**Executive Summary**
This report details the progress of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) since its inception in 2016, highlighting the integration of 1,656 mandis across 23 States and 4 Union Territories. As of February 28, 2026, the platform has facilitated the trade of 13.22 crore metric tonnes of produce valued at ₹4.82 lakh crore, benefiting over 1.80 crore registered farmers. The document outlines ongoing financial assistance for infrastructure and the adoption of advanced technologies like AI/ML to improve market transparency and efficiency.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Platform Integration and Participation**
* **Mandi Onboarding:** A total of 1,656 physical wholesale mandis have been integrated into the e-NAM online trading platform.
* **User Base:** The platform has registered 1.80 crore farmers, 2.72 lakh traders, and 4,724 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
* **Trade Performance:** Since inception, the total value of agricultural produce traded is ₹4,82,350 crore, covering a volume of 13.22 crore metric tonnes.
**Technological and Infrastructure Support**
* **Quality Assaying:** 134 mandis in Rajasthan are utilizing AI-based and ML-based machines for commodity testing to significantly reduce processing time.
* **Financial Grants:** The Government provides up to ₹75.00 lakh per mandi to States for strengthening marketing infrastructure.
* **Infrastructure Requirements:** Grants cover quality assaying laboratories, electronic weighing facilities, IT hardware (computers/printers), cleaning, grading, packaging facilities, and compost units.
**Market Benefits**
* **Price Discovery:** e-NAM facilitates transparent online bidding, allowing farmers to access a larger pool of buyers and achieve better price realization.
* **Financial Efficiency:** The platform enables direct transfer of sale proceeds to farmers’ bank accounts, ensuring secure and timely payments.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
**Impact:** Farmers gain access to nationwide buyers, competitive price discovery beyond local markets, and transparent bidding processes.
**Action Required:** Register on the e-NAM portal and utilize integrated mandis to sell produce and receive direct digital payments.
**State and Union Territory Governments**
**Impact:** States receive significant financial assistance (up to ₹75 lakh per mandi) to modernize wholesale market infrastructure and digitalize agricultural trade.
**Action Required:** Utilize provided grants to establish assaying labs, upgrade weighing and IT facilities, and ensure mandis meet the requirements for e-NAM integration.
**Traders and FPOs**
**Impact:** Traders and FPOs benefit from a transparent, competitive online environment for sourcing agricultural commodities across various states.
**Action Required:** Register and onboard onto the e-NAM platform to participate in bidding and manage commodity trading digitally.
Key Entities Referenced
National Agriculture Market (e-NAM): A pan-India online trading platform that integrates physical wholesale mandis to facilitate transparent and competitive trading of agricultural commodities.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The central government ministry responsible for implementing the e-NAM scheme and providing grant assistance to states for mandi infrastructure.
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs): Collective entities of farmers onboarded onto the e-NAM platform to improve market access and price discovery for their produce.
Rajasthan: A key state highlighted for utilizing AI and ML-based machines for quality assaying in its e-NAM integrated mandis.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
e-NAM Integrates 1,656 Mandis, Benefits Over
1.80 Crore Farmers with ₹4.82 Lakh Crore Trade
Since Inception
Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 7:13PM by PIB Delhi
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 28th 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 333 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 1925 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 Farmers Total Volume of Total Value of the Fund release
Markets Registered the commodities commodities traded
(Rs.in Lakhs)
traded (MT)
(Since (Rs Cr)
inception)
1 Andaman and 1 4 0.01 0.00003 30
Nicobar Islands
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 17 52189 290358.2339 1736.25543 699.34
Kashmir12 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
20 Punjab 156 217938 4650166.345 15042.69163 1815
21 Rajasthan 173 1554645 31638799.41 130772.6947 9882.77
22 Tamil Nadu 213 475472 3612035.769 9837.033745 9165.19
23 Telangana 57 1823968 7965061.914 30164.30568 3751.5
24 Tripura 19 84 86.483 0.8202895 210
25 Uttar Pradesh 162 3305648 8376687.871 16558.70725 7520
26 Uttarakhand 20 92407 1076653.294 1722.573073 1170
27 West Bengal 18 108186 119911.4636 242.077615 1167.38
TOTAL 1656 18001876 132183930.8 482350.8077 68970.48
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Bhagirath
Choudhary in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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