Implementing of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform
Implementing of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform
Government is implementing National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme wherein online trading of Agriculture and Horticulture commodities is done for transparent price discovery for farmers for their produce through competitive online bidding system.
As on 31.10.2024, 1389 mandis of 23 States and 04 Union Territories (UTs) have been integrated with e-NAM platform. State-wise number of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform is given below. So far, 1.78 crore farmers, 2.62 lakhs traders and more than 4250 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are registered on e-NAM. The agricultural produce trades with a value of Rs.3.79 lakh crore have been recorded on e-NAM platform.
e-NAM is a demand-driven scheme. The integration of mandis under the e-NAM platform is based on proposals received from State Governments/Union Territories, reflecting their demand and readiness. Mandis are integrated into the platform upon fulfilling the necessary infrastructure and technical requirements as per the e-NAM operational guidelines.
State-wise number of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform (as on 31.10.2024)
S. No.
States
Number of mandis integrated with e-NAM platform
1
Andhra Pradesh
33
2
Assam
3
3
Bihar
20
4
Chhattisgarh
20
5
Gujarat
144
6
Goa
7
7
Haryana
108
8
Himachal Pradesh
38
9
Jharkhand
19
10
Karnataka
5
11
Kerala
6
12
Madhya Pradesh
139
13
Maharashtra
133
14
Nagaland
19
15
Odisha
66
16
Punjab
79
17
Rajasthan
145
18
Tamil Nadu
157
19
Telangana
57
20
Tripura
7
21
Uttar Pradesh
125
22
Uttarakhand
20
23
West Bengal
18
Union Territories
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1
2
Chandigarh
1
3
Jammu & Kashmir
17
4
Puducherry
2
Total
1389
This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Ram Nath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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