**Executive Summary:**
This document, a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2638, details the support for women-led Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) under the 10,000 FPO Scheme as of June 30, 2025. It outlines credit schemes, training, marketing, and post-harvest support provided, particularly in Tamil Nadu and the Karur Lok Sabha constituency. The response highlights the involvement of women in agriculture and related initiatives.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Women-Led FPOs:**
* Each FPO Board of Directors must have at least one woman member.
* As of June 30, 2025, 1663 FPOs have 100% women members.
* 949 FPOs have more than 50 women members.
* **Credit Access:**
* A Credit Guarantee Fund (CGF) facilitates institutional credit for FPOs, including women-led ones.
* 3,212 credit guarantees have been issued, covering 2,360 FPOs.
* Sanctioned loan amount totals ₹708.26 crore with a guarantee cover of ₹593.75 crore.
* **Training and Support (PMFME Scheme):**
* The PMFME Scheme provides training, marketing, and post-harvest support to women farmers and SHG members in Tamil Nadu.
* Support includes capacity building, entrepreneurship development, seed capital assistance, and branding.
* Loans sanctioned to women-led micro food processing enterprises in Tamil Nadu amount to ₹362.26 crore (8,989 loans), including ₹79.13 crore (148 loans) in Karur district.
* Seed capital assistance has been provided to 29,542 SHG members across the state, of which 689 members in Karur received support amounting to 261.11 crore.
* **Training and Support (MKSP):**
* 9,14,048 women farmers in Tamil Nadu and 87,512 in Karur District have been trained on Agro Ecological Practices postharvest management under MKSP.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Women Farmers/SHGs:**
* *Impact:* Enhanced access to credit, training, marketing, and post-harvest support, potentially leading to increased income and empowerment.
* *Action Required:* Participate in available training programs and leverage credit and support schemes for agricultural production and enterprise development.
* **Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs):**
* *Impact:* Access to credit guarantees and increased participation of women in leadership roles, potentially leading to improved governance and access to resources.
* *Action Required:* Ensure at least one woman member on the Board of Directors and utilize the Credit Guarantee Fund to facilitate access to institutional credit.
* **Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare/Ministry of Food Processing Industries:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the 10,000 FPO Scheme and the PMFME Scheme, with a focus on supporting women in agriculture.
* *Action Required:* Continue to promote and monitor the schemes, ensuring effective implementation and reaching the target beneficiaries, particularly women farmers and SHGs.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Farmer Producer Organizations: Organizations of farmers that aim to collectively improve their income and access to markets.
10,000 FPO Scheme: A central sector scheme in India for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations.
Tamil Nadu: A state in southern India where specific schemes and benefits for women farmers are highlighted.
Karur district: A district in Tamil Nadu, specifically mentioned regarding benefits received by women farmers and SHG members.
Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises: A centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) to support micro food processing enterprises.
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana: A sub-mission under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) focused on empowering women in agriculture.
Credit Guarantee Fund: A dedicated fund established under the Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs to facilitate institutional credit access for FPOs.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2638
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5TH AUGUST, 2025
FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATION
2638. MS. S JOTHIMANI:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण मं(cid:287)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the details and number of women led Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
supported under the 10,000 FPO Scheme, State-wise;
(b) whether any zero or low-interest credit schemes specifically target women farmers
and SHGs engaged in agricultural production and the extent of coverage, if so, the details
thereof; and
(c) the details of training, marketing and post-harvest support provided under schemes
such as MKSP and PM-FME and the number of women farmers benefitted in Tamil Nadu
during the last three years, particularly in Karur Lok Sabha constituency?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य म(cid:287)ं ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): Under the Central Sector Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer
Organizations (FPOs), the Board of Directors (BoD) of each FPO has at least one-woman member.
The Board of Directors (BoD) of each FPO has at least one-woman member. As on 30.06.2025,
1663 FPOs are registered as 100% women members. Additionally, 949 FPOs have more than
50% women members. State-wise details of women-led FPOs is at Annexure.
(b): Under the Scheme for Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs, a dedicated Credit
Guarantee Fund (CGF) has been established to facilitate institutional credit access for
FPOs, including women-led FPOs. 3,212 credit guarantees have been issued, covering
2,360 FPOs till 30.06.2025 with sanctioned loan amount of ₹708.26 crore and guarantee
cover of ₹593.75 crore.
(c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing the centrally
sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME)
Scheme. Under the said scheme, women farmers and SHG members in Tamil Nadu have
received training, marketing, and post-harvest support through capacity-building programs,
entrepreneurship development, seed capital assistance, and branding support. Under the
PM-FME scheme, as of 30th June 2025, loans sanction are 8,989 amounting to ₹362.26
crore to women-led micro food processing enterprises in Tamil Nadu. These include 148
loans worth ₹79.13 crore in Karur district. Additionally, seed capital assistance has been
provided to 29,542 SHG members across the state, of which 689 members in Karur
received support amounting to ₹261.11 crore. In farm Sector including Mahila Kisan
Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP), 9,14,048 mahila kisan in Tamil Nadu and 87,512 mahila
kisans particularly in Karur District have been trained on Agro Ecological Practices &
post-harvest management.Annexure
State-wise details of women-led FPOs
FPOs with 100% FPOs more than 50%
S. No. State Name
Women Shareholders Women members
1 Andaman & Nicobar 3 2
2 Andhra Pradesh 228 45
3 Arunachal Pradesh 23 58
4 Assam 78 70
5 Bihar 84 77
6 Chhattisgarh 35 20
9 Goa 0 1
10 Gujarat 30 5
11 Haryana 24 2
12 Himachal Pradesh 47 21
13 Jammu and Kashmir 34 22
14 Jharkhand 117 60
15 Karnataka 61 12
16 Kerala 2 1
17 Ladakh 4 5
19 Madhya Pradesh 69 43
20 Maharashtra 92 16
21 Manipur 4 31
22 Meghalaya 11 35
23 Mizoram 0 8
24 Nagaland 8 30
25 Odisha 102 89
26 Puducherry 1 1
27 Punjab 11 6
28 Rajasthan 76 9
29 Sikkim 0 2
30 Tamil Nadu 60 111
31 Telangana 359 20
32 Tripura 6 8
33 Uttar Pradesh 48 63
34 Uttarakhand 19 56
35 West Bengal 27 20
TOTAL 1663 949
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