder  trainings for  Farmers,  Traders,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  and mandis  staff  etc  are  conducted  regularly  to  create  awareness  and  hand-holding regarding e-NAM portal.
- v. Uttar Pradesh State Agriculture Marketing Board celebrates 'e-NAM diwas' at every e-NAM  integrated  mandi  periodically  to  create  awareness  and  eventually  register more farmers on e-NAM.

(d): The Government is encouraging States/UTs to submit proposals along with Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs)  to  integrate  more  mandis  on  e-NAM.  Operational  Guideline alongwith DPR format are available on e-NAM website (www.enam.gov.in).

(e): 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.

(f): In  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  as  on  09.03.2023,  a  total  of  125  mandis  have  been integrated on e-NAM platform and a total no. of 3303963 farmers and 38771 traders have been registered. Out of the above, in the Parliamentary Constituency of Misrikh, two mandis at  Madhoganj and Sandila have been integrated on e-NAM platform and a total of 42203 farmers and 177 traders have been registered.

## Progress of NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (e-NAM) (since inception till February 2023)

| S. No       | State            | Mandis   | Registered Farmer   | Registered Trader   |
|-------------|------------------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1           | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 33       | 1450014             | 3541                |
| 2           | BIHAR            | 20       | 45                  | 26                  |
| 3           | CHHATTISGARH     | 14       | 135450              | 3157                |
| 4           | GOA              | 7        | 17                  | 43                  |
| 5           | GUJARAT          | 122      | 869220              | 9848                |
| 6           | HARYANA          | 108      | 2725420             | 15304               |
| 7           | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 26       | 125071              | 2048                |
| 8           | JHARKHAND        | 19       | 253422              | 2433                |
| 9           | KARNATAKA        | 2        | 1465                | 695                 |
| 10          | KERALA           | 6        | 2966                | 384                 |
| 11          | MADHYA PRADESH   | 136      | 3022058             | 22489               |
| 12          | MAHARASHTRA      | 118      | 1223759             | 21848               |
| 13          | NAGALAND         | 7        | 18                  | 20                  |
| 14          | ODISHA           | 54       | 322667              | 8116                |
| 15          | PUNJAB           | 79       | 217459              | 2690                |
| 16          | RAJASTHAN        | 145      | 1503942             | 83945               |
| 17          | TAMIL NADU       | 127      | 354764              | 8333                |
| 18          | TELANGANA        | 57       | 1823865             | 5894                |
| 19          | TRIPURA          | 7        | 31                  | 11                  |
| 20          | UTTAR PRADESH    | 125      | 3303948             | 38763               |
| 21          | UTTARAKHAND      | 16       | 83223               | 5343                |
| 22          | WEST BENGAL      | 18       | 59141               | 4275                |
| S. No       | Union territory  | Mandis   | Registered Farmer   | Registered Trader   |
| 23          | CHANDIGARH       | 1        | 7106                | 119                 |
| 24          | J & K            | 11       | 15311               | 1882                |
| 25          | PUDUCHERRY       | 2        | 13576               | 196                 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total      | 1260     | 17513958            | 241403              |

## Annexure I

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## Annexure-II

## Funds released for eNAM, State/UT-wise and year-wise as on 28.02.2023(in Lakhs)

| Name of State/UTs   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   Total SAP* |   Grand Total |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |       0   |       340 |       320 |   1310    |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |            0 |       1970    |
| Chandigarh          |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |      0    |         0 |        30 |         0 |            0 |         30    |
| Chhattisgarh        |     150   |         0 |       270 |    560    |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |           70 |       1050    |
| Goa                 |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |      0    |         0 |         0 |       210 |            0 |        210    |
| Gujarat             |    1200   |         0 |      1500 |    765    |      0    |         0 |       990 |         0 |            0 |       4455    |
| Haryana             |       0   |       930 |         0 |   2970    |      0    |         0 |         0 |       810 |          270 |       4980    |
| Himachal Pradesh    |       0   |       570 |         0 |    675    |      0    |         0 |         0 |       210 |            0 |       1455    |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |     30    |         0 |         0 |         0 |            0 |         30    |
| Jharkhand           |     570   |         0 |         0 |      0    |    760    |         0 |         0 |         0 |            0 |       1330    |
| Karnataka           |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |     60    |        80 |         0 |         0 |           10 |        150    |
| Kerala              |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |    180    |         0 |         0 |         0 |            0 |        180    |
| Madhya Pradesh      |     750   |       300 |       690 |   3302    |      0    |         0 |         0 |      1680 |            0 |       6722    |
| Maharashtra         |       0   |       900 |       720 |   2006.2  |   1277    |         0 |         0 |         0 |          145 |       5048.2  |
| Nagaland            |       0   |         0 |         0 |      0    |      0    |         0 |         0 |       180 |            0 |        180    |
| Odisha              |       0   |         0 |       300 |   1359.1  |      0    |      1240 |         0 |       390 |          155 |       3444.1  |
| Puducherry          |       0   |         0 |        30 |      0    |      0    |        30 |         0 |         0 |            0 |         60    |
| Punjab              |       0   |         0 |       525 |     30    |      0    |         0 |         0 |      1260 |            0 |       1815    |
| Rajasthan           |     750   |         0 |         0 |   2492    |   5320.77 |         0 |         0 |        30 |          690 |       9282.77 |
| Tamil Nadu          |       0   |         0 |       900 |    920    |    990    |      1600 |         0 |      1920 |            0 |       6330    |
| Telangana           |    1216.5 |         0 |       420 |   2035    |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |           80 |       3751.5  |
| Uttar Pradesh       |       0   |       990 |      2010 |   4190    |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |          330 |       7520    |
| Uttarakhand         |       0   |         0 |       480 |    640    |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |           50 |       1170    |
| West Bengal         |       0   |         0 |       255 |    912.38 |      0    |         0 |         0 |         0 |            0 |       1167.38 |
| Total States        |    4636.5 |      4030 |      8420 |  24166.7  |   8617.77 |      2950 |      1020 |      6690 |         1800 |      62330.9  |

*SAP- Swachhata Action Plan