Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → e-NAM – a Pan-India online portal connecting mandis and regulated market yards
e-NAM is the online portal the Union Government launched in 2016. It links mandis and regulated market yards (RMYs) across India.
Option (1) Rythu Bazars – an online portal launched in 2016 — Incorrect. Rythu Bazars are vegetable and fruit markets in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Option (2) e-NAM – a Pan-India online portal connecting mandis and regulated market yards — Correct. This is what e-NAM does.
Option (3) Uzhavar Sandies – milk cooperatives of Gujarat — Incorrect. Uzhavar Sandies are farmers’ markets in Tamil Nadu.
Option (4) Hadaspar Mandi – contract farming by fast food chains — Incorrect. Hadaspar Mandi is a farmers’ market in Pune, where farmers sell directly to consumers.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.4 Agricultural Market System … Emerging Alternate Marketing Channels: It has been realised that if farmers directly sell their produce to consumers, it increases their incomes. Some examples of these channels are Apni Mandi (Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan); Hadaspar Mandi (Pune); Rythu Bazars (vegetable and fruit markets in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and Uzhavar Sandies (farmers markets in Tamil Nadu). …” “Work These Out … Most small towns have regulated market yards. Farmers can go to these markets and sell their produce. They can also store their goods in the yard. In 2016, Union Government launched a portal named e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), and a Pan-India online portal by connecting mandis and RMYs. …” |