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10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations registered under Central Sector Scheme
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Tuesday, 12 August, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs) have been registered under the Central Sector Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations.
Each FPO registered under the Scheme is provided Rs 18 lakh as management cost over 3 years, matching equity grant of up to Rs 15 lakh per FPO (Rs 2000 per farmer) and credit guarantee facility up to Rs 2 crore for project loan from eligible lending institutions. Government, in coordination is with States is facilitating these FPOs in obtaining input licenses including for seed, fertiliser, pesticide, mandi, etc. to enable them to function as agri-business enterprises. The FPOs have been onboarded on digital platform like e-NAM (Electronic National Agriculture Market), ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) and GeM (Government e-Marketplace) to provide access to digital markets. The Scheme has provision for training of all the stakeholders through digital mode to, enhance their skills at their own pace.
Besides, weekly webinars are organised to create awareness of government schemes and promote market linkages.
The various initiatives undertaken under the scheme to support the FPOs have resulted in cumulative turnover of Rs 5,035.5 crore as on June 30, 2025.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
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