Horticulture (P&M) Deptt holds programme
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 28 : An outreach programme for Warehousing Registration and integration of CA Stores with eNAM was today organized by the Department of Horticulture Planning and Marketing, J&K at Jammu under the guidance of Shailendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department in collaboration with WDRA.
Sharing the perspective, Vikas Sharma, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing, informed that the meet was organized with the twin objectives of raising awareness for registration of warehouses under Warehousing (Development & Regulation) Act and bringing CA Stores in the fold of eNAM for giving maximum returns to the farmers for their produce.
National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities, Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) being the lead agency for implementing eNAM.
It was shared that J&K has got 11 mandis integrated on eNAM and very recently, six more mandis have been approved by the Government of India on eNAM platform. The Department is keen to facilitate the Registration of CA stores in J&K with WDRA, paving way for their integration on e-NAM Portal. The Department has recently provided for declaration of CA stores as sub-yards of Mandis for carrying out e-NAM Trade to facilitate the farmers to reap maximum returns for their produce, he informed.
Arun Kumar Shrivastava, member, WDRA, informed that WDRA was constituted in 2010 under the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007. This Statutory Authority consists of a chairperson and two members appointed by the Government of India.
The mission of WDRA is to regulate and ensure implementation of the provisions of the Act for the development and regulation of warehouses, regulations of negotiability of warehouse receipts and promote orderly growth of the warehousing business in the country. He explained the advantages of accreditation/registration of warehouses and emphasized that the WDRA registered warehouse shall act as a vibrant tool of trade and loan. The process of generation of eNWR and this being a potent instrument for securing credit was cogently explained.
H.K. Dabas, Under Secretary, WDRA and B.P. Yadav, AD, WDRA also made on Warehousing Act/ Rules and detailed the Registration Process.
The event was anchored by Tehsin Chib and Dr. Sudhanshu. The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Digvijay Gupta, Joint Director.
The event was also attended by Arun Manhas, MD, J&K Agro Corporation, K.K. Sharma, Director Agriculture Jammu, LDM, various stakeholders including Deputy Directors, AO, AMOs, AGMOs and GMIs of Horticulture(P&) Department, officers from DMI, NABARD, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, FCI, Industries and Commerce, SIDCO, SICOP, various banks. President CA Stores Association Kashmir, Maajid Wafai and various CA Store owners, owners of Warehouses, Farmers and FPOs.
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