APMC Mandis E-Nam Platform

Increasing e-NAM turnover will improve realisations

The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that it has achieved integration of 1,260 wholesale mandis, located in 22 states and three union territories, with the electronic-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM). Right now, farmers auction their agricultural produce at 6,900-odd APMC (Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees) mandis spread across the nation. Some of them are also using online bidding through e-NAM platform. In his written reply to the Lok Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said: "As on November 30, 2022, 1,260 mandis of 22 States and 3 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform." These states include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Puducherry, he said. Further, based on the proposals/Detailed Project Reports .

A high powered panel has found instances of manual data being fed into the system after the auction has ended

Direct payment to farmers has also been enabled on this platform

The move aims to reduce footfalls, auction sale to begin soon

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Move will help farmers sell goods on e-Nam without bringing their produce to the mandis; major relaxations given to FPOs and facilitating transport

Central e-NAM law should override state marketing laws

APMCs need to be well-equipped with the basic assaying equipment, including automatic analysers, for both physical and chemical quality