Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Farmer Producer Organisations
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL, R. VANAROJA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2913

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   MARCH, 2016

## FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

2913.      DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

## SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  attract  young  farmers  towards  the formation  and  promotion  of  the  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs)  to  carry  out  agribusiness in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the monetary support provided to the States for the promotion of FPOs during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether  any  assistance/support  has  been  provided  to  FPOs  by  the  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through Krishi Vigyan Kendras in various districts in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to strengthen agriculture based livelihood through FPOs in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a): SFAC has been mandated by the Government to support the State Governments in the formation  of  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs).  The  initiative  which  started  in  2011-12 under the two Central Sector Schemes for Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters (VIUC) and Integrated Development of 60,000 Pulse Villages in Rainfed Areas has expanded in its scope and covers special FPO projects  being taken up by some State Governments under general Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  funds  as  well  as  under  the  National  Demonstration Project under the National Food  Security Mission (NFSM)  and  Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).

Accordingly,  SFAC  has  so  far  promoted  694  FPOs  for  farmers  including  for  young farmers under the above schemes, out of which 410 FPOs have already been registered and many of them are actively participating in agri-business activities.

- (b): State-wise details  on the  number of FPOs promoted by SFAC and expenditure on the same during the last three years and the current financial year are annexed. The expenditure incurred  by  SFAC  is  from  the  funds  received  from  the  concerned  State  Governments,  who engage SFAC for promotion of FPOs under Various Central Sector Schemes. These funds have been  released  by  SFAC  to  Resource  Institutions  (RIs)  in  various  States  who  have  been engaged to execute these tasks on the ground.
- (c) & (d): No assistance/support is being provided to FPOs by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).

## ANNEXURE

## STATE WISE DETAILS OF FPOs PROMOTED AND FINANCIAL EXPENDITURE DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

|       |                   | No. of FPOs Promoted           | No. of FPOs Promoted   | No. of FPOs Promoted          | No. of FPOs Promoted                 | Financial Expenditure (Rs. in Lakh)   | Financial Expenditure (Rs. in Lakh)   | Financial Expenditure (Rs. in Lakh)   | Financial Expenditure (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|-------|-------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No | Name of State     | Total no. of farmers mobilized | Total no. of FPOs      | Total no. of registere d FPOs | FPOs in the process of registrati on | FY 2012-13                            | FY 2013-14                            | FY 2014-15                            | FY 2015-16                            |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1729                           | 7                      | 0                             | 7                                    | 106.00                                | 65.00                                 | 71.00                                 | 22.63                                 |
| 2     | Assam             |                                | NIL                    |                               |                                      | 3.23                                  |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1750                           | 2                      | 2                             | 0                                    | 19.20                                 | 4.73                                  |                                       |                                       |
| 4     | Bihar             | 14174                          | 19                     | 19                            | 0                                    | 64.80                                 | 33.48                                 | 42.25                                 |                                       |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 13293                          | 25                     | 5                             | 20                                   | 45.50                                 |                                       | 181.80                                |                                       |
| 6     | Delhi             | 3535                           | 4                      | 4                             | 0                                    | 18.23                                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |
| 7     | Goa               | 1810                           | 2                      | 2                             | 0                                    | 21.57                                 | 4.73                                  |                                       |                                       |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 18919                          | 21                     | 11                            | 10                                   | 52.31                                 | 50.75                                 | 159.23                                |                                       |
| 9     | Haryana           | 11050                          | 25                     | 16                            | 9                                    | 46.80                                 | 13.67                                 |                                       |                                       |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 3698                           | 4                      | 1                             | 3                                    |                                       | 35.93                                 | 13.04                                 |                                       |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 6814                           | 7                      | 2                             | 5                                    | 15.37                                 | 36.67                                 | 76.95                                 |                                       |
| 12    | Jharkhand         | 10009                          | 8                      | 8                             | 0                                    | 92.97                                 | 49.65                                 |                                       |                                       |
| 13    | Karnataka         | 25904                          | 82                     | 15                            | 67                                   | 150.32                                | 78.82                                 | 244.90                                | 192.36                                |
| 14    | Kerala            |                                | NIL                    |                               |                                      | 3.45                                  |                                       | 2.48                                  |                                       |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh    | 85266                          | 144                    | 79                            | 65                                   | 240.73                                | 313.58                                | 423.02                                |                                       |
| 16    | Maharashtra       | 70001                          | 92                     | 63                            | 29                                   | 267.18                                | 275.80                                | 311.68                                | 163.97                                |
| 17    | Manipur           | 2650                           | 7                      | 2                             | 5                                    | 15.75                                 | 9.45                                  | 2.46                                  | 8.21                                  |
| 18    | Meghalaya         | 2615                           | 4                      | 2                             | 2                                    | 15.12                                 | 12.60                                 | 36.23                                 |                                       |
| 19    | Mizoram           | 1700                           | 3                      | 0                             | 3                                    | 3.45                                  |                                       | 2.33                                  |                                       |
| 20    | Nagaland          | 1750                           | 2                      | 2                             | 0                                    | 7.88                                  | 8.66                                  |                                       |                                       |
| 21    | Odisha            | 28121                          | 42                     | 19                            | 23                                   | 52.26                                 | 60.58                                 | 177.85                                | 110.14                                |
| 22    | Punjab            | 6288                           | 7                      | 7                             | 0                                    | 25.65                                 | 75.47                                 | 2.95                                  |                                       |
| 23    | Rajasthan         | 44414                          | 40                     | 36                            | 4                                    | 251.48                                | 129.50                                | 103.30                                | 82.60                                 |
| 24    | Sikkim            | 1876                           | 2                      | 2                             | 0                                    | 19.20                                 | 10.21                                 |                                       |                                       |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu        | 9538                           | 11                     | 10                            | 1                                    | 34.43                                 |                                       | 51.22                                 |                                       |
| 26    | Telangana         | 24539                          | 20                     | 15                            | 5                                    | 108.67                                |                                       | 30.73                                 |                                       |
| 27    | Tripura           | 2874                           | 4                      | 3                             | 1                                    | 15.75                                 | 9.45                                  | 9.31                                  |                                       |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 6004                           | 7                      | 7                             | 0                                    | 89.65                                 | 2.77                                  | 120.20                                |                                       |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh     | 33891                          | 36                     | 30                            | 6                                    | 37.80                                 | 20.25                                 | 10.00                                 |                                       |
| 30    | West Bengal       | 60301                          | 67                     | 48                            | 19                                   | 57.37                                 | 169.93                                | 465.05                                |                                       |
| Total | Total             | 494513                         | 694                    | 410                           | 284                                  | 1882.12                               | 1471.66                               | 2537.9 6                              | 579.91                                |

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