1. PREPARATORY

• The list of identified districts/ blocks and village clusters to promote FPO formations will be shared with NGO to commence the operation.

2. MOBILIZATION

• Awareness Generation: Organize farmer meetings in catchment villages (8 to 10) of identified cluster. Interested & likeminded farmers to be identified during the meetings.
• Finalization of Board of Directors (BoDs): From the catchment villages Board of Directors to be identified as per following criteria/guidelines like (i) 5 Promoters and 5 Directors, (ii) Min. 1 Women Director (mandatory as per government norms), (iii) Preferably one of the promoters/directors should have B.Sc. Agriculture background to avoid input license related issues after formation of FPC and (iv) Documentation of BoDs e.g. for DSC & DIN, Farmer/Producer Certificate etc.

3. INCORPORATION

• The FPOs to be registered only under Companies Act, 1956 (amended in 2013) and not under any other applicable law such as Cooperatives Act/Societies Act
• Opening of Bank Account of FPC and filing of INC-20A form for Commencement of FPC
• Conduct Board Meeting for Auditor, CEO & Accountant appointment & related RoC compliances
• Membership Drive (as per as per 10k FPO Scheme guidelines – min. 300 farmers)
• Ensuring digital adoption for FPO and member farmers (min. 300 farmers)

4. CAPACITY BUILDING

               NGO should conduct minimum following trainings (but not limited to):

• Training for BoDs covering (a) Promoter Orientation, (b) FPC Formation Process & Expenses, (c) Membership Allotment & Documentation, (d) Business Potential (e) Govt. Schemes
• Training for BoD/CEO/Accountant/other functionaries covering (a) Roles & Responsibilities, (b) FPO Functioning & Management, (c) Regulatory Compliances & Record Keeping
• i Training on Business Planning, Quality Testing, Procurement Process & Digital Platform
• Training on Convergence of Govt. Schemes & SFAC Equity Grant Credit Guarantee Fund

5. BUSINESS PLANNING & INCUBATION

• Preparation of Business Plan with 5 years of projected financials to avail various govt. schemes
• Documentation and facilitation for securing GST license, Udyam Aadhaar, Mandi License/DML and Input Licenses (Seeds, Fertilizers & Pesticides) for FPC (FPC to incur the cost, if any)
• Assist FPOs in availing Equity Grant, Credit Guarantee Facility and benefits under different Central / State Government Scheme / Programme

6. LEGAL & REGULATORY COMPLIANCES

• Assist FPO in complying to all regulatory guidelines (till the tenure of NGO) including (a) conducting timely Board Meetings and getting Board Resolutions, (b) Professional Tax Enrollment Certificate (PTEC) and/or Professional Tax Registration Certificate (PTRC) (as applicable in the state), (c) Filing the MSME Form-1 (if applicable), (d) Filing of AOC-4 and MGT-7 form on MCA portal (if applicable)

7. REPORTING

• Data/information collection and sharing in the required format and submit monthly progress reports