Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare press release · 17 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

e-NAM Integrates 1,656 Mandis, Benefits Over 1.80 Crore Farmers with ₹4.82 Lakh Crore Trade Since Inception

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The Government is implementing the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) since 2016. It is an online trading platform that integrates physical wholesale mandis across various States and Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate transparent and competitive online trading of agricultural commodities.Since inception, 1,656 mandis from 23 States and 4 UTs have been onboarded on the e-NAM portal. The State/UT-wise number of mandis integrated with the e-NAM platform is given at Annexure-I. As on 28 th Feb, 2026, 1.80 crore farmers & 2.72 Lakh traders have been registered on e-NAM platform. 4,724 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have been onboarded on e-NAM. The total quantity and value of agricultural produce traded on the e-NAM since inception till February, 2026 are 13.22 crore metric tonnes and ₹4,82,350 crore, respectively. e-NAM platform enables farmers to sell their produce to a larger pool of buyers through transparent online bidding, thereby facilitating better price discovery and improved price realization. The platform provides farmers access to buyers across the State and the country, enabling competitive price discovery and direct transfer of sale proceeds to farmers’ bank accounts. Currently, 134 Number of e-NAM mandis in Rajasthan are using AI-based and ML based machines for quality assaying of agricultural commodities to significantly reduce testing time, for which assistance has been provided by Government of India under the e-NAM scheme. Under e-NAM scheme, the Government provides grant assistance of up to ₹75.00 lakh per mandi to States for strengthening marketing and allied infrastructure required for integration with the e-NAM portal. This includes facilities such as quality assaying laboratories, electronic weighing facilities, computers, printers, cleaning, grading, packaging facilities, software infrastructure and compost units, among others. The details of expenditure incurred and the status of progress achieved under the scheme, State/UT-wise, including in the State of Rajasthan, are given at Annexure-II. Annexure-I State/UT-wise number of mandis integrated with the e-NAM platform Sr.No. State/ UT No. of mandis integrated in e-NAM platform 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 2 Andhra Pradesh 33 3 Assam 3 4 Bihar 20 5 Chandigarh 1 6 Chhattisgarh 21 7 Goa 7 8 Gujarat 144 9 Haryana 114 10 Himachal Pradesh 38 11 Jammu and Kashmir 17 12 Jharkhand 19 13 Karnataka 5 14 Kerala 6 15 Madhya Pradesh 139 16 Maharashtra 181 17 Nagaland 19 18 Odisha 66 19 Puducherry 4 20 Punjab 156 21 Rajasthan 173 22 Tamil Nadu 213 23 Telangana 57 24 Tripura 19 25 Uttar Pradesh 162 26 Uttarakhand 20 27 West Bengal 18 TOTAL 1,656 Annexure-II State/UT-wise details of expenditure incurred and progress achieved under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme, including the State of Rajasthan Sr.No. State No. of Markets Farmers Registered (Since inception) Total Volume of the commodities traded (MT) Total Value of the commodities traded (Rs Cr) Fund release (Rs.in Lakhs) 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1 4 0.01 0.00003 30 2 Andhra Pradesh 33 1454269 9709095.144 63416.08464 1970 3 Assam 3 120 16.901 0.034606 90 4 Bihar 20 5273 3706.0974 15.42531 600 5 Chandigarh 1 7109 830625.0134 1671.178963 30 6 Chhattisgarh 21 136310 1586160.822 3372.542845 1050 7 Goa 7 30 326.27495 2.144641 210 8 Gujarat 144 869922 3200730.849 12740.82758 4455 9 Haryana 114 2727271 38063266.94 123474.0866 4980 10 Himachal Pradesh 38 125681 485667.2241 1871.202815 1455 11 Jammu and Kashmir 17 52189 290358.2339 1736.25543 699.34 12 Jharkhand 19 268737 36206.77301 73.149486 1330 13 Karnataka 5 1577 280236.5281 2020.27787 150 14 Kerala 6 3244 819.29753 2.684441 180 15 Madhya Pradesh 139 3025294 11207445.93 37160.21086 6722 16 Maharashtra 181 1247627 6207325.069 23067.3705 5048.2 17 Nagaland 19 185 1272.29 5.616512 1425 18 Odisha 66 485056 2786326.257 7174.535604 3804.1 19 Puducherry 4 13630 54942.55486 206.275105 60 <span style="font-family:Time