India, Feb. 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers across under which financial assistance and subsidies are provided to farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs) and entrepreneurs with a view to promoting employment generation, entrepreneurship and income enhancement in rural areas. These schemes encompass entire spectrum of agriculture including credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer collectives, irrigation, extension, procurement of crops from farmers at minimum support prices and digital agriculture.

The "Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)" was launched in the year 2020 with a total budgetary outlay of Rs.6865 Crores to enable farmers enhance their bargaining power, leverage economies of scale, reduction in cost of production and enhancing farmers' incomes through aggregation of their agricultural produce, thus playing a major role towards sustainable income. Under the said scheme, FPOs are provided financial assistance upto Rs.18.00 lakh per FPO for a period of 03 years for FPO management. In addition to this, provision has been made for matching equity grant upto Rs.2,000 per farmer member of FPO with a limit of Rs.15.00 lakh per FPO and a credit guarantee facility upto Rs.2 crore of project loan per FPO from eligible lending institution to ensure institutional credit accessibility to FPOs. As on 31.12.2025, 10,000 FPOs have been registered under the scheme Rs.430.77 Crore has been distributed to 6557 FPOs as a matching equity grant and credit guarantee cover worth Rs.662.71 Cr is issued to 2671 FPOS.

The list of the schemes implemented by the Government to support States in agriculture is at Annexure.

The disbursement of sanctioned subsidy amounts under the aforesaid schemes is carried out as per the provisions of the respective scheme guidelines. While no uniform time-limit has been prescribed across all schemes, efforts are made to ensure timely release of funds subject to fulfilment of procedural requirements, approval of proposals and availability of funds.

(d)&(e):Government take immediate action on instances of delay in disbursement of subsidy amounts under certain schemes as and when such cases are reported from States and Union Territories.The Government has taken several measures, inter alia, including strengthening of monitoring mechanisms, adoption of digital platforms and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) systems, periodic review with States/Union Territories, simplification of procedures, and issuance of advisories to ensure timely processing and release of subsidies.

ANNEXURE

The list of the schemes implemented by the Government to support States in agriculture

This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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