Question: What is the new total of integrated mandis in India by eNAM in Phase 2 after the recent integration of 38 new mandis?
(a) 450
(b) 415
(c) 525
(d) 515
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- 38 additional mandis were integrated with the eNAM platform on May 16, 2020, achieving milestone of integration of 415 mandis as per the planned target.
- 38 Mandis integrated are in Madhya Pradesh (19), Telangana (10), Maharashtra (4) and One (1) each from Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala & J&K.
- The e-NAM platform now has a total number of 1000 mandis across 18 States & 3 UTs. 585 mandis were integrated in Phase 1 and 415 has been integrated in Phase 2.
- e-NAM scheme:
- The e-NAM is being implemented by the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), being the lead agency for the project under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, with the support of all the e-NAM States/UTs, eNAM team etc.
- National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal launched on 14th April 2016, by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- It aimed of networking the existing Mandis on a common online market platform as “One Nation One Market” for agricultural commodities in India.
- In last 4 years the e-NAM has registered a user base of 1.66 Cr Farmers, 1.31 lakh Traders, 73,151 Commission Agents and 1012 FPOs.
- As on 14th May 2020, total volume of 3.43 Crore MT & 38.16 Lakh numbers (Bamboo & Coconut) collectively crossed a remarkable business milestone worth Rs. 1 lakh crore on e-NAM platform.
- Presently 150 commodities, including Foodgrains, Oilseeds, Fibers, Fruits & Vegetables, are traded on eNAM.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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