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The Hindu
30-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Ramanathapuram farmers demand crop insurance, flood relief at grievance meeting
Farmers, during the grievance meeting here on Friday, raised the issue of non-disbursal of crop insurance amount to those persons whose crops were damaged due to various reasons in the last two years. Demanding for the re-survey of damaged crops in the district, farmers said that though the crop insurance amount was released to few farmers, the amount was not released for those whose paddy crops were lost to the unseasonal rains and water scarcity, due to leaving out many areas from the survey process, Also, as 80% of chilli crops were damaged in the district, the crop insurance amount should be given to those farmers, they added. More than 50 farmers from Orivayal village of Kadaladi taluk went into a heated argument with the officials for not including the 1,000 acre farmland for compensation, as their paddy crops had damaged due to the unseasonal rains. Similarly, a group of farmers from Melasirupothu, Sakkiyankulam and Senthaneri demanded flood relief fund for 2023-24. They alleged that a vast area of crops was washed away during the heavy rains which lashed many parts of the Southern district. As they too had not received the crop insurance amount for 2024-25, they urged immediate disbursal of the insurance amount. Michael, a farmer from Mudukulathur, said that the e-NAM, an online platform that connects agricultural commodity traders and primarily farmers, with buyers across India, which was started in the Paramakudi regulated market in 2015 was yet to kick off. He added that the crop insurance was not released for the farmers of Vagaikulam village in Kadaladi taluk. 'Farmers who have grown cotton in several acres of land in Paramakudi, Kamuthi taluk have suffered loss due to the damage caused by wild boars,' said Malaichamy, a farmer from Paramakudi. Though they have submitted petitions regarding their grievance with the forest department officials, he said that the officials without a proper survey were denying the presence of wild boars in the nearby areas. District Collector Simranjeet Singh Kahlon assured the farmers that their demands would be directed to the departments concerned and the process for addressing them would be expedited.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
₹222.23 crore trade transacted in the last four years under e-NAM system in Tiruppur
Transactions to the extent of ₹222.23 crore have been made over the last four years through select regulated markets in Tiruppur district under the ambit of the National Agricultural Market Scheme (e-NAM), according to officials of the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business. A total of 3,6837.21 tonnes have been sold, benefitting 32,504 farmers and 2,985 traders. Of the 157 regulated markets in Tamil Nadu under the e-NAM scheme, nine are in Tiruppur - Tiruppur town, Udumalpet, Pethappampatti, Vellakovil, Mulanur, Madathukulam, Kangayam, Pongalur and Sevur. Traders from other districts and other regulated markets also participate in the electronic auction, drawn by the assurance of accurate quality standards and higher price for produce. The amount is being credited directly to the farmers' bank accounts. In the past four years, nearly 183 tonnes of agricultural products, valued at ₹9.66 crore, were traded through the E-NAM platform under the farm gate trade. This transaction benefited 633 farmers and 311 traders. Additionally, inter-mandi transactions accounted for 377.59 tonnes of commodities worth ₹29.06 crore. The department, it is learnt, is reaching out to farmers with information about the expansion of the e-NAM Platform, following the addition of 10 new commodities by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare during February, 2025. The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) had formulated tradable parameters for the 10 new commodities, after extensive consultation with key stakeholders, to enable the farmers to secure better prices for their produce by ensuring the quality and commerciality of agricultural products. The addition has increased the number of agricultural commodities to 231.
Mint
22-04-2025
- Business
- Mint
Aadhaar number now mandatory to avail benefits under e-NAM agricultural market scheme
New Delhi: The agriculture ministry has made Aadhaar authentication mandatory for individuals and farmer groups seeking to avail benefits under the e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) scheme. According to the ministry, the move is aimed at improving transparency, efficiency and service delivery in the agri-marketing ecosystem. Around, 17.9 million farmers and over 4,400 farmer producer organizations (FPOs) are registered with e-NAM. The government expects the integration of Aadhaar with the e-NAM scheme to accelerate digital adoption in mandis and make market transactions more secure and accountable. While authentication is mandatory, those without Aadhaar can still receive benefits by furnishing enrolment proof and a government-issued ID, such as a voter card, ration card, passport or school certificate, until their Aadhaar number is issued. In a notification issued on Monday, the ministry said that beneficiaries—individual farmers and FPOs—must either furnish proof of Aadhaar or enrol themselves to receive financial assistance for mandi infrastructure under the e-NAM platform. 'It's a good step. I think the government motive is to weed out unscrupulous elements in the system so only the genuine farmer gets the benefit,' said Praveen Sharma, a farmer from Solan district in Himachal Pradesh. The step follows a larger government push to integrate welfare schemes with the Aadhaar system to avoid duplication and ensure targeted benefit transfer. 'I don't think so there is any harm in making Aadhaar authentication mandatory for individuals and farmer groups. Everywhere Aadhaar is linked, so it hardly makes difference if it is linked to the e-NAM portal,' said Rajnish Chaudhary, chairman of the State Anaj Mandi Arhtiya Association, Haryana. The e-NAM scheme, which seeks to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities, provides one-time fixed grants of up to ₹ 75 lakh per mandi for setting up hardware, assaying labs, cleaning and grading units, packaging facilities and composting infrastructure. Currently, ₹ 30 lakh is allocated upfront per mandi for information and communication technology equipment and Internet, while ₹ 40 lakh is sanctioned for processing and packaging infrastructure, and ₹ 5 lakh for composting. There are 1,473 markets that are linked to the e-NAM network from 23 states and 4 Union territories. According to the agriculture ministry, if biometric authentication fails—due to poor fingerprint or iris scans—offline verification methods such as QR code scanning or paperless e-KYC will be permitted to establish identity. The ministry has also committed to setting up enrolment centres or acting as a registrar itself to facilitate Aadhaar issuance, especially in rural areas. Further, officials have been tasked with verifying the validity of enrolment IDs and related documents on Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) portals. Detailed audit trails will be maintained where benefits are extended under exception handling mechanisms to ensure compliance. The notification aligns with a broader shift towards using digital identity frameworks to monitor utilization of government funds, especially as the Centre looks to expand secondary trading, warehouse-linked sales and inter-state agricommerce via the e-NAM platform. First Published: 22 Apr 2025, 05:19 PM IST
