Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 400

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS (FPOS)

400. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the country as on date, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated anypolicy for taxation of FPOs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated for promotion of FPOsduring the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)  for 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)' to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs. As on 31.10.2023, under the said scheme so far, 7476 FPOs have been registered. The State-wise number of FPOs registered is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  &  (c):    The  existing  provisions  for  taxation  of  FPOs  under  the  Company  Act  are  as follows:
- i. Under Companies Act: Under section 80PA, FPOs registered as producer companies are exempt from income tax upto Rs.100 crore. FPOs registered as companies need to  pay  Minimum  Alternate Tax  (MAT)  under  the  provisions  of  section  115JB  (MAT provision).
- ii. Under Cooperative Act: FPOs registered as cooperative societies get the benefit of Section 115JC and their total income is reduced by deduction available under section 80P. Thus FPOs registered as cooperative  societies  do  not  have  to  pay  Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) or income tax.
- (d):  For the current financial year 2023-24, funds of Rs.955 crores is allocated under the CSS for formation & promotion of 10,000 FPOs.

## State-wise number of FPOs registered

| Sr. No.   | States/UT         |   No. of FPOs registered |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                        7 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                      338 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                      106 |
| 4         | Assam             |                      289 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                      465 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      |                      158 |
| 7         | Goa               |                        8 |
| 8         | Gujarat           |                      386 |
| 9         | Haryana           |                      146 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                      116 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                      199 |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                      268 |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                      270 |
| 14        | Kerala            |                      120 |
| 15        | Ladakh            |                        3 |
| 16        | Lakshadweep       |                        1 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh    |                      561 |
| 18        | Maharashtra       |                      516 |
| 19        | Manipur           |                       69 |
| 20        | Meghalaya         |                       52 |
| 21        | Mizoram           |                       48 |
| 22        | Nagaland          |                       81 |
| 23        | Odisha            |                      405 |
| 24        | Puducherry        |                        4 |
| 25        | Punjab            |                      117 |
| 26        | Rajasthan         |                      470 |
| 27        | Sikkim            |                       13 |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu        |                      388 |
| 29        | Telangana         |                      263 |
| 30        | Tripura           |                       50 |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh     |                     1137 |
| 32        | Uttarakhand       |                      134 |
| 33        | West Bengal       |                      288 |
|           | Grand Total       |                     7476 |

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