Lok Sabha Question No. 3560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Development of Rural Haats as Agricultural Markets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3560

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL HAATS AS AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

3560. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is seriously proposing to develop rural haats/local markets as agriculture markets in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  rural  haats/local  markets  in Shravasti and Balrampur and other districts of Uttar Pradesh as agricultural markets;
- (c) if so, the places where agricultural markets are likely to be developed;
- (d) the time by which these agricultural markets are likely to be developed; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e):  Rural haats/ local markets are managed by local bodies or panchayats. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) of Ministry of Rural and Development has supported the development of rural haats.  The details of construction of Haats taken up  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs as on 13th December 2024 is at Annexure-I.

Agricultural  Produce  Market  Committees  (APMCs),  Agriculture  markets/mandis  are decided & notified by the state governments, as agriculture marketing is a state subject. The district-wise details of construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in Uttar Pradesh including Shravasti and Balrampur districts, as on 13th December 2024 is at Annexure -II.

| Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   | Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   | Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   | Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   | Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   | Details of Construction of Haats taken up under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS since inception in all states/UTs. (as on 13th December 2024)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                                                | State                                                                                                                                | COMPLETED                                                                                                                            | COMPLETED                                                                                                                            | ONGOING                                                                                                                              | ONGOING                                                                                                                              |
| S No.                                                                                                                                | State                                                                                                                                | No. of works                                                                                                                         | Exp. in Rs. lakh                                                                                                                     | No. of works                                                                                                                         | Exp. in Rs. lakh                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 81                                                                                                                                   | 146.69                                                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                                                   | 237.88                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                                                   | 444.95                                                                                                                               | 23                                                                                                                                   | 356.60                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                | 43                                                                                                                                   | 159.78                                                                                                                               | 43                                                                                                                                   | 112.69                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                | 100                                                                                                                                  | 585.78                                                                                                                               | 287                                                                                                                                  | 701.83                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                         | 399                                                                                                                                  | 1,388.08                                                                                                                             | 135                                                                                                                                  | 508.93                                                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                                              | 20                                                                                                                                   | 83.29                                                                                                                                | 11                                                                                                                                   | 17.52                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                    | 4.59                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                    | 17.47                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 137                                                                                                                                  | 385.42                                                                                                                               | 78                                                                                                                                   | 220.77                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                    | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                                                    | 154                                                                                                                                  | 123.36                                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                                   | 21.25                                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                                    | 2.87                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                                            | 66                                                                                                                                   | 367.60                                                                                                                               | 76                                                                                                                                   | 253.90                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                                               | 45                                                                                                                                   | 157.76                                                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                                                   | 77.79                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                   | Ladakh                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                    | 3.75                                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 356                                                                                                                                  | 729.59                                                                                                                               | 115                                                                                                                                  | 266.22                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                    | 22.87                                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                                    | 2.90                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                                              | 140                                                                                                                                  | 910.58                                                                                                                               | 112                                                                                                                                  | 108.61                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                                            | 21                                                                                                                                   | 271.39                                                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                                                   | 192.55                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                                              | 494                                                                                                                                  | 2,447.17                                                                                                                             | 28                                                                                                                                   | 216.19                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                                             | 34                                                                                                                                   | 778.45                                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                                   | 136.59                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                                               | 261                                                                                                                                  | 1,559.70                                                                                                                             | 374                                                                                                                                  | 1,592.83                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                   | 53.21                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                                            | 83                                                                                                                                   | 488.47                                                                                                                               | 63                                                                                                                                   | 260.12                                                                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                                                   | 18.88                                                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                                                   | 4.83                                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                           | 138                                                                                                                                  | 3,965.57                                                                                                                             | 24                                                                                                                                   | 351.51                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                                            | 63                                                                                                                                   | 239.20                                                                                                                               | 26                                                                                                                                   | 57.35                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                                                   | 153.52                                                                                                                               | 15                                                                                                                                   | 132.13                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 338                                                                                                                                  | 2,111.26                                                                                                                             | 450                                                                                                                                  | 2,468.56                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                          | 54                                                                                                                                   | 282.27                                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                                                   | 62.09                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                                          | 153                                                                                                                                  | 1,337.09                                                                                                                             | 201                                                                                                                                  | 887.27                                                                                                                               |
| 30                                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                    | 15.34                                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                      | 3,242                                                                                                                                | 19,235.61                                                                                                                            | 2,240                                                                                                                                | 9,269.25                                                                                                                             |

| Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   | Details of Construction of Haat under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                       | District                                                     | COMPLETED                                                    | COMPLETED                                                    | ONGOING                                                      | ONGOING                                                      |
|                                                              |                                                              | No.of works                                                  | Exp. In Rs.lakh                                              | No.of works                                                  | Exp. In Rs.lakh                                              |
| 1                                                            | AGRA                                                         | 2                                                            | 20.84                                                        | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 2                                                            | ALIGARH                                                      | 1                                                            | 3.64                                                         | 3                                                            | 0.63                                                         |
| 3                                                            | AMBEDKARNAGAR                                                | 1                                                            | 0.02                                                         | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 4                                                            | AMETHI                                                       | 6                                                            | 14.91                                                        | 2                                                            | 22.02                                                        |
| 5                                                            | AMROHA                                                       | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 3                                                            | 7.62                                                         |
| 6                                                            | AURAIYA                                                      | 1                                                            | 0.64                                                         | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 7                                                            | AYODHYA                                                      | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 8                                                            | AZAMGARH                                                     | 15                                                           | 65.42                                                        | 1                                                            | 1.39                                                         |
| 9                                                            | BAGHPAT                                                      | 1                                                            | 0.81                                                         | 2                                                            | 1.45                                                         |
| 10                                                           | BAHRAICH                                                     | 7                                                            | 103.97                                                       | 16                                                           | 132.25                                                       |
| 11                                                           | BALLIA                                                       | 10                                                           | 31.08                                                        | 5                                                            | 25.99                                                        |
| 12                                                           | BALRAMPUR                                                    | 2                                                            | 6.86                                                         | 5                                                            | 32.5                                                         |
| 13                                                           | BANDA                                                        | 3                                                            | 11.84                                                        | 10                                                           | 24.06                                                        |
| 14                                                           | BARABANKI                                                    | 3                                                            | 25.54                                                        | 1                                                            | 4.24                                                         |
| 15                                                           | BAREILLY                                                     | 16                                                           | 77.53                                                        | 24                                                           | 140.02                                                       |
| 16                                                           | BASTI                                                        | 5                                                            | 31.86                                                        | 3                                                            | 9.08                                                         |
| 17                                                           | BIJNOR                                                       | 1                                                            | 0.32                                                         | 1                                                            | 2.48                                                         |
| 18                                                           | BUDAUN                                                       | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 3                                                            | 11                                                           |
| 19                                                           | BULANDSHAHR                                                  | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 20                                                           | CHANDAULI                                                    | 19                                                           | 36.13                                                        | 61                                                           | 56.55                                                        |
| 21                                                           | CHITRAKOOT                                                   | 1                                                            | 21.2                                                         | 6                                                            | 34.43                                                        |
| 22                                                           | DEORIA                                                       | 4                                                            | 1.96                                                         | 4                                                            | 15.05                                                        |
| 23                                                           | ETAH                                                         | 0                                                            | 0                                                            | 1                                                            | 5.68                                                         |
| 24                                                           | ETAWAH                                                       | 5                                                            | 12.33                                                        | 1                                                            | 2.83                                                         |
| 25                                                           | FARRUKHABAD                                                  | 3                                                            | 39.91                                                        | 2                                                            | 5.12                                                         |
| 26                                                           | FATEHPUR                                                     | 11                                                           | 125.47                                                       | 10                                                           | 65.68                                                        |
| 27                                                           | FIROZABAD                                                    | 3                                                            | 11.89                                                        | 20                                                           | 113.02                                                       |
| 28                                                           | GHAZIPUR                                                     | 15                                                           | 81.36                                                        | 58                                                           | 194.28                                                       |
| 29                                                           | GONDA                                                        | 9                                                            | 87.77                                                        | 2                                                            | 6.45                                                         |
| 30                                                           | GORAKHPUR                                                    | 4                                                            | 5.52                                                         | 2                                                            | 7.41                                                         |
| 31                                                           | HAMIRPUR                                                     | 13                                                           | 99.4                                                         | 3                                                            | 10.73                                                        |
| 32                                                           | HAPUR                                                        | 1                                                            | 0.38                                                         | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 33                                                           | HARDOI                                                       | 5                                                            | 34.82                                                        | 8                                                            | 50.53                                                        |
| 34                                                           | JALAUN                                                       | 2                                                            | 3.65                                                         | 0                                                            | 0                                                            |
| 35                                                           | JAUNPUR                                                      | 7                                                            | 80.77                                                        | 3                                                            | 4.42                                                         |
| 36                                                           | JHANSI                                                       | 3                                                            | 15.52                                                        | 6                                                            | 31.1                                                         |

| 38   | KANPURDEHAT      |   3 |    6.48 |   5 |   21.51 |
|------|------------------|-----|---------|-----|---------|
| 39   | KANPURNAGAR      |   0 |    0    |   1 |    0.01 |
| 40   | KASHGANJ         |   2 |    7.07 |   0 |    0    |
| 41   | KAUSHAMBI        |  13 |  112.18 |   6 |   32.16 |
| 42   | KHERI            |   4 |   25.09 |   6 |   17.34 |
| 43   | KUSHINAGAR       |  14 |   48.56 |  20 |   46.52 |
| 44   | LALITPUR         |   0 |    0    |   8 |   37    |
| 45   | LUCKNOW          |   3 |    1.8  |   2 |    9.28 |
| 46   | MAHARAJGANJ      |   4 |   19.45 |   5 |   28.16 |
| 47   | MAHOBA           |  14 |   64.41 |   6 |   39.85 |
| 48   | MAINPURI         |   0 |    0    |   3 |    9.18 |
| 49   | MATHURA          |  19 |  129.02 |   7 |   37.09 |
| 50   | MAU              |  15 |   99.93 |  11 |  136.5  |
| 51   | MEERUT           |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 52   | MIRZAPUR         |   2 |   16.81 |   9 |   50.01 |
| 53   | MORADABAD        |   2 |   51.03 |   4 |   70.72 |
| 54   | MUZAFFARNAGAR    |   1 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 55   | PILIBHIT         |   2 |   16.66 |   0 |    0    |
| 56   | PRATAPGARH       |   2 |    5.33 |   6 |   11.37 |
| 57   | PRAYAGRAJ        |   2 |   15.67 |   3 |   15.08 |
| 58   | RAEBARELI        |   2 |   26.61 |   1 |    0.03 |
| 59   | RAMPUR           |   1 |    6.22 |   1 |    0.18 |
| 60   | SAHARANPUR       |   1 |    0.27 |   4 |    5.59 |
| 61   | SAMBHAL          |   2 |    0.48 |   1 |   14.42 |
| 62   | SANTKABEERNAG AR |   3 |    0.54 |   3 |   11.3  |
| 63   | SANTRAVIDAS      |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 64   | SHAHJAHANPUR     |   2 |    5.99 |   0 |    0    |
| 65   | SHAMLI           |   0 |    0    |   0 |    0    |
| 66   | SHRAVASTI        |   2 |   11.16 |   0 |    0    |
| 67   | SIDDHARTHNAGA R  |   7 |   55.96 |   4 |   22.21 |
| 68   | SITAPUR          |  14 |  219.8  |  39 |  727.79 |
| 69   | SONBHADRA        |   3 |   34.63 |   6 |   21.54 |
| 70   | SULTANPUR        |  15 |   42.36 |  10 |   45.28 |
| 71   | UNNAO            |   4 |   30.95 |   5 |   29.26 |
| 72   | VARANASI         |   1 |    3.42 |   2 |   10.55 |
|      | Total            | 338 | 2111.2  | 450 | 2468.6  |

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