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Ongoing schemes of Government will be used in convergence to enhance the cost effectiveness of
FPOs in production and raising productivity and also to meet the cost of infrastructure requirement
of the FPOs. Implementing Agency may converge the fund available with various on-going
Government of India schemes such as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY), Mission for Integrated
Development for Horticulture (MIDH),National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Sampada Yojna (PM-SAMPADA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna-National Rural Livelihood Mission
(DAY-NRLM), PM- FME Scheme of MoFPI, TRIFED etc. in programs, activities and creation of
infrastructure like Custom Hiring Centre/Common Facilitation Centre with machinery/equipment
relating to production and post-production, value addition and farm level processing, storage and
other activities to make FPOs sustainable and economically viable.

Further, Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) Sub-Scheme of Integrated Scheme for
Agriculture Marketing (ISAM) will also be converged and an FPO willing to develop post-harvest
management and marketing infrastructure can avail assistance thereunder.
States/ Union Territories can avail assistance for development of marketing and farm level value
addition infrastructure/facilities for FPOs including setting Up.

Custom Hiring Centre (CHC)/Common Facilitation Center (CFC) for marketing and supply chain etc.
under Agri- Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) approved for creation in NABARD for development
of marketing and farm level value addition infrastructure/facilities in Gramin Agriculture Markets
(GrAMs). In this case, operational guidelines of AMIF and NABARD’s procedure and terms and
conditions of sanction and repayment of loan for AMIF shall be applicable.
States/Union Territories can top up and additionally supplement the activities of FPOs from
their own fund for activities and infrastructure not covered under Government of India Scheme.
States/Union Territories may actively consider to make available appropriate size of land to
FPOs for setting up of CFCs and CHCs at cheaper rate on rent/lease or otherwise; or may make
available free of cost. Government may prioritize FPOs to undertake procurement operation
onMinimum Support Price (MSP).

States must actively consider encouraging FPOs for selling their produce through e-National
Agriculture Market (e-NAM) including FPO module of e-NAM or through other electronic
platform from their premises itself without physically bringing the produce to the APMC market
yards.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is authorized to finalize
Operational Guidelines of the scheme (and model Bye Laws if any) including mid-term
changes thereto, and issue the same with the approval of Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture &
Farmers’ Welfare.

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