PM-KISAN FPO Yojana: Financial assistance upto Rs 18 lakh for 3 years, know details of the scheme

In 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for 10,000 FPOs to be formed in five years period from 2019-20 to 2023-24 to ensure economies of scale for farmers. Support to each FPO be continued for 5 years from its year of inception.

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government of India has launched a new Central Sector Scheme titled "Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)" with a clear strategy and committed resources to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs in the country with budgetary provision of Rs 6865 crore. In 2020, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for 10,000 FPOs to be formed in five years period from 2019-20 to 2023-24 to ensure economies of scale for farmers. Support to each FPO be continued for 5 years from its year of inception. Small and marginal farmers do not have economic strength to apply production technology, services and marketing including value addition. Through formation of FPOs, farmers will have better collective strength for better access to quality input, technology, credit and better marketing access through economies of scale for better realization of income.