**Executive Summary**
This document pertains to the functioning of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform. It includes a response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding the government's review of e-NAM, the number of linked mandis, and measures to ensure fair prices for farmers. The response provides data as of January 31, 2026, and covers the previous three financial years.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **e-NAM Review and Penetration:**
* The government reviews e-NAM's performance and penetration among farmers, including small and marginal ones, periodically.
* As of January 31, 2026, 1.79 crore farmers are registered on the e-NAM platform.
* **e-NAM Integration and Trade Volume:**
* As of January 31, 2026, 1522 mandis across 23 States and 4 Union Territories are integrated with e-NAM.
* State-wise volume of agricultural produce traded through e-NAM during the last three financial years is provided (see Annexure).
* Additionally, 32.27 crore units of number-based commodities were traded on e-NAM.
* **Measures for Fair Prices and Market Transparency:**
* e-NAM provides access to markets and real-time price information.
* It facilitates quality assaying of agri-produce and provides infrastructure for cleaning, grading, sorting, and packaging.
* Farmers can access information on e-NAM mandis within 100 km, including route maps and prevailing prices.
* The platform includes an e-payment system for timely payments.
* Online farmer registration, farmgate participation, FPO integration, AGMARKNET integration, and a multilingual mobile application have improved market access.
* A toll-free helpline (1800-270-0224) is available to resolve user issues.
* Two training programs are conducted annually, and tutorial videos are available on social media.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
*Impact:* Farmers benefit from increased market access, real-time price information, quality assessment, infrastructure for post-harvest activities, access to mandi information, timely payments, and improved transparency.
*Action Required:* Utilize the e-NAM platform to trade agricultural produce, register online, participate in training programs, and use the helpline for issue resolution.
**e-NAM Mandis**
*Impact:* e-NAM Mandis benefit from increased trade volume and broader participation in the agricultural market
*Action Required:* Participate in annual training programmes to promote access to the online marketplace.
**Other Stakeholders**
*Impact:* Other stakeholders in the agricultural sector benefit from enhanced market transparency, increased efficiency in trading, and better access to market information.
*Action Required:* Engage with the e-NAM platform to leverage the online marketplace for buying, selling, and accessing market information.
Key Entities Referenced
National Agriculture Market (e-NAM): A platform for online trading of agricultural commodities across India to improve market access for farmers.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The central government ministry responsible for policies related to agriculture and farmers' welfare, including the e-NAM scheme.
mandis: Agricultural produce market committees (APMCs) that are integrated with the e-NAM platform to facilitate online trading.
States & Union Territories: Locations within India where e-NAM is being implemented and agricultural produce is traded digitally.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1722
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10TH FEBRUARY, 2026
FUNCTIONING OF e-NAM PLATFORM
1722. DR. PRABHA MALLIKARJUN:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण
मं(cid:361)ी be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning of the National Agriculture
Market (e-NAM) platform and its penetration among smallholder farmers;
(b) the number of mandis linked to e-NAM and the total volume of agricultural produce
traded digitally during the last three financial years in the country, State-wise; and
(c) the details of the measures taken to ensure that farmers get fair prices without
middlemen intervention, including improvements in grading, storage and market
transparency?
ANSWER
THEW MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): Government reviews functioning of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
platform from time to time to monitor performance and penetration among farmers,
including small and marginal farmers. As on 31.01.2026, 1.79 crore farmers are
registered on e-NAM platform, including small holder farmers.
(b): As of 31.01.2026, 1522 mandis are integrated with e-NAM across 23 States & 4
Union Territories. State-wise volume of agricultural produce traded through e-NAM
during the last three financial years is at Annexure.
(c): e-NAM provides access to markets, real-time price information, facilitates quality
assaying of agri-produce and provides infrastructure for cleaning, grading, sorting and
packaging. Through the platform, farmers can get information of the e-NAM mandis within
the vicinity of 100 km along with route map and prevailing price, enabling farmers to make
informed decision to sell their produce. The e-payment system of the platform ensures
timely payment to the farmers. Facilities, such as, online farmer registration, farmgate
and direct participation of FPOs, integration with AGMARKNET for price information, and
a multilingual mobile application have improved market access and transparency. The e-
NAM application is available both on web and mobile. A toll-free helpline number (1800-
270-0224) has been made available to resolve the issues faced by e-NAM users. Two
training programmes are conducted annually for all e-NAM mandis for farmers and other
stakeholders to promote access to online marketplace. Besides, tutorial videos have also
been made available through social media platforms.Annexure
State-wise total volume of agriculture produces traded through e-NAM
S. No. States/ Parameters Trade Quantity (in MT)
2022-23 2023-24 2024-2025
1 Andhra Pradesh 11,34,003 12,20,259.70 12,01,115.74
2 Assam 17 0.001 0
3 Bihar 9 13.25 3,307.73
4 Chandigarh 1,89,043 2,23,265.99 1,19,813.57
5 Chhattisgarh 1,34,138 1,19,422.12 2,42,343.44
6 Goa 3 127.327 195.533
7 Gujarat 3,31,000 5,36,104.13 4,14,252.42
8 Haryana 41,37,028 49,91,074.59 44,94,274.80
9 Himachal Pradesh 60,420 59,130.69 46,713.19
10 Jammu and Kashmir 9,207 62,871.82 95,113.06
11 Jharkhand 5,423 4,919.77 3,492.33
12 Karnataka 40,769 47,110.52 40,870.50
13 Kerala 271 153.484 85.634
14 Madhya Pradesh 17,33,450 17,43,815.54 18,04,211.78
15 Maharashtra 11,01,485 7,76,832.36 11,65,541.47
16 Nagaland 97 720.79 278.87
17 Odisha 4,45,876 5,01,962.31 7,08,250.60
18 Puducherry 14,027 6,667.05 4,348.11
19 Punjab 4,85,095 4,11,297.91 4,57,712.09
20 Rajasthan 65,36,247 58,21,688.39 66,09,443.03
21 Tamil Nadu 5,36,044 8,25,967.20 7,96,990.03
22 Telangana 8,19,465 9,80,297.71 8,74,138.06
23 Tripura 1 3.645 19.62
24 Uttar Pradesh 7,49,865 8,97,625.02 10,89,948.37
25 Uttarakhand 1,05,887 1,91,283.32 2,71,286.83
26 West Bengal 10,443 22,540.93 32,123.55
Total 1,85,79,313 1,94,45,156 2,04,75,870
Additionally during the last three financial years, 32.27 crore units of number-based commodities
(such as bamboo, betel leaves, coconut, lemon, sweet corn etc.) also traded on the e-NAM platform
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