Rajasthan limits e-NAM 2.0 pilot amid snags; 1.0 to stay

The Centre restricted e-NAM 2.0 pilot to 10 mandis, including Tonk, Jodhpur and Sujangarh

- Dhirendra Kumar & Vijay C Roy

Both the old and upgraded e-NAM systems are running in tandem despite a partial rollback to ensure farmers get adequate support during the transition.

The Union government has rolled back the use of the revamped version of the electronic agriculture trading portal (e-NAM 2.0) across most of Rajasthan for now and will continue operating the previous version of the platform in all 173 mandis, or wholesale markets, restricting the upgraded platform to just 10 mandis, two people with direct knowledge of the development said.

The 10 mandis where the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM 2.0) is currently in use will also have e-NAM 1.0 running in parallel, so that farmers receive proper handholding during the transition to the new system, they said.

“The ministry opted for a phased approach to avoid any disruption to auctions, billing or payments during peak arrivals, ensuring that farmers can continue using the current platform until the upgraded system is proven stable,” said one of the two persons cited above. Under the revised plan, e-NAM L.O will remain fully operational while e-NAM 2.0 is piloted in the selected mandis to assess trade volumes, settlement efficiency and system reliability, this person said.

The ministry will roll out the new platform across all 173 mandis in Rajasthan only after the pilot demonstrates smooth, uninterrupted. operations, said the second person.