Agri Tech Infrastructure Fund
The Scheme entails setting up of a common e platform and its deployment in 585 selected wholesale regulated markets across the country. Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) has been identifying as the lead implementing agency for the national market.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) will meet expenses on software and its customization for the States and provide it free of cost to the States and UTs. DAC&FW will also give grant as one time fixed cost subject to the ceiling of Rs.30.00 lakhs per Mandi (other than to the private mandis) for related equipment/infrastructure in 585 regulated mandis, for installation of the e-market platform. State Governments will suggest names of APMCs where this project would be initiated.
Integration of State APMC’s with NAM requires certain pre-requisites in the State AMPC Acts, namely-
(I) a single license to be valid across the State,
(II) single point levy of market fee.
(iii) provision for electronic auction as a mode for price discovery. Only those States/UTs that have completed these three pre-requisites will be eligible for assistance under the scheme.
Annexure 1 of the e-NAM Operational Guidelines for Promotion of National Agriculture Market (NAM) may be furnished for this purpose.
Kindly refer the guidelines for the same.