Lok Sabha Question No. 3386 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Village Haats
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3386

ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## VILLAGE HAATS

## 3386.   SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has data relating to number and location of Village Haats or Weekly Markets in the State of Gujarat, if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to undertake a project to create platforms and shades for Village Haats which are generally organized in open spaces, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to set up any Committee to suggest to sale purchase of village products from Haats to cut middleman interest, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether an audit of Gram Panchayats has been done by District Administration regarding Panchayat's designated responsibility to manage Village Haats, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) No, Sir
- (b) The development and upgradation of physical infrastructure including platforms and shades of rural haats is  being  undertaken  through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as per demand and following due processes of the Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act.The  State-wise  status  of village haat works under MGNREGS (as uploaded by the State/UTs in MIS) as on 6th March 2023 is given at Annexure-I

Under the  scheme  of  'Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' (now merged under Pradhan MantriJanjatiyaVikas Mission), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds for  creation  of  Infrastructure  facilities  for  development  of  MFP  value  chains  including modernization of Haat Bazaars. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has released an amount of Rs. 89.16  crores  to  18  States  under  the  scheme  from  2013-14  to  2020-21  for  creation  of Infrastructure facilities including modernization of Haat Bazaars. The State-wise number of Haat Bazaars sanctioned to be modernized under the scheme from the fund mentioned above is given at Annexure-II.

- (c) At present, there is no proposal for  setting up the Committee to suggest to sale purchase of village products from Haats.
- (d) No, Sir.

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| Details of Village Haats under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 6th March 2023)   | Details of Village Haats under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 6th March 2023)   | Details of Village Haats under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 6th March 2023)   | Details of Village Haats under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception (as on 6th March 2023)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                        | State                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                    | Ongoing                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 54                                                                                           | 75                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 12                                                                                           | 11                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                        | 28                                                                                           | 39                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                        | 31                                                                                           | 82                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                 | 231                                                                                          | 135                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                      | 7                                                                                            | 25                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                      | 1                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 82                                                                                           | 61                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                            | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                            | 32                                                                                           | 25                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                    | 0                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                    | 33                                                                                           | 63                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                       | 24                                                                                           | 32                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                                       | 0                                                                                            | 2                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 248                                                                                          | 129                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                  | 0                                                                                            | 2                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                      | 88                                                                                           | 68                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 15                                                                                           | 20                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                      | 342                                                                                          | 35                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                     | 12                                                                                           | 20                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                       | 154                                                                                          | 279                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                       | 9                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                    | 62                                                                                           | 53                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                       | 3                                                                                            | 1                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                   | 85                                                                                           | 54                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                    | 23                                                                                           | 62                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                      | 10                                                                                           | 1                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | 190                                                                                          | 290                                                                                          |
| 28                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                  | 33                                                                                           | 22                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                  | 153                                                                                          | 202                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                   | 1                                                                                            | 0                                                                                            |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 1963                                                                                         | 1790                                                                                         |

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-II

## State-wise Modernization of Haat Bazaars Sanctioned by Ministry of Tribal Affairs

| SL.No   | State          |   Modernization of Haat Bazaars sanctioned |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Chhattisgarh   |                                        196 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh |                                        115 |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh |                                        235 |
| 4       | Odisha         |                                        100 |
| 5       | West bengal    |                                        100 |
| 6       | Manipur        |                                          4 |
| 7       | Nagaland       |                                         13 |
| 8       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                        115 |
| 9       | Kerala         |                                         72 |
| 10      | Assam          |                                        150 |
| 11      | Tripura        |                                         40 |
| 12      | Tamil Nadu     |                                          5 |
| Total   | Total          |                                       1145 |