Lok Sabha Question No. 3251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Promotion of FPOs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda, Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3251

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## PROMOTION OF FPOs

3251.  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA: SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  Farmers  Producers Organisations (FPOs) in the country especially Jharkhand;
- (b) the  number  of  newly  registered  FPOs  and  existing  FPOs  in  the  country including Jharkhand and Odisha;
- (c) the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  for constitution and promotion of FPOs, State-wise;
- (d) the funds released till now out of the funds allocated for it, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has felt the need to encourage more farmers to set up more number of FPOs to provide better services to farmers in rural areas, if so, the response of the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the total number of beneficiaries of 'Kisan Rath' mobile application across the country including Jharkhand till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e): Yes Sir. Based on felt need, the Government of India has launched a  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  'Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  Farmers Produce Organization (FPOs)' for raising the income of farmers in the country including that in Jharkhand, under which professional handholding support is to be provided for a period of five years to the new FPOs formed under the scheme.

Provision of financial assistance to the tune of Rs.18 lakhs to each FPOs under the  scheme towards establishment cost for 3 years has been made. No statewise target for financial assistance is provided under the scheme as the scheme is FPO centric.

In  addition  to  this,    provision  has  been  made  for  matching  equity  grant upto Rs. 2,000 per farmer member of FPO with a limit of Rs. 15.00 lakh per FPO and  a  credit  guarantee  facility  upto  Rs.  2  crore  of  project  loan  per  FPO  from eligible  lending  institution  to  ensure  institutional  credit  accessibility  to  FPOs. Suitable provision for skill buildings of the FPOs has been made.

Already a target 2200 FPOs during the Financial year 2020-21 has been allocated  to  the  Implementing  Agencies  and  Rs.  101.75  Crores  has  been released under the new scheme. So far, 32 FPOs already registered under new FPO  scheme.  Farmers  are  enthusiastically  participating  under  the  scheme  for formation of FPOs. The process of registration of FPOs is already initiated.

Earlier  also  various  organizations  viz.  SFAC,  NABARD  &  DAY-NRLM have  been  promoting  FPOs.  Government  of  India  through  Small  Farmers' Agribusiness  Consortium  (SFAC),  a  registered  society  under  Department  of Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India,  had  been promoting  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  by  mobilizing  the  farmers, helping them in registering as companies and giving them training for improvement of their income and sustainability. SFAC has promoted 910 FPOs in the country out of which 10 FPOs are promoted in Jharkhand and 41 FPOs in Odisha.

In addition to above, under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, had been promoting FPOs by mobilizing farmers, building market linkages through  a  value  chain  development  approach  for  farm  based  livelihood  is  an important  strategy  under  this  mission.  DAY-NRLM  has  promoted  177  FPOs  in the country out of which 15 FPOs are promoted in Jharkhand and 20 FPOs in Odisha.

Furthermore, National Bank  for Agriculture and Rural  Development (NABARD) had been also promoting FPOs in the States. NABARD has promoted 4251 FPOs in the country out of which 176 FPOs are promoted in Jharkhand and 260 FPOs in Odisha.

The details of funds released through SFAC, NABARD & DAY-NRLM is at Annexure .

(f): The  total  number  of  beneficiaries  of  'Kisan  Rath'  mobile  application across the country including Jharkhand is 5,97,509 out of which the number of beneficiaries in Jharkhand is 15,050.

## Annexure

| The details of Funds released/received state wise   | The details of Funds released/received state wise   | The details of Funds released/received state wise     | The details of Funds released/received state wise             |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                               | Total received by SFAC/released statewise           | Total received by NABARD/released statewise(Rs. Lakh) | Total received by DAY- NRLM/released statewise (Rs. in crore) |
| Andaman & Nicobar                                   | -                                                   | 18.37                                                 | -                                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh                                      | 58775784                                            | 943.66                                                | -                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                   | 4221279                                             | 8.55                                                  | -                                                             |
| Assam                                               | 676006                                              | 349.20                                                | 1.43                                                          |
| Bihar                                               | 14388313                                            | 920.36                                                | 12.22                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                        | 79641350                                            | 312.54                                                | 3.12                                                          |
| Goa                                                 | 3697906                                             | 3.97                                                  | -                                                             |
| Gujarat                                             | 20608784                                            | 603.13                                                | -                                                             |
| Haryana                                             | 58962971                                            | 410.51                                                | -                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                                    | 21987920                                            | 423.80                                                | -                                                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                     | 26718979                                            | 76.74                                                 | -                                                             |
| Jharkhand                                           | 20621467                                            | 394.16                                                | 6.78                                                          |
| Kerala                                              | 2484397                                             | 857.67                                                | -                                                             |
| Karnataka                                           | 349802523                                           | 1181.36                                               | -                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                         | 182025492                                           | 900.30                                                | 16.39                                                         |
| Manipur                                             | 29431279                                            | 36.93                                                 | -                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                           | 4225795                                             | 70.00                                                 | -                                                             |
| Mizoram                                             | 10623254                                            | 119.88                                                | -                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                      | 342840878                                           | 1244.56                                               | 25.23                                                         |
| Nagaland                                            | 4159516                                             | 0.00                                                  | -                                                             |
| Odisha                                              | 74351550                                            | 841.89                                                | 15.17                                                         |
| Punjab                                              | 12576500                                            | 484.46                                                | -                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                           | 93527175                                            | 615.14                                                | 4.50                                                          |
| Sikkim                                              | 53776903                                            | 37.16                                                 | -                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu                                          | 19221580                                            | 1439.56                                               | -                                                             |
| Telangana                                           | -                                                   | 477.43                                                | -                                                             |
| Tripura                                             | 13192278                                            | 4.74                                                  | -                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                         | 12576500                                            | 426.33                                                | -                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                       | 31101000                                            | 1051.70                                               | 16.55                                                         |
| West Bengal                                         | 321098313                                           | 1169.94                                               | -                                                             |
| Total                                               | 1,86,73,15,692                                      | 15424.04                                              | 101.39                                                        |
| NDP-NFSM (112 FPOs)                                 | 49,48,13,000                                        | -                                                     | -                                                             |
| NFSM (30 FPOs)                                      | 11,10,32,500                                        | -                                                     | -                                                             |
| NFSM- Nutri-Cereal (50 FPOs)                        | 10,97,66,000                                        | -                                                     | -                                                             |

| Total                                                                                           | 71,56,11,500   | -   | -   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----|-----|
| Promotion of Fish FPOs under Blue Revolution:Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries | 51,21,000      | -   | -   |
| Aspirational Districts -under RKVY (indentified by NITI Ayog)                                   | 2,25,00,000    | -   | -   |
| Mission Integrated for Development of Horticulture (MIDH)- 25 FPOs                              | 4,16,02,818    | -   | -   |
| Total                                                                                           | 6,92,23,818    | -   | -   |
| Sub Total                                                                                       | 2,65,21,51,010 | -   | -   |

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