1. Developing Marketing Infrastructure in GrAMs from AMIF Fund
Directorate Of Marketing & Inspection

2. Budget Announcement
Develop and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets ( GrAMs)
Physical infrastructure to be strengthened using MGNREGS and other Government Schemes
PMGSY(Phase-III) to be used for strengthening road linkages from inhabitations to GrAMs
Setting up of Agri –Market Infrastructure Fund with a corpus of Rs crore-
Develop and upgrade agricultural marketing infrastructure
in GrAMs
Strengthening 585 APMC markets
GrAMs to be integrated with e-NAM portal
GrAMs to be outside the APMC Act regulation

3. Agricultural Market Scenario in Country
Avg. area served by a regulated market sqkm.
Avg. area served by one market (Regulated+Rural Haats) sqkm
Recommended by National Commission for Farmers (2006) sq.km.

4. Rural Haats Survey of Rural Haats Survey of Rural Haats A. Ownership
DAC&FW is undertaking survey through Directorate of Marketing & Inspection(DMI) to ascertain location, status of infrastructure, commodities traded & marketing operations etc.
So far 11,876 Rural Haats surveyed with following results
Survey of Rural Haats
A. Ownership
1. Local Bodies -70%
2. Others. (Private, Agri./ Mktg.Board etc)- 30%
B. Periodicity
1. Weekly %
2. Daily %
3. Others %
C. Type of Market
Retail only -72 %
Both wholesale & Retail -24%
Wholesale -4%
D. Existing Facilities
1. Toilet - 3%
2. Godown )- 4%
3. Weighing Scale - 12%
4. Platform - 15%
5. Internal Road -15%
Rural Haats

5. Agriculture Market Infrastructure Fund ( AMIF)
Scheme Guidelines of AMIF circulated to States after approval.
NABARD to set up AMIF of Rs.2000 crore for development of Marketing Infrastructure in 10,000 GrAMs and 585 APMC markets through subsidized loan to States/UTs
Private run Haats may avail subsidy assistance under back ended bank credit-linked AMI Scheme of DAC&FW.
Basic Infrastructure in GrAMs will be developed by States/UTs through MGNREGS and connectivity through PMGSY-III
Loan will be disbursed for a period of 7 years including grace period of 2 years .
Interest Rate to State will be i.e; ( Current market borrowing rate by NABARD plus 0.6% handling charges by NABARD minus fixed interest subvention of 3% by DAC&FW).
States will submit Detailed Project Report(DPRs) to DAC & FW for Screening Committee scrutiny, which will recommend to NABARD. In turn, NABARD will carry out due diligence before loan sanction to States
Loan is demand driven. Nodal Agencies of States/UTs to be responsible for loan disbursement and Utilization Certificate
Monitoring mechanism in Directorate of Marketing & Inspection(DMI).

6. Indicative list of marketing infrastructure for GrAMs .
Proposed List of Marketing Infrastructure for GrAMs under AMIF Fund (DAC&FW)
List of Basic/Supporting Facilities/Infrastructure from MGNREGS (MoRD)
1. Cleaning, sorting grading, washing, waxing, processing, packaging, pack house as required
(i)Open raised, covered platform
(ii)Toilets (separate for women & men)
(iii)Drinking water facility
(iv) Drains
(v)Brick soiling in the moving space
(vi)Garbage pits at corner
(vii) Office block
(viii) Storage (small size)
(ix) Drinking water facility for cattle
(x)Boundary wall/fencing with two gates
(xi)Parking space
2. Low energy cool chamber / Deep Freezer / Storage facility/Mini Reefer Vans/Solar powered Cold Storage, Freezer etc
3. IT infrastructure for integrating with e-NAM and for market information including electronic ticker board/ market information announcement system.
4.Electronic weighing scales/normal weighing scales
5. Other Infrastructure such as value additions machines like Mini Dal Mill / Mini Rice Huller / Mini Millet processing unit/ Mini Oil Expeller/De-shelling/ Decorticator including solar powered ones etc.
6. Bagging and stitching machines and facilities
7. States will have full flexibilty for any other infrastructure required for GrAMs including for forward & backward linkages

7. Diagrammatic depiction of Routing of Proposal & Flow of Fund in case of GrAMs -
Consolidated DPR from Districts level Authority
States
Screening Committee of DAC & FW for scrutiny and recommendation
NABARD for sanction through due diligence
fund
DPRs
GrAMs
fund
Routing of proposal and flow of fund
DPRs
fund
DPRs

8. Diagrammatic depiction of Routing of Proposal & Flow of Fund in case of APMC Markets -
Mandi Board/ Director Mktg.
States
Screening Committee of DAC & FW for scrutiny and recommendation
NABARD for sanction through due diligence
Consolidated DPRs
fund
APMCs
fund
Routing of proposal and flow of fund
DPRs
fund
DPRs

9. List of Marketing & Auxiliary Infrastructure for APMC Markets under AMIF
1. Common Auction system and drying platform/drying equipment
2. Scientific warehouses including material handling and testing equipment.
3. Ripening Chamber/ Cold Storages/ Pack houses/ Deep Freezer/ Reefer vans etc including solar powered and zero energy
4. Cleaning, grading, washing, waxing, packaging and primary processing.
5. Electronic and normal weighing scale/ weigh bridge.
6. Computer & IT equipments and connectivity/POS devices for e-trading and market information system
7. Assaying equipment and assaying Laboratory.
8. Price display board (Electronic/ Non-electronic) and / or Public announcement system
9. Mini Dal Mil/Oil Mil/ Mini Rice Huller/Flour mill/De-shelling/ Decorticator / Mini oil expeller and refining facility/Cotton ginning / Mini millet processing unit, etc
10. States will have full flexibility in deciding any other infrastructure required

10. Physical and Financial Outlay .
Assistance-
States while forwarding DPR to DAC&FW are to ensure that at least 40% of the total investment is made towards development of marketing infrastructure in GrAMs
Minimum assistance of Rs. 8.0 lakh & upto 25 lakh per GrAM and maximum upto 2.05 crore per APMC market can be availed by States/UTs depending on requirements

11. Action for States
Identify rural haats and APMC markets for development
Coordinate development of haats simultaneously - Basic infrastructure from MGNREGS and Marketing infrastructure from AMIF
Nominate nodal department and nodal officer for coordination
Prepare DPR and forward DAC&FW for assistance under AMIF
After Loan Fund sanction, States to sign MOA.

12. THANK YOU