Episode 1
10K FPO Scheme Explained: Start Here
The 10,000 FPO scheme in one page: what it gives an FPO, who does what, and how to read this 19-part handbook built from the official guidelines.
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Episode 2
What Is an FPO? Producer Company or Cooperative
What a Farmer Producer Organisation is under the 10K FPO scheme, the two legal forms it can take, and the services an FPO is expected to run.
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Episode 3
Who Runs the 10K FPO Scheme: IAs, CBBOs and NPMA
The Ministry, implementing agencies, CBBOs and the NPMA: who decides, who pays and who works with farmers under the 10,000 FPO scheme.
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Episode 4
FPO Produce Cluster: How the Area Is Chosen
How a produce cluster is picked for a new FPO under the 10K scheme: the feasibility study, District committee approval, ODOP and priority areas.
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Episode 5
FPO Membership Rules: 300 in Plains, 100 in Hills
Minimum and target membership for an FPO under the 10K scheme, how farmer groups are built up, and who should be included first. With a calculator.
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Episode 6
CBBO Role in the 10K FPO Scheme, Year by Year
What a CBBO must do for each FPO from the baseline survey to year five, and the milestones its implementing agency checks before paying it.
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Episode 7
CBBO Empanelment and the ₹25 Lakh Per FPO
How CBBOs are selected and empanelled under the 10K FPO scheme, the five specialists they need, and what the ₹25 lakh per FPO covers.
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Episode 8
Registering an FPO: Board, Bank and First Steps
Registering a new FPO under the 10K scheme: which agency handles which legal form, the ₹40,000 registration support, the board and the bank account.
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Episode 9
FPO Management Cost: ₹18 Lakh, Head by Head
How the ₹18 lakh FPO management cost is split over three years: CEO and accountant salary, rent, utilities, travel and registration. With a planner.
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Episode 10
FPO CEO and Accountant: Qualifications and Pay
Who can be an FPO's CEO or accountant under the 10K scheme, the salary support for three years, and what the board must expect from them.
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Episode 11
FPO Equity Grant: ₹2,000 Per Farmer, ₹15 Lakh Cap
How the 10K FPO equity grant works: the matching rule, the ₹15 lakh cap, who is eligible and why it strengthens the FPO's credit. With a calculator.
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Episode 12
Equity Grant Application: Documents and 45 Days
The equity grant application step by step: the documents, the agency's checks, the agreement, issuing shares within 45 days and avoiding recovery.
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Episode 13
FPO Credit Guarantee: Loans Without Collateral
How the 10K FPO credit guarantee fund helps an FPO borrow without collateral: cover of 85% or 75%, eligible lenders, fees and claims. With a calculator.
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Episode 14
Other Schemes an FPO Can Use with 10K FPO Support
Schemes an FPO can combine with 10K FPO support, as listed in the guidelines: RKVY, MIDH, PM-FME, AMI, AMIF, e-NAM, MSP procurement and more.
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Episode 15
FPO Training: BIRD, LINAC and Twice a Year
Training for FPO boards and CEOs under the 10K scheme: the nodal institutes, what is taught, travel support and the online learning portal.
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Episode 16
10K FPO Monitoring: Committees and Grievances
The three committees that monitor the 10K FPO scheme at national, state and district level, and the grievance route for FPOs, farmers and CBBOs.
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Episode 17
10K FPO MIS Portal: What CBBOs and FPOs Need to Know
Learn how CBBOs can complete FPO registration and submit progress reports on the 10k FPO MIS portal. This guide supports organic FPOs in India.
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Episode 18
FPO Federations, Existing FPOs and Agribusiness
Three special cases in the 10K FPO scheme: federations of FPOs, FPOs formed before the scheme, and FPOs promoted directly by agribusiness firms.
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Episode 19
The 10K FPO Roadmap: Five Years, Step by Step
The whole 10K FPO journey on one page: what the FPO, CBBO and agency do each year, the money that flows, a glossary and a final self-test.
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