Lok Sabha Question No. 2285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Farmer Producer Organizations
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunita Duggal, Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2285

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH   MARCH, 2022

## FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS

2285.  SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiative regarding women farmers to empower the women and if so, the details of schemes launched in this regard;
- (b) the details of progress made under 'Formation and Promotion' of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) schemes implemented by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has given special provision for women under Central Scheme of 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  total  number  of  FPOs  promoted  by  NABARD  under  PRODUCE  Fund  and  PODF Scheme and out of which how many are exclusive for women;
- (e) whether it is a fact that Supaul, Bihar is not getting benefits under the said scheme, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the time by which the Supaul, Bihar is likely to get the benefit under the said scheme and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)    :  The  guidelines  of  the  various  beneficiary  oriented  schemes  of  the  Department  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provide that States and  other  implementing  agencies  should  incur  expenditure  on  women  farmers.  These schemes  include  Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for  Extension  Reforms,  National Food  Security  Mission,  National  Mission  on  Oilseed  &  Oil  Palm,  National  Mission  on Sustainable Agriculture, Sub-Mission  for Seed  and  Planting  Material, Sub-Mission  on Agricultural Mechanization and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana, a sub-component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission is under implementation in Ministry of Rural Development since 2011 with the aim to empower women by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity, as also to create sustainable livelihoods of rural women. It is  a  demand  driven  programme  implemented  in  project  mode  through  the  State  Rural Livelihoods Mission as Project Implementing Agencies.

(b)  &  (  c)  :  Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  for  'Formation  and  Promotion'  of  10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) , a total of 4965 blocks have been allocated and a total of  2232  FPOs  have  been  registered.  As  per  the  operational  guidelines,  women  farmers' participation as shareholders of FPOs is to be preferred and in the Board of Directors (BoD) and Governing Body (GB),  there shall be adequate representation of women farmer member(s) and there should be minimum one woman member.

( d): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has promoted 2154 and 2969  FPOs  under  PRODUCE  Fund  and  PODF-ID  respectively,  of  which  104  FPOs  under PRODUCE Fund and 75 FPOs under PODF-ID are exclusively women FPOs.

(e)  &  (f):  As  per  NABARD,  no  FPO  has  been  formed  in  Supaul  district  under  the  Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for 'Formation and Promotion' of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). The scheme envisages formation of 10,000 FPOs over a period of 5 years  covering  all  the  blocks  in  the  country  and  these  FPOs  will  be  formed  by  various Implementing Agencies.

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