e-NAM Initiative of Agriculture Ministry Won Platinum Award in Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category

In the presence of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Communications, and other dignitaries, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the Digital India Awards, 2022 to Dr. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture.

e-NAM is a digital platform that connects 1260 APMC mandis across 22 states and three union territories to facilitate online trading of 203 agriculture and horticulture commodities, allowing farmers to get better prices for their produce.

e-NAM is accelerating the digital transformation of mandi operations and agricultural commodity trading. As of December 31, 2022, more than 1.74 million farmers and 2.39 million traders were registered on the e-NAM portal. On the e-NAM platform, a total trade of 69 million metric tonnes worth Rs. 2.42 lakh crore was recorded.

e-NAM provides various benefits/facilities to farmers and other stakeholders, such as providing access to prevailing commodity prices on mobile app, GPS-based feature capturing e-NAM mandis and mandi prices within a radius of 100 kms along with route map, Advance lot registration, SMS alert on final bid price of the lot & payment receipt, Real time competitive price bidding through e-NAM, weighment integration for accurate weight, bidding progress available on mobile, facilitates direct trade between farmer and trader, direct payment to Farmer’s bank account, reduction in the transaction costs of buyers and sellers, FPO trading module to facilitate FPOs to e-trade through e-NAM  etc.

With the launch of e-"Platform NAM's of Platforms (PoPs)," a digital ecosystem has been created that leverages the expertise of individual service platforms across various segments of the Agri value chain. e-NAM empowers citizens through digitalization through ease of operation, accessibility, transparency, and operational efficiency for better price discovery for farmers.

MeitY established the Digital India Awards (DIA) under the auspices of the National Portal of India to encourage and recognise innovative digital solutions/exemplary initiatives by various government entities in the realm of Digital Governance. The goal of the Digital India Awards 2022 is to inspire and motivate not only government entities but also startups in achieving the Digital India vision.

Digital India Awards 2022 were given under 07 different categories viz. Citizens' digital empowerment, public digital platforms, digital initiatives in collaboration with start-ups, digital initiatives for ease of doing business, data sharing and use for socioeconomic development, grassroots digital initiatives, best web and mobile initiatives, and so on. The winning teams in various categories received Platinum, Gold, and Silver awards.