National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

Government Schemes for Farmers Welfare

Q.1 The Scheme e-NAM launched in which year? (IBPS-AFO 2019)

• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2017
• 2018

Aim

• To create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.
• Removing information asymmetry between buyers and sellers
• Promoting real time price discovery based on actual demand and supply.

Government of India has launched National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Scheme on 14^th  April, 2016.  e-NAM is a virtual platform integrating physical wholesale mandis/ markets of different States/ Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate online trading of agricultural commodities including foodgrains through transparent price discovery method to enable farmers/ Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to realize better remunerative prices for their produce. As on 05^th December,2022, about 1260 mandis of 22 States and 3 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

• National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme was approved on 1st July, 2015 with an initial allocation of Rs. 200 crore to link 585 wholesale APMC mandis across the country through a common e-platform.
• On 14th April, 2016, Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi launched the pilot of e-NAM on the 125th Birth Anniversary of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in 21 markets of 8 states.
• National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC and other market yards to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.

Government provides following support under e-NAM scheme:

1. e-NAM software is provided to States / UTs free of cost.
2. Department gives grant as one-time fixed cost to the States / UTs up to Rs. 75.00 lakh per mandi, for purchase of hardware, internet connection, assaying equipment and related infrastructure including cleaning, grading and packaging facilities and Bio-compost unit, to make the mandi ready for integration with e-NAM platform.
3. A trained staff (Mandi Analyst) is deputed at each mandi, for an initial period of one year to provide day to day hand holding support to stakeholders and train other mandi staff.
4. Helpdesk support: A toll free No. (1800-2700-224) 

Q. Which state/UT have highest number of e-NAM mandi’s?/किस राज्य/केंद्र शासित प्रदेश में सबसे ज्यादा ई-नाम मंडियां हैं?

• Andhra Pradesh
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Uttar Pradesh
• Madhya Pradesh

Q. With which of the following commodity, e NAM reports first inter state sale ?/निम्नलिखित में से किस वस्तु के साथ, ई-NAM पहली अंतर राज्य बिक्री की?

• Potato
• Mustard
• Tomato
• Wheat
• Basmati Rice

Q. How many total mandis are integrated with e-Nam till date?/अब तक कुल कितनी मंडियों को ई-नाम से जोड़ा गया है?

• 1000
• 585
• 415
• 200
• 1260

Q. How many total agricultural and horticultural commodities such as cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits & vegetables, spices, flowers and fiber crops trade on eNAM platform till date?

• 240
• 203
• 150
• 125
• 100