Lok Sabha Question No. 1019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Gramin Agricultural Markets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1019

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER,2022

## GRAMIN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

1019. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the  number of  rural  haats  converted  into  Gramin  Agricultural  Markets  (GrAMs) with funds from the Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AIF), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  proposals  received/sanctioned  to  convert  rural  haats  converted into GrAMs, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the number of APMCs or mandis set up and upgraded, with funds from the AIF, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the number of APMCs or mandis set up and upgraded in Andhra Pradesh (AP), with funds from the AIF, district-wise; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  funds  released  from  the  AIF  for  the development and upgradation of GrAMs and Regulated Wholesale Markets, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): 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  details  of  village  haats  works  under  MGNREGS  as  on  13th  July, 2022 is at Annexure-I.

- (c) to (e): The  Government  is  implementing  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund(AIF)  in which APMCs  are included as a beneficiary of financing facility to upgrade infrastructure. As on 08.12.2022, a total of 11 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC)  have  been  sanctioned  an  amount  of  Rs.  21.36  Cr.  under  the  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund(AIF) with the following details:

| State         |   Sanctioned Numbers (APMCs) |   Sanctioned Amount ( AIF) (Rs.) (Cr.) |
|---------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| MAHARASHTRA   |                            2 |                                   4    |
| TAMIL NADU    |                            3 |                                   5.4  |
| UTTAR PRADESH |                            6 |                                  11.96 |
| Grand Total   |                           11 |                                  21.36 |

## Annexure-I

| State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 13 th July, 2022)   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 13 th July, 2022)   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 13 th July, 2022)   | State/UT-wise (including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan) details of village haats works under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 13 th July, 2022)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                                                                      | State/UT                                                                                                                                                   | Ongoing                                                                                                                                                    | Completed                                                                                                                                                  |
| S No.                                                                                                                                                      | State/UT                                                                                                                                                   | Number Of Works                                                                                                                                            | Number Of 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                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                                         | LADAKH                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                             | 151                                                                                                                                                        | 201                                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                          |
| 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                                                                                                                                                       |