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8875 FPOs have been registered across the country

8875 FPOs have been registered across the country

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

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