Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: E-NAM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, DUSHYANT SINGH, JAYADEV GALLA, E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2755

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## E-NAM

## 2755.  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  fact  that  some  State  Governments  are  not  taking  interest  in  the participation in the internet based-NAM (National Agriculture Market);
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  details  of  the  participation  and performance  of  the  various  States  in  the  internet  based-NAM  (National  Agriculture Market);
- (c) whether the  Government  has asked  States  including  eastern  States  to  amend their respective Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs)  Act and to participate in the internet-based e-NAM for the benefit of the farmers of the country, and if so, the details thereof and the response received from the various State Governments;
- (d) whether a seminar on 'Doubling of Farmers' income by 2022 was organized by the NABARD recently; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the issues discussed and decision taken therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

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## ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(  SHRI

(a) & (b): No  State  has  indicated  that  they  are  not  interested  in  participation  in National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM).  Proposals  from  13  States  namely  Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UT of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have been received for integration of their  mandis with e-NAM.  23 mandis of 8 States across the country have already been integrated with e-NAM.  The  details of participation  and  performance  of  States  in  e-NAM  are  at  Annexure-A.  In  addition  to above mentioned States, many other States/UTs like Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, UT of Puducherry, Administration of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram have expressed their willingness to join the e-NAM.

(c): The  Government  has  taken  up  with  the  States  through  issue  of  advisories, holding interactive sessions/ meetings, etc. to undertake amendments  in their Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) Acts in respect of  (i) a single trading license to be valid across the State; (ii) single point levy of market fee across the State; and (iii) provision for electronic auction as a mode for price discovery.   So far, 13 States (Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Karnataka, Rajasthan,  Sikkim,  Goa,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Mizoram,  Telangana  and  Uttar  Pradesh) have amended their Acts to be eligible under the e-NAM scheme.

(d) & (e): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organised  a  Seminar  on  12  July  2016  on  the  theme  'National  Seminar  on  Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022'. The seminar focused on the following themes: (i) Enhancing Farmers' Income and (ii) Enabling Environment.  The suggestions emerging from the seminar were recommendatory in nature.

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| Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                                                            | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    | Annexure-A                                    |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July                                         | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July | NAM Trade Report between 14th April-23rd July |
| S.No                                          | State                                         | No. of mandis approved for e-NAM              | No. of mandis integrate d with e- NAM         | Mandis in which trade is carried out          | No. of traded commoditie s/ No. of commodities selected by States for trade on e- NAM | Volume of transaction                         | Volume of transaction                         | No. of Traders registered                     | No. of Traders registered                     | No. of Traders registered                     | No. of CA regist- ered                        | No of Farmer                                  |                                               |
|                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                                                                       | Quantity                                      | Rupees (INR in                                | Within the in                                 | With the                                      | Outside state                                 |                                               |                                               |                                               |
|                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                                                                       | (Quintals)                                    | Lacs)                                         | mandi                                         |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| 1.                                            | Himachal Pradesh                              | 19                                            | 2                                             | 2                                             | 01 / 02                                                                               | 465.83                                        | 16 41                                         | 118                                           | state 0                                       |                                               | G                                             | 109                                           | 1186                                          |
| 2.                                            | Haryana                                       | 54                                            | 4                                             | 4                                             | 03/03                                                                                 | 85764.44                                      | 3263.51                                       | 257                                           | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 1756                                          | 4927                                          |
| 3.                                            | Ra j asthan                                   | 25                                            | 1                                             | 1                                             | 01 / 01                                                                               | 1359.8                                        | 82.11                                         | 526                                           | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 314                                           | 488                                           |
| 4.                                            | Gujarat                                       | 40                                            | 3                                             | 3                                             | 03/03                                                                                 | 1293.92                                       | 34.5                                          | 187                                           | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 119                                           | 336                                           |
| 5.                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                | 50                                            | 1                                             | 1                                             | 01/01                                                                                 | 6041.89                                       | 357.52                                        | 30                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 974                                           |
| 6. Uttar                                      | Pradesh                                       | 66                                            | 6                                             | 6                                             | 01/01                                                                                 | 48888.6                                       | 788.28                                        | 337                                           | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 26                                            | 1416                                          |
| 7                                             | Jharkhand                                     | 19                                            | 1                                             | 1                                             | 01/02                                                                                 | 759                                           | 29.16                                         | 21                                            | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 350                                           |
| 8                                             | Telangana                                     | 44                                            | 5                                             | 5                                             | 04/04                                                                                 | 116789.8                                      | 7226.59                                       | 1702                                          | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 784                                           | 11020                                         |
| 9                                             | Chhattisgarh                                  | 5                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0/                                                                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 10                                            | Chandigarh                                    | 1                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | O/                                                                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 11                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 30                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0/                                                                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 12                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                | 12                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0/                                                                                    | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| Total                                         |                                               | 365                                           | 23                                            | 23                                            |                                                                                       | 261373. 28                                    | 11798.08                                      | 3178                                          | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 3108                                          | 20697                                         |

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