Skip to content
Free updates Login
SSCBankingUPSC & State PSCNABARD / RBI

10,000 FPOs Scheme: Formation Target Completed

9 February 20261 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURAL10,000 FPOsScheme:Formation TargetCompleted9 February 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The government has finished creating the 10,000 FPOs it targeted, with 21.96 lakh women farmers among members.

Key facts

  • Launch: 29 February 2020; fully Centre-funded.
  • Agencies: SFAC, NABARD, NCDC, NAFED.
  • FPOs follow produce clusters, aligned with One District One Product.
SupportLimitNote
Handholding₹18 lakh3 years
Equity grant₹15 lakh₹2,000 per farmer cap
Credit guarantee₹2 croreInstitutional project loans

Aim

  • Collectivise small and marginal farmers for aggregation, credit, technology, processing and stronger bargaining.
  • Training via BIRD Lucknow and LINAC Gurugram; NAFED leads forward linkages.

Exam angle

  • Launched 29 Feb 2020; equity cap ₹2,000 per farmer; training at BIRD and LINAC.

Test yourself

1. Under the 10,000 FPOs central sector scheme, up to how much credit guarantee cover is given per FPO?

Credit guarantee cover goes up to ₹2 crore per FPO for institutional project loans.

2. Which of these is NOT named as an implementing agency of the 10,000 FPOs scheme?

The agencies are SFAC, NABARD, NCDC and NAFED.

3. The 10,000 FPOs scheme was launched on which date?

The notes state it was launched on 29 February 2020.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 8 & 9 February 2026 (17 topics).

All topics of the dayDay quizFebruary 2026

Read more