Lok Sabha Question No. 4358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Financial Assistance for FPOs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Devesh Shakya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4358

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FPOs

## †4358.  SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations) provided with assistance/ funding in Etah, Kasganj, Etawah, Auraiya, Mainpuri, Kannauj, Machhlishahr and Chandauli districts of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b)   the number of FPOs provided with financial assistance in the above districts, year-wise;
- (c)   whether this assistance was given under Central/State Government schemes like PMFME, operation Greens or any other scheme;
- (d)  the number of FPOs actively working at present and the number of FPOs which have set up units related to processing of agricultural products; and
- (e)  whether the Government has also any plan to form more FPOs in these districts or expand the existing FPOs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): 108 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) have been formed in the districts of Etah, Kasganj, Etawah, Auraiya, Mainpuri, Kannauj, Jaunpur (Machhlishahr block), and Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh during the financial years 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the Central Sector Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs.

Data of FPOs formed under State Schemes or other initiatives is not maintained centrally.

(b) & (c):  Year-wise FPOs provided with financial assistance under the scheme in these districts (specifically in the form of FPO Management Cost & Equity Grant) and district wise no. of FPOs availed Credit Guarantee Fund (CGF) are at Annexure . In order to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/ expansion of related infrastructure through its Central Sector schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored - Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the  country.  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs),  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)  and cooperatives are also eligible for availing grants under these schemes of MoFPI.

Details of scheme under which Credit Guarantee is extended is not maintained centrally.

(d): 108 FPOs in above mentioned districts under Uttar Pradesh are actively working at present. No FPO in above mentioned districts of Uttar Pradesh has set up unit related to processing.

(e): As  per  the  scheme  target,  10,000  FPOs  have  already  been  formed  across  the  country. Mobilization of new member farmers is an ongoing activity, as FPOs develop and grow.

Year-wise and district-wise number of FPOs that have been provided with financial assistance under the scheme - specifically in the form of FPO Management Cost & Equity Grant

| S. No.      | Financial Year   |   No. of FPOs availed Equity Grant* |   No. of FPOs availed FPO Management Cost* |
|-------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1           | 2021-2022        |                                   1 |                                          5 |
| 2           | 2022-2023        |                                  13 |                                         13 |
| 3           | 2023-2024        |                                  10 |                                         51 |
| 4           | 2024-2025        |                                  39 |                                         36 |
| 5           | 2025-2026        |                                   6 |                                          0 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total      |                                  69 |                                        105 |

## District-wise no. of FPOs availed Credit Guarantee Fund

| S. No.   | District   |   No. of FPOs availed Credit Guarantee Fund (CGF) |
|----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Auraiya    |                                                 0 |
| 2        | Chandauli  |                                                 4 |
| 3        | Etah       |                                                 1 |
| 4        | Etawah     |                                                 1 |
| 5        | Kannauj    |                                                 2 |
| 6        | Kasganj    |                                                 0 |
| 7        | Mainpuri   |                                                 0 |
| 8        | Jaunpur    |                                                 2 |
| Total    | Total      |                                                10 |

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