Lok Sabha Question No. 5043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Farmer Producer Organisations
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5043

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  APRIL, 2025

## FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

5043. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

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

(a) the number of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) formed so far and which are functional under the "Scheme of formation of 10,000 FPOs", State/UT-wise;

(b) whether  the  proposal  for  creation  of  new  FPOs  under  this  scheme  are  under consideration of the Government;

(c) if  so,  the  number  of  new  FPOs  proposed  to  be  included  and  the  criteria  of  their selection, State-wise;

(d) whether more than one FPO can be formed in a block as per Government directives;

(e) if so, the selection criteria for the same;

(f) the number of blocks in which more than one FPO has been recognized under this scheme; and

(g) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  effective  implementation  and sustainability of these FPOs?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (c):  Central Sector Scheme for 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations  (FPOs)' is promoting FPOs. 10,000 FPOs have been registered under the scheme. The State/UT wise number of FPOs registered is at Annexure . At present, there is no proposal for creation of new FPOs under this scheme.

(d) to (f):  Under the scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs, more than one FPO has been established in 2343 blocks. This includes special category FPOs (such as those for women, commodity specific FPOs like for honey & bamboo, natural farming FPOs etc.).

(g): The following measures are being implemented to ensure sustainability of FPOs - FPO management cost of Rs.18 lakh over 3 years is provided to each FPO, Matching equity grant of upto Rs.15 lakh per FPO (as against Rs.2000 contribution per farmer) to strengthen their financial base, Credit guarantee facility upto Rs.2 crore loan from eligible lending institutions is  available  to  all  FPOs.  Training  &  handholding  of  FPOs  is  done  by  Community-Based Business Organizations (CBBOs). FPOs are linked with different schemes to access financial aid,  subsidies,  and  market  linkages.  FPOs  are  supported  for  market  access  including  ecommerce platform for sale of FPO products. FPOs are being supported with various input licenses and dealership such as seed, pesticide and fertilizers, for input business of the FPO and  also  benefit  to  member  farmers.  FPOs  are  facilitated  through  various  government schemes for establishing units for value addition & processing facilities.

## State/UT wise number of FPOs registered under 10,000 FPOs scheme

| S. No.      | States/ Union Territories   | Registered FPOs (In numbers)   |
|-------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 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 & 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               | 1,275                          |
| 33          | Uttarakhand                 | 162                            |
| 34          | West Bengal                 | 383                            |
| Grand Total |                             | 10,000                         |

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