Rural Haats in Gram Scheme

Question 1

How many existing rural haats will be upgraded to Gramin Agricultural Markets in 2-3 years ?

Answer 1

22 Thousand

Question 2

Which schemes will be used to strengthen physical infrastructure ?

Answer 2

MGNREGS

Question 3

Which fund will be set up with 2 thousand crores to develop and upgrade GrAMs ?

Answer 3

Agri Marketing Infrastructure Fund

Question 4

Will GrAMs be inside APMC Regulation Act ?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Will GrAMs be linked to e-NAM ?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Which report recommended that rural periodic
markets need to be upgraded into a function that enables aggregation and transportation from village level to wholesale market ?

Answer 6

Ashok Dalwali Report on Doubling Income

Question 7

What are some services that primary rural agricultural markets should provide ?

Answer 7

1. Direct Producer-Consumer Marketting

2. Aggregation Platforms for Small Partner

Question 8

How does lack of infrastructure harm the farmer in terms of season ?

Answer 8

Farmers set all low price in harvest season

Buy in high price in off season.

Question 9

What are some reasons Rural Markets should be upgraded to GrAMs ?

Answer 9

1. Rising Production
2. Ashok Dalwali Report
3. Need for more infrastructure

Question 10

What are some parallel acts that have prevented unilateral development on GrAMs ?

Answer 10

Agricultural Produce Market Act 1972,

Panchayat Act and Municipal Act

Question 11

What is NAM ?

Answer 11

National Agricultural Market

Question 12

Who launched NAM ?

Answer 12

Central Government

Question 13

What is NAM a common platform for ?

Answer 13

Agriculture Goods

Question 14

How many existing APMC does NAM integrate ?

Answer 14

585

Question 15

What is APMC ?

Answer 15

Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees

Question 16

Who regulates APMCs ?

Answer 16

State Governments