Lok Sabha Question No. 3984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: e-NAM Platform
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3984

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## e-NAM PLATFORM

3984. DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

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

(a) whether the Government is operating the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform for the digitization of the country's agricultural produce marketing system;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  agricultural  produce  market  committees  in  the  country  which  are currently connected to e-NAM, State/UT-wise;

(c)  the  number  of  farmers,  traders  and  farmer  producer  organizations  who  have  been registered on this platform so far and the quantity and value of agricultural produce which has been transacted through them;

(d)  whether  e-NAM  led  to  an  increase  in  farmers'  income  and  a  reduction  in  the  role  of intermediaries, if so, the main outcomes thereof;

- (e) whether the Government is considering the use of arificial intelligence, blockchain and data analytics to make it more transparent and technologically advanced;
- (f) the details of the total financial provision made under the scheme; and

(g) the details of the expenditure made and status of the progress achieved in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) & (b):  The Government is implementing the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) since 2016.  It  is  an  online  trading  platform  that  integrates  physical  wholesale  mandis  across various States and Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate transparent and competitive online trading  of  agricultural  commodities. Since  inception,  1,656  mandis  from  23  States  and  4 UTs  have  been  onboarded  on  the  e-NAM  portal.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  mandis integrated with the e-NAM platform is given at Annexure-I.

(c): As on 28 th Feb, 2026, 1.80 crore farmers & 2.72 Lakh traders have been registered on e-NAM platform. 4,724 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have been onboarded on e-NAM. The total quantity and value of agricultural produce traded on the e-NAM since inception till February, 2026 are 13.22 crore metric tonnes and ₹4,82,350 crore, respectively.

- (d): e-NAM  platform  enables  farmers  to  sell  their  produce  to  a  larger  pool  of  buyers through transparent online bidding, thereby facilitating better price discovery and improved price realization. The platform provides farmers access to buyers across the State and the country,  enabling  competitive  price  discovery  and  direct  transfer  of  sale  proceeds  to farmers' bank accounts.
- (e): Currently, 134 Number of e-NAM mandis in Rajasthan are using AI-based and ML based  machines  for  quality  assaying  of  agricultural  commodities  to  significantly  reduce testing time, for which assistance has been provided by Government of India under the eNAM scheme.
- (f): Under e-NAM scheme, the Government provides grant assistance of up to ₹75.00 lakh per mandi to States for strengthening marketing and allied infrastructure required for integration with the e-NAM  portal.  This  includes  facilities  such  as  quality  assaying laboratories, electronic weighing facilities, computers, printers, cleaning, grading, packaging facilities, software infrastructure and compost units, among others.
- (g): The details of expenditure incurred and the  status of progress achieved under the scheme, State/UT-wise, including in the State of Rajasthan, are given at Annexure-II.

State/UT-wise number of mandis integrated with the e-NAM platform

| Sr. No.   | State/ UT                   | No. of mandis integrated in e-NAM platform   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1                                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 33                                           |
| 3         | Assam                       | 3                                            |
| 4         | Bihar                       | 20                                           |
| 5         | Chandigarh                  | 1                                            |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                | 21                                           |
| 7         | Goa                         | 7                                            |
| 8         | Gujarat                     | 144                                          |
| 9         | Haryana                     | 114                                          |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh            | 38                                           |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir           | 17                                           |
| 12        | Jharkhand                   | 19                                           |
| 13        | Karnataka                   | 5                                            |
| 14        | Kerala                      | 6                                            |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh              | 139                                          |
| 16        | Maharashtra                 | 181                                          |
| 17        | Nagaland                    | 19                                           |
| 18        | Odisha                      | 66                                           |
| 19        | Puducherry                  | 4                                            |
| 20        | Punjab                      | 156                                          |
| 21        | Rajasthan                   | 173                                          |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu                  | 213                                          |
| 23        | Telangana                   | 57                                           |
| 24        | Tripura                     | 19                                           |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh               | 162                                          |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                 | 20                                           |
| 27        | West Bengal                 | 18                                           |
| TOTAL     |                             | 1,656                                        |

## Annexure-II

State/UT-wise  details  of  expenditure  incurred  and  progress  achieved  under  the  National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme, including the State of Rajasthan

| Sr. No.   | State                       |   No. of Markets |   Farmers Registered (Since inception) |   Total Volume of the commodities traded (MT) |   Total Value of the commodities traded (Rs Cr) |   Fund release (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                1 |                                      4 |                                   0.01        |                                        3e-05    |                         30    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              |               33 |                                1454269 |                                   9.7091e+06  |                                    63416.1      |                       1970    |
| 3         | Assam                       |                3 |                                    120 |                                  16.901       |                                        0.034606 |                         90    |
| 4         | Bihar                       |               20 |                                   5273 |                                3706.1         |                                       15.4253   |                        600    |
| 5         | Chandigarh                  |                1 |                                   7109 |                              830625           |                                     1671.18     |                         30    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                |               21 |                                 136310 |                                   1.58616e+06 |                                     3372.54     |                       1050    |
| 7         | Goa                         |                7 |                                     30 |                                 326.275       |                                        2.14464  |                        210    |
| 8         | Gujarat                     |              144 |                                 869922 |                                   3.20073e+06 |                                    12740.8      |                       4455    |
| 9         | Haryana                     |              114 |                                2727271 |                                   3.80633e+07 |                                   123474        |                       4980    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh            |               38 |                                 125681 |                              485667           |                                     1871.2      |                       1455    |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir           |               17 |                                  52189 |                              290358           |                                     1736.26     |                        699.34 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                   |               19 |                                 268737 |                               36206.8         |                                       73.1495   |                       1330    |
| 13        | Karnataka                   |                5 |                                   1577 |                              280237           |                                     2020.28     |                        150    |
| 14        | Kerala                      |                6 |                                   3244 |                                 819.298       |                                        2.68444  |                        180    |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh              |              139 |                                3025294 |                                   1.12074e+07 |                                    37160.2      |                       6722    |
| 16        | Maharashtra                 |              181 |                                1247627 |                                   6.20733e+06 |                                    23067.4      |                       5048.2  |
| 17        | Nagaland                    |               19 |                                    185 |                                1272.29        |                                        5.61651  |                       1425    |
| 18        | Odisha                      |               66 |                                 485056 |                                   2.78633e+06 |                                     7174.54     |                       3804.1  |
| 19        | Puducherry                  |                4 |                                  13630 |                               54942.6         |                                      206.275    |                         60    |
| 20        | Punjab                      |              156 |                                 217938 |                                   4.65017e+06 |                                    15042.7      |                       1815    |
| 21        | Rajasthan                   |              173 |                                1554645 |                                   3.16388e+07 |                                   130773        |                       9882.77 |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu                  |              213 |                                 475472 |                                   3.61204e+06 |                                     9837.03     |                       9165.19 |
| 23        | Telangana                   |               57 |                                1823968 |                                   7.96506e+06 |                                    30164.3      |                       3751.5  |
| 24        | Tripura                     |               19 |                                     84 |                                  86.483       |                                        0.82029  |                        210    |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh               |              162 |                                3305648 |                                   8.37669e+06 |                                    16558.7      |                       7520    |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                 |               20 |                                  92407 |                                   1.07665e+06 |                                     1722.57     |                       1170    |
| 27        | West Bengal                 |               18 |                                 108186 |                              119911           |                                      242.078    |                       1167.38 |
|           | TOTAL                       |             1656 |                               18001876 |                                   1.32184e+08 |                                   482351        |                      68970.5  |

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