Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana for Modernization of Food Processing Industries

LOK SABHA 

IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the status of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana(PMKSY) Scheme, for Modernization of Food Processing Industries which specifically aims at creation of new processing capacity, during the past three years and current year, State / UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware that Cumbam Valley in Theni Parliamentary constituency at Tamil Nadu is well known for large production of grapes;

(c) if so, whether adequate processing facilities are available in the said region for value addition of the said grapes fruits; and

(d) the steps taken for modernization of fruits and vegetable processing and storage units to reduce wastage, in the country during the last three years and current year?

(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Central Sector umbrella scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector with an outlay of Rs. 6000 Crore for the period 2016-17 to 2019-20. The period has since been extended to 2020-21. An additional component scheme “Operation Green (OG)” was introduced in PMKSY in November, 2018 with an outlay of Rs 500 Crores. PMKSY is not a region or state specific scheme and is demand driven with no state-wise fund allocation. The status of projects approved for creation of preservation/ processing capacity under component schemes of PMKSY during the past three years and current year is placed at Annexure- I.

MoFPI has approved one Agro Processing Cluster, one Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages Project and one Integrated Cold Chain Project in Theni district of Tamil Nadu under respective component schemes of PMKSY. The project details are placed at Annexure-II

As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, MoFPI is implementing a centrally sponsored “PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme” for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation/ setting up of two lakh micro food processing units based on One District One Product (ODOP) approach over a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore. Under the scheme, MoFPI has approved 137 unique food products/ perishable produce as ODOP for 707 districts of 35 States/ UTs. As per the Union Budget 2021, the scope of the Operation Green scheme is being expanded from tomato, onion & potato(TOP) to 22 perishables for value chain creation.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (d) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4394 ANSWER ON 23RD MARCH, 2021 REGARDING ‘IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY’.

Year wise number of projects sanctioned and status thereof under the component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)

(In Rs Crore)

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (d) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4394 ANSWER ON 23RD MARCH, 2021 REGARDING ‘IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY’.

Projects approved under component Schemes of   PMKSY in Theni District of Tamil Nadu

1. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme

 (Rs.in Crore)

2. Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters

 (Rs in Crore)

3. Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages

(Rs in Crore)