21-05-2025
Govt forms spl body for boosting agri enterprises
Lucknow: After announcing the launch of '
Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana
' to boost the income of small and marginal farmers in the state, the Yogi Adityanath govt lent an additional push to yet another of its ambitious '
Self-reliant Farmer Related Development Scheme
' by constituting a dedicated
State Level Project Management Unit
(SLPMU) for the purpose.
The SLPMU will serve as the nerve centre for all planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation activities associated with the scheme, according to a recent communique sent by the state govt to the agricultural directorate.
Aimed at strengthening grassroots-level
agricultural enterprises
, the scheme is designed to bolster the functioning and sustainability of
farmer producer organisations
(FPOs) through institutional support in the ongoing 2025-26 fiscal.
The operation of the scheme will be supervised by a CEO, who will exercise administrative control over various implementation mechanisms. This applies in the case of FPO Cell, which has been constituted specifically for this purpose. The CEO will be the primary authority ensuring that all decisions and policy directives are translated into actions.
The FPO Cell will be a specialised unit and serve as the core body for supporting, guiding and handholding the FPOs across state.
To operationalise this cell, the govt has sanctioned the appointment of expert professionals and support staff. These professionals will bring in expertise in areas like agricultural value chains, FPO formation and governance, business planning and financial management, market linkages and agri-logistics and policy implementation and MIS reporting.
Support staff will be deployed to assist with field coordination, data management, documentation, communications and logistical arrangements.
Their presence will ensure the seamless execution of routine operations and field-level interventions, a senior official said.
The team and support personnel will have defined roles. The team will be responsible for conducting training programmes for FPO members to enhance managerial and business skills. It will also provide end-to-end support for business planning, besides tracking progress against targets.
