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
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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.