Lok Sabha Question No. 1481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Development of FPOs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1481

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF FPOs

1481.  SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI: SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:

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

- (a)       the  details  of  farmer  producer  organizations  (FPOs) presently  functioning  across  the country's  state-wise and  district-wise  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  in  Bapatla  Lok  Sabha Constituency;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote Farmer Producer Organisations across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     whether the Government has undertaken any schemes/initiatives for the development of FPOs over the last five years;
- (d)    if so, the details regarding the list of such schemes/initiatives, total amount of funding allocated, released and utilised over the last five years, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and especially in Lok Sabha constituency; and
- (e)  whether the Government has introduced any procedure to fast-track grievance redressal mechanism for FPO's across India, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): 10,000 Farmers Producer Organization (FPOs) have been registered under Central Sector Scheme for 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations'. State wise FPOs registered is attached as Annexure-I. District wise FPOs registered in the State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  the  scheme  is  attached  as Annexure-Il .  In  Bapatla  Lok Sabha  Constituency  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  67  FPOs  have  been  registered  under  the  said Scheme.

(b) to (d): Central  Sector  Scheme  for  'Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  Farmer Producer Organizations' to form & promote FPOs has been implemented since 2020. Under the scheme, FPO management cost of Rs.18 lakh over 3 years, is available to each FPO registered under the Scheme. FPO can also avail matching equity grant of upto Rs.15 lakh per FPO (as against Rs.2000 contribution per farmer). Additionally, the scheme provides for credit  guarantee  facility  upto  Rs.2  crore,  from  eligible  lending  institutions.    Additionally, FPOs are  supported  with  training,  market  linkage  &  convergence  with  other  government schemes.

The State-wise details of payments made to FPOs under the 10,000 FPOs scheme are provided at Annexure-III ,  while the District-wise details of payments made to FPOs in the State of Andhra Pradesh, including Bapatla District, are placed at Annexure-IV.

(e): Online grievance redressal mechanism under MIS portal is functional for FPOs under the Scheme. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Accountant and Board of Directors (BoDs) of FPOs may raise their grievances through the MIS portal to the respective Implementing Agencies.

Annexure-I State wise FPOs registered under 10,000 FPOs scheme

| S. No.      | State                |   No. of FPOs registered |
|-------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar    |                        7 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh       |                      714 |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh    |                      171 |
| 4           | Assam                |                      429 |
| 5           | Bihar                |                      696 |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh         |                      232 |
| 7           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                        2 |
| 8           | Goa                  |                        8 |
| 9           | Gujarat              |                      426 |
| 10          | Haryana              |                      179 |
| 11          | Himachal Pradesh     |                      180 |
| 12          | Jammu and Kashmir    |                      330 |
| 13          | Jharkhand            |                      367 |
| 14          | Karnataka            |                      351 |
| 15          | Kerala               |                      176 |
| 16          | Ladakh               |                       23 |
| 17          | Lakshadweep          |                        2 |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh       |                      642 |
| 19          | Maharashtra          |                      589 |
| 20          | Manipur              |                       78 |
| 21          | Meghalaya            |                       67 |
| 22          | Mizoram              |                       49 |
| 23          | Nagaland             |                       88 |
| 24          | Odisha               |                      471 |
| 25          | Puducherry           |                        6 |
| 26          | Punjab               |                      152 |
| 27          | Rajasthan            |                      589 |
| 28          | Sikkim               |                       15 |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu           |                      465 |
| 30          | Telangana            |                      617 |
| 31          | Tripura              |                       59 |
| 32          | Uttar Pradesh        |                     1275 |
| 33          | Uttarakhand          |                      162 |
| 34          | West Bengal          |                      383 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          |                    10000 |

District-wise number of FPOs registered in Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.      | District Name               |   No. of FPOs registered |
|-------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1           | Alluri Sitharama Raju       |                       31 |
| 2           | Anakapalli                  |                       26 |
| 3           | Ananthapuramu               |                       38 |
| 4           | Annamayya                   |                       30 |
| 5           | Bapatla                     |                       28 |
| 6           | Chittoor                    |                       32 |
| 7           | East Godavari               |                       19 |
| 8           | Eluru                       |                       35 |
| 9           | Guntur                      |                       20 |
| 10          | Kakinada                    |                       20 |
| 11          | Konaseema                   |                       23 |
| 12          | Krishna                     |                       25 |
| 13          | Kurnool                     |                       28 |
| 14          | Nandyal                     |                       32 |
| 15          | NTR                         |                       20 |
| 16          | Palnadu                     |                       39 |
| 17          | Parvathipuram Manyam        |                       15 |
| 18          | Prakasam                    |                       39 |
| 19          | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |                       35 |
| 20          | Sri Sathya Sai              |                       23 |
| 21          | Srikakulam                  |                       30 |
| 22          | Tirupati                    |                       36 |
| 23          | Visakhapatnam               |                        4 |
| 24          | Vizianagaram                |                       28 |
| 25          | West Godavari               |                       20 |
| 26          | YSR Kadapa                  |                       38 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |                      714 |

Annexure-II

State-wise payments to FPO under 10,000 FPOs scheme

## Annexure-III

(Rs. In Crore)

| S. No.   | State                |   FPOs registered |   Equity Grant Released |   FPO Mgmt. Cost Released |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar    |                 7 |                    0.13 |                      0.26 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       |               714 |                   14.22 |                     25.03 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    |               171 |                    1.92 |                      8.58 |
| 4        | Assam                |               429 |                   10.24 |                     29.99 |
| 5        | Bihar                |               696 |                   15.29 |                     40.12 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh         |               232 |                   16.29 |                     33.93 |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                 2 |                    0    |                      0    |
| 8        | Goa                  |                 8 |                    0.29 |                      0.51 |
| 9        | Gujarat              |               426 |                   22.15 |                     35.98 |
| 10       | Haryana              |               179 |                    8.16 |                     12.07 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh     |               180 |                    5.68 |                     15.54 |
| 12       | Jammu and Kashmir    |               330 |                    4.78 |                     16.14 |
| 13       | Jharkhand            |               367 |                    7.53 |                     21.96 |
| 14       | Karnataka            |               351 |                   23.85 |                     32.73 |
| 15       | Kerala               |               176 |                    7.59 |                     12.21 |
| 16       | Ladakh               |                23 |                    0.02 |                      0.61 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep          |                 2 |                    0.02 |                      0.03 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh       |               642 |                   28.76 |                     50.1  |
| 19       | Maharashtra          |               589 |                   30.98 |                     42.1  |
| 20       | Manipur              |                78 |                    2.86 |                      6.52 |
| 21       | Meghalaya            |                67 |                    0.7  |                      4.73 |
| 22       | Mizoram              |                49 |                    0.99 |                      3.88 |
| 23       | Nagaland             |                88 |                    2.47 |                      7.57 |
| 24       | Odisha               |               471 |                   18.2  |                     45.04 |
| 25       | Puducherry           |                 6 |                    0.03 |                      0    |
| 26       | Punjab               |               152 |                    3.08 |                      8.64 |
| 27       | Rajasthan            |               589 |                   29.91 |                     49.81 |
| 28       | Sikkim               |                15 |                    0.18 |                      1.29 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu           |               465 |                   27.61 |                     39.02 |
| 30       | Telangana            |               617 |                   15.31 |                     24.69 |
| 31       | Tripura              |                59 |                    0.99 |                      5.63 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh        |              1275 |                   52.61 |                     90.75 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand          |               162 |                   14.3  |                     29.08 |
| 34       | West Bengal          |               383 |                   11.01 |                     24.56 |
|          | Grand Total          |             10000 |                  378.15 |                    719.1  |

Annexure - IV Andhra Pradesh: District wise payments to FPOs under 10,000 FPOs scheme (Rs In Lakhs)

| District                    |   No of FPO registered |   Equity Grant |   FPO Management cost |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       |                     31 |         113.17 |                178.05 |
| Anakapalli                  |                     26 |          13.2  |                 74.12 |
| Ananthapuramu               |                     38 |         126.58 |                201.35 |
| Annamayya                   |                     30 |          41.35 |                 91.24 |
| Bapatla                     |                     28 |          34.5  |                 68.96 |
| Chittoor                    |                     32 |          79.41 |                138.44 |
| East Godavari               |                     19 |          64.37 |                115.15 |
| Eluru                       |                     35 |         117.57 |                155.4  |
| Guntur                      |                     20 |          18.52 |                 70.83 |
| Kakinada                    |                     20 |          63.61 |                 81.74 |
| Konaseema                   |                     23 |          48.4  |                 64.37 |
| Krishna                     |                     25 |          49.82 |                101.12 |
| Kurnool                     |                     28 |         102    |                123.09 |
| Nandyal                     |                     32 |          22.27 |                 82.32 |
| NTR                         |                     20 |          27.84 |                 57.14 |
| Palnadu                     |                     39 |          62.8  |                114    |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        |                     15 |          15.3  |                 41.42 |
| Prakasam                    |                     39 |          21.1  |                 81.39 |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |                     35 |          46.08 |                 70.14 |
| Sri Sathya Sai              |                     23 |          45.08 |                 74.68 |
| Srikakulam                  |                     30 |          30.6  |                 78.03 |
| Tirupati                    |                     36 |          75.46 |                114.87 |
| Visakhapatnam               |                      4 |           0    |                 10.63 |
| Vizianagaram                |                     28 |          40.22 |                 89.68 |
| West Godavari               |                     20 |          51.4  |                 39.34 |
| YSR Kadapa                  |                     38 |         112.15 |                185.12 |
| TOTAL                       |                    714 |        1422.78 |               2502.63 |

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