The Government of India is implementing the Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for the “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)” scheme to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs. As on 30.06.2024, 8875 FPOs have been registered across the country. The state-wise number of FPOs registered is at Annexure.
Under the Central Sector Scheme (CSS) for the “Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)”, the total paid up capital to above mentioned FPOs is Rs.630.3 Crore. As on 30th June 2024, cumulative amount of ₹210.1 Cr. was released to eligible FPOs as matching equity grant under the aforesaid 10,000 FPOs scheme.
As per the clause 4.7 of operational guidelines, “While adopting cluster-based approach for produce or produce mix, formation of FPOs will also focus on “One District One Product” approach for development of product specialization, in case the focused agriculture produce has been declared for that district, whereby FPOs will be encouraged for promoting processing, branding, marketing and export of the product for better value realization. There may be more than one cluster for one product in one district and a cluster also may extend beyond a district. However, the FPOs will also have additional product and service mix; so that there are enough activities and engagements with the members throughout the year. Furthermore, FPOs can federate at district level, State level & National level for the product identified as per their requirement of processing, branding and marketing.”
The scheme provides supports for a credit guarantee fund, under which loans worth Rs.50.4 crores have been issued to these FPOs. As on 30th June, 2024, 19,68,868 number of shareholder farmers registered in FPOs formed & promoted under 10,000 FPOs scheme. As on 30th June, 2024, 6,374 CEOs appointed in 8,875 registered FPOs under the scheme.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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SS/1309
Annexure
State-wise number of FPOs registered
S. No | States/ Union Territories | No. of FPOs registered |
Andaman & Nicobar | 7 | |
Andhra Pradesh | 449 | |
Arunachal Pradesh | 150 | |
Assam | 427 | |
Bihar | 580 | |
Chhattisgarh | 213 | |
Dadra Nagar Haveli | 2 | |
Goa | 8 | |
Gujarat | 419 | |
Haryana | 172 | |
Himachal Pradesh | 168 | |
Jammu & Kashmir | 318 | |
Jharkhand | 355 | |
Karnataka | 336 | |
Kerala | 137 | |
Ladakh | 3 | |
Lakshadweep | 1 | |
Madhya Pradesh | 622 | |
Maharashtra | 579 | |
Manipur | 76 | |
Meghalaya | 57 | |
Mizoram | 49 | |
Nagaland | 87 | |
Odisha | 448 | |
Puducherry | 6 | |
Punjab | 136 | |
Rajasthan | 533 | |
Sikkim | 13 | |
Tamil Nadu | 414 | |
Telangana | 302 | |
Tripura | 59 | |
Uttar Pradesh | 1,246 | |
Uttarakhand | 150 | |
West Bengal | 353 | |
| Grand Total | 8,875 |
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