More than 1.64 crore farmers have registered on e-NAM platform till 30th June 2019: Agriculture Minister
National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is envisaged as a pan-India electronic trading platform launched by Government of India on 14th April, 2016 with the objective of creating online transparent competitive price discovery system to facilitate farmers with remunerative prices for their produce. 585 wholesale regulated markets of 16 States and 02 Union Territories (UTs) have been integrated with e-NAM platform.
As on 30.06.2019, more than 1.64 crore farmers & more than 1.24 Lakhs traders have been registered on e-NAM platform. Further trade transactions having total volume of 2,58,76,016 MT with total value of Rs.71,069 crore, have been recorded on e-NAM platform till 30.06.2019.
Details of agriculture based trading portals launched in the country are as follows:
(i) National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) an online trading portal was launched by Govt. of India on 14th April, 2016.
(ii) Rajasthan Integrate Mandi Management System (RIMMS) was launched on 2nd February, 2016 by Department of Agricultural Marketing, Government of Rajasthan.
(iii) Karnataka has its own electronic platform named “Unified Market Platform (UMP)”. UMP which started it’s operation from February, 2014.
(iv). Maharashtra has implemented Computerized Auction System (CAS) in APMCs in the State since 2014.
State-wise number of farmers benefited under e-NAM scheme is as below:-
State-wise farmers benefited under e-NAM Scheme
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Farmers Registration and Benefited From April-2016 to 15-June-2019
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S. No.
|
State
|
Registered Farmer
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Farmers Benefited
|
|
1
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
1425025
|
1123085
|
|
2
|
CHANDIGARH
|
7106
|
6801
|
|
3
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
134715
|
122678
|
|
4
|
GUJARAT
|
864970
|
432457
|
|
5
|
HARYANA
|
2716608
|
1765449
|
|
6
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
118248
|
96747
|
|
7
|
JHARKHAND
|
77171
|
2142
|
|
8
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
3009991
|
1080704
|
|
9
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
1134993
|
281022
|
|
10
|
ODISHA
|
52597
|
9949
|
|
11
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
10580
|
11482
|
|
12
|
PUNJAB
|
210423
|
125270
|
|
13
|
RAJASTHAN
|
1305896
|
595625
|
|
14
|
TAMIL NADU
|
201311
|
86510
|
|
15
|
TELANGANA
|
1815595
|
1537989
|
|
16
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
3296625
|
722980
|
|
17
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
47525
|
29765
|
|
18
|
WEST BENGAL
|
12714
|
2801
|
|
Total
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1,64,42,093
|
80,33,456
|
This information was given by the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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