Parliament Question: Reforms in Agricultural Marketing

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3771 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11TH AUGUST, 2026 REFORMS IN AGRICULTURAL MARKETING 3771. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण मं(cid:287)ी be pleased to state: (a) the details regarding coordination and collaboration efforts spearheaded by the Union Government to facilitate adoption of reforms in agricultural marketing; (b) the details regarding the current status of implementation of these reforms, in the country, state-wise; (c) the details regarding issues reported or faced by State Governments in implementing such reforms and the measures taken to address the same; and (d) the details of the Private and public investment made till date to strengthen agricultural marketing in the country, State/UT-wise and year-wise for the past five years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य मं(cid:287)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR) (a) to (d): Agricultural marketing is a State subject. The State Governments undertake developmental policy measures for Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in accordance with their respective Acts and Rules. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare supports the states through a mix of digital integration as well as infrastructure funding and supplements the efforts of the States through appropriate policy initiatives, budgetary support and schemes/programmes. So far, Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in 23 States and 4 UTs are integrated on the e-NAM platform. 1.89 crore Farmers and 2.78 lakh Traders are registered on e-NAM and cumulative trade of 13.44 crore MT of various agricultural commodities with value of Rs.4,91,160.71 crore has been conducted. The APMCs are governed by Acts of the respective State Governments. As per local conditions various reforms such as establishment of private markets, promotion of direct marketing, declaration of warehouses/silos/cold storages as deemed market yards, single-point levy of market fee, deregulation of fruits & vegetable markets, rationalization of market fee and commission charges etc. are adopted by the States. Details of private & public investment in agri marketing are not maintained centrally. However, government schemes like Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) & Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) have supported APMCs to attract capital investment. Under AIF, support has been provided for marketing infrastructure in terms of interest subvention for 18893 warehouses, 3110 Cold Stores and Cold Chain projects as well as 2105 integrated primary and secondary processing units. For 50,249 storage projects, subsidy amounting Rs.4,849.20 crore has been released under AMI. Further, 25081 ‘Other than storage infrastructure’ projects have also been supported with subsidy release of Rs.2,191.82 crore under AMI. *****