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1000 more APMCs will join eNAM platform, FM says in subtle message to farmer groups that mandis will co-exist with private playersSections of political as well as farmer leaders had been skeptical that the BJP-ruled states were trying to weaken APMCs by throwing agricu...01 Feb, 2021, 02.34 PM IST- Jean Drèze: Far from liberating farmers, farm laws put them at the mercy of governmentIt is, of course, right to make space for regulation in the trade area. The idea that unregulated markets serve the public interest, quite ...23 Dec, 2020, 09.45 AM IST
- Govt-farmers talks deadlocked; Tomar promises to strengthen APMC mandisThe farmers’ representatives reiterated their demand for a special Parliament session to repeal the three new laws.04 Dec, 2020, 04.18 AM IST
- View: Why farmers are upset about agriculture reforms that claim to grant them more freedomThe present law dilutes the power of the middleman. The farmer is now free to sell his produce to whoever he wants to at whatever price he ...19 Sep, 2020, 12.49 PM IST
- New laws on agriculture trade and contract farming in the worksMajor role for farmer producer organisations but without dislodging existing mandis; bill to be placed before the cabinet for approval soon.27 May, 2020, 12.09 AM IST
- Workers at Azadpur Mandi living under constant fear of contracting Covid-19Workers at Azadpur Mandi, a critical wholesale market, are living under the fear of contracting Covid-19.17 May, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
- States told to let farmers sell directly during lockdownThe Centre has told states that they should allow farmers to sell their produce directly to customers during the lockdown period to make su...14 Apr, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
- NITI Aayog suggests mandi norms relaxation for farmers for 6 monthsThe APMC Act empowers state governments to specify market areas – operated and regulated by market committees – where farmers bring their p...11 Apr, 2020, 08.16 AM IST
- e-NAM: An idea that began as modest experiment in Gulbarga APMC eight years agoThere are about 7000 mandis in the country with about 5000 of them being small and medium ones. The rest are either large or medium ones.05 Jul, 2019, 03.18 PM IST
- Inter-state trade of agri-items on e-NAM platform gains momentumIn April 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the pilot of electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) as part of the central gove...27 Jan, 2019, 12.43 PM IST
- Azadpur mandi has not gone electronic yetSince the 2016 launch of eNAM, 585 regulated markets in 16 states and two union territories have integrated themselves on the portal.24 Dec, 2018, 07.32 AM IST
- Centre to approach states for amendments in APMC ActUnder the APMC Act, mandis are established at different places within the state and farmers can sell their produce through auction at these...30 Dec, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
- Farmers may be allowed to sell directly to consumersFinMin is drawing up a plan to facilitate direct selling platforms for fruit and vegetable farmers, to cut out middlemen and contain food i...25 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Farmers should get access to larger markets to get benefits of APMC reformIt will also need to ensure that unfair practices do not take place. For that reason, there will still be a need for the APMC regulations.06 Jan, 2014, 05.55 AM IST
- Centre to states: Lift all restrictions on fruit and vegetables movementThe proposal aims at setting the stage for opening up multi-brand retail to foreign direct investment & tame high inflation.29 Sep, 2011, 02.49 AM IST
- Farmers hope for better realisation with new exchangeIt can also spur the APMCs to set up scientific grading facilities for agri produce rather than depending on visual inspections.09 Jul, 2009, 01.31 AM IST
- FICCI 'roadmap for agri reforms' proposes private mandisThe current mandi system should be allowed to exist while permitting private markets within or outside the regulated markets (mandis), FICC...11 May, 2008, 12.10 PM IST
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