Lok Sabha Question No. 2638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Farmer Producer Organization
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATION

2638.   MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) the  details  and  number  of  women  led  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs) supported under the 10,000 FPO Scheme, State-wise;
- (b) whether any zero or low-interest credit schemes specifically target women farmers and SHGs engaged in agricultural production and the extent of coverage, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of training, marketing and post-harvest support provided under schemes such as MKSP and PM-FME and the number of women farmers benefitted in Tamil Nadu during the last three years, particularly in Karur Lok Sabha constituency?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Under the Central Sector Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), the Board of Directors (BoD) of each FPO has at least one-woman member. The Board of Directors (BoD) of each FPO has at least one-woman member. As on 30.06.2025, 1663 FPOs are registered as 100% women members. Additionally, 949 FPOs have more than 50% women members. State-wise details of women-led FPOs is at Annexure .
- (b): Under the Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs, a dedicated Credit Guarantee  Fund  (CGF)  has  been  established  to  facilitate  institutional  credit  access  for FPOs,  including  women-led  FPOs.  3,212  credit  guarantees  have  been  issued,  covering 2,360 FPOs till 30.06.2025 with sanctioned loan amount of ₹708.26 crore and guarantee cover of ₹593.75 crore.
- (c): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing  the  centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme. Under the said scheme, women farmers and SHG members in Tamil Nadu have received training, marketing, and post-harvest support through capacity-building programs, entrepreneurship development, seed capital assistance, and branding support. Under the PM-FME scheme, as of 30 th June  2025,  loans  sanction  are  8,989 amounting  to  ₹362.26 crore to  women-led micro food processing enterprises in Tamil Nadu. These include 148 loans  worth  ₹79.13  crore  in  Karur  district.  Additionally,  seed  capital  assistance  has  been provided  to  29,542  SHG  members  across  the  state,  of  which  689  members  in  Karur received  support  amounting  to  ₹261.11  crore.  In  farm  Sector  including  Mahila  Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP), 9,14,048 mahila kisan in Tamil Nadu and 87,512 mahila kisans  particularly  in  Karur  District  have  been  trained  on  Agro  Ecological  Practices  & post-harvest management.

| S. No.   | State Name        |   FPOs with 100% Women Shareholders |   FPOs more than 50% Women members |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar |                                   3 |                                  2 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 228 |                                 45 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  23 |                                 58 |
| 4        | Assam             |                                  78 |                                 70 |
| 5        | Bihar             |                                  84 |                                 77 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      |                                  35 |                                 20 |
| 9        | Goa               |                                   0 |                                  1 |
| 10       | Gujarat           |                                  30 |                                  5 |
| 11       | Haryana           |                                  24 |                                  2 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  47 |                                 21 |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir |                                  34 |                                 22 |
| 14       | Jharkhand         |                                 117 |                                 60 |
| 15       | Karnataka         |                                  61 |                                 12 |
| 16       | Kerala            |                                   2 |                                  1 |
| 17       | Ladakh            |                                   4 |                                  5 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                  69 |                                 43 |
| 20       | Maharashtra       |                                  92 |                                 16 |
| 21       | Manipur           |                                   4 |                                 31 |
| 22       | Meghalaya         |                                  11 |                                 35 |
| 23       | Mizoram           |                                   0 |                                  8 |
| 24       | Nagaland          |                                   8 |                                 30 |
| 25       | Odisha            |                                 102 |                                 89 |
| 26       | Puducherry        |                                   1 |                                  1 |
| 27       | Punjab            |                                  11 |                                  6 |
| 28       | Rajasthan         |                                  76 |                                  9 |
| 29       | Sikkim            |                                   0 |                                  2 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu        |                                  60 |                                111 |
| 31       | Telangana         |                                 359 |                                 20 |
| 32       | Tripura           |                                   6 |                                  8 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                  48 |                                 63 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand       |                                  19 |                                 56 |
| 35       | West Bengal       |                                  27 |                                 20 |
|          | TOTAL             |                                1663 |                                949 |

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