Government made a special scheme 2 years ago regarding fodder crisis, this plan could not go ahead
The proposal to set up 100 FPOs for fodder was prepared by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in September 2020, the government’s ambitious plan to create 10,000 FPOs announced in the 2019-20 budget, soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in May 2019. was only a part of.
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Given the potential crisis Central government About two years ago, a blueprint was prepared to meet the shortage of fodder. According to this National Dairy Development Board (National Dairy Development Board) was also involved in setting up of about 100 Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) for fodder, but so far not a single FPO has been registered. Due to this slowdown, many agricultural families are adversely affected and are facing fodder crisis.
The proposal to set up 100 FPOs exclusively for fodder was prepared by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) in September 2020 in the Budget for 2019-20, soon after the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in May 2019. The announcement was only a part of the government’s ambitious plan to create 10,000 FPOs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally launched this scheme in Chitrakoot on February 29, 2020, before the Corona crisis.
Not a single FPO formed for fodder yet
According to the website Indian Express, as per the information available by the Union Agriculture Ministry, till August 16 this year, 8,416 FPOs have been allotted to 13 implementing agencies, out of which 3,287 FPOs have been registered. Moreover, out of 26 FPOs allotted to NDDB, only one has been registered till August 16, 2022. MoFAHD sources said that this FPO under NDDB is also for honey and not fodder.
Formation and promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) under the FPO scheme – has a total budget outlay of Rs 6,865 crore including Rs 4,496 crore for five years i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24 and 2,369 for four years from 2024-25 There is a committed liability of Rs.
Special plan made for fodder last year
Government sources said ‘FPOs in the dairy sector’ was also one of the agendas discussed in the fourth meeting of the National Project Management Advisory and Fund Sectioning Committee (N-PMAFSC) headed by Agriculture Secretary on September 28, 2020. For liberal financial support with the FPO scheme, it was decided that the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) would prepare and submit a proposal for 100 FPOs involving dairy farmers.
The matter came up for discussion again in N-PMAFSC on June 10, 2021. Agriculture Secretary asked DAHD to revise the proposal in such a way that it is centered around fodder. NDDB, the proposed implementing agency, was asked to immediately submit the revised proposal through DAHD so that the Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare may ‘notify NDDB as an implementing agency for the fodder plus model at the earliest.’
Proposal for formation of 100 fodder plus FPO
Then the next day, the Union Agriculture Ministry received a revised proposal for the formation of 100 fodder plus FPOs. To increase the income of the farmers, it was thought to prepare a model at the self-sufficient village level also.
Under the government’s FPO scheme, financial assistance is provided to FPOs in three different ways: first, the management cost of Rs 18 per FPO; Equity grant up to a maximum of Rs 15 lakh per FPO; and credit guarantee cover per FPO for projects where the maximum loan does not exceed Rs.2 crore.
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