NEW DELHI: A total of 1,389 mandis across 23 states and four UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform enabling transparent price discovery for farmers for their produce through competitive online bidding system, the Union government has said.
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Friday, Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Ram Nath Thakur said the government is implementing National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme for online trading of agriculture and horticulture commodities.
As on October 31, 2024, a total of 1,389 mandis of 23 States and four Union Territories (UTs) have been integrated with e-NAM platform. So far, 1.78 crore farmers, 2.62 lakhs traders and more than 4,250 farmer producer organizations (FPOs) are registered on e-NAM. The agricultural produce trades with a value of ₹3.79 lakh crore have been recorded on e-NAM platform, the minister said.
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, he added.
