Lok Sabha Question No. 4544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Promotion of FPOs by SFAC
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4544

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  MARCH, 2021

## PROMOTION OF FPOs BY SFAC

4544.         SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  initiatives  of  Small  Farmers'  Agribusiness  Consortium (SFAC)  for  promotion  of  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs)  in  Andhra Pradesh and the total number of FPOs in Andhra Pradesh, districtwise;
- (b)  the  funds  given  by  the  SFAC  for  setting  up  of  FPOs  in  Andhra  Pradesh, especially in Anantapur district;
- (c)  whether the  Government has encouraged more farmers to set up a greater number of FPOs to provide better services to farmers in Anantapur District;
- (d) if so, the response of the farmers in this regard; and
- (e)  the  total  number  of  farmers  who  are  availing  benefits  of  various  agricultural schemes in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Anantapur district?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b):        So  far,  Small  Farmers'  Agri-Business  Consortium(SFAC)    has promoted  910  Farmers  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  in  the  country,  out  of which 15 FPOs are registered and promoted in Andhra Pradesh under various programme  such  as  Vegetable  Initiative  for  Urban  Clusters(VIUC),  Integrated Development of 60,000 Pulses Villages in Rainfed Areas(Pulses), National Food

Security Mission(NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) etc. The district wise list is enclosed at Annexure-I.

So far, INR 100.83 lakh has been provided to FPOs in the State of Andhra Pradesh  by  SFAC  out  of  which  Rs.  5.32  lakh  has  been  provided  for  FPO promotion in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

(c) & (d): To encourage more farmers, to set up a greater number of FPOs for  providing  better  services  to  farmers,  a  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS) namely  "Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  Farmer  Producer  Organizations (FPOs)', has been launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 29.02.2019. Under the scheme, 23 FPOs are allocated to SFAC as Implementing Agency during 202021  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  out  of  which,  5  FPOs  are  meant  for Anantapur  District.  The  Farmers  are  utilizing  services   provided  through  FPOs like information services, community seed  multiplication units, manage machine   hiring  services,  marketing,  supply  organic  and  other  inputs  etc..  The farmers are enthusiastically participating in FPO formation and promotion.

(e): As  informed  by  the  State  Government,  the  total  number  of  farmers availing  benefit  of  various  major  agricultural  schemes  in  Andhra  Pradesh especially in Anantapur district is shown at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

| District-wise FPOs promoted in Andhra Pradesh   | District-wise FPOs promoted in Andhra Pradesh   | District-wise FPOs promoted in Andhra Pradesh   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                           | District                                        | Registered                                      |
| 1                                               | Anantapur                                       | 1                                               |
| 2                                               | Chittoor                                        | 1                                               |
| 3                                               | Guntur                                          | 2                                               |
| 4                                               | Krishna                                         | 1                                               |
| 5                                               | Kurnool                                         | 5                                               |
| 6                                               | Srikakulam                                      | 2                                               |
| 7                                               | Vishakhapatnam                                  | 1                                               |
| 8                                               | Vizianagaram                                    | 2                                               |
| Total                                           | Total                                           | 15                                              |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Scheme wise farmers benefitted in Andhra Pradesh especially in Anantapur district

|   Sl.No | Scheme                                        | Farmers benefitted in Andhra Pradesh (Nos.)   | Farmers benefitted in Anantapur district(Nos.)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | YSR Rythu Bharosa - PMKISAN scheme            | 51,59,045                                     | 5,76,972                                         |
|       2 | PM Fasal Bima Yojana- YSR Free Crop Insurance | 15,66,292                                     | 4,51,940                                         |
|       3 | YSR - Sunna Vaddi Panta Runalu (SVPR)         | 14,26,994                                     | 2,53,626                                         |
|       4 | Subsidy Seed Distribution                     | 16,11,000                                     | 3,95,662                                         |
|       5 | Input subsidy                                 | 10,92,186                                     | 20,651                                           |

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