Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) will integrate its 54 mandis with electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) in the first phase of the ambitious project.
While four mandis of Ellenabad, Karnal, Ambala City and Shahbad have already been connected under E-NAM as a pilot project, 27 mandis will be covered under online platform by the end of this month.
A spokesman of HSAMB on Monday said that the remaining 23 mandis would be connected by March 31, next year. This will ensure transparent sale transactions .
He said that the Board has spent Rs823.66 crore on various development works including upgradation of grain markets, construction of new link roads and special repair of existing roads sofar during the tenure of the present Government. Out of these, Rs342.84 crore have been spent on development of new grain markets and upgradation of facilities in the existing markets. In addition, works to the tune of Rs272.29 crore for providing similar facilities in existing markets are in progress.
The Board has constructed 247 new link roads having a total length of 755 kms at a cost of Rs190.70 crore.
The work on 106 link roads having length of 380 kms is in progress at an estimated cost of Rs215.51 crore.
He said the Board has completed special repair of 711 link roads at a cost of Rs290 crore. Apart from this, similar work on 179 link roads is in progress at a cost of 91.27 crore, the spokesman added.
Referring to the schemes to be launched during the Swarna Jayanti year, the spokesman said that 31 mandis would be connected with e-NAM between November 1, this year and October 31, next year.
Besides this, Kisan Bazar would set up in mandis at Panchkula and Rohtak. The Board will also complete automation facilities in 10 mandis of Hisar, Uklana, Barwala, Pipli, Cheeka, Kunjpura, Indri, Barara, Babain and Asandh. Apart from this, Plot and Property Management System (PPMS) would also be implemented in 108 mandis in the State, he added.