Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, ABHISHEK SINGH, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †511.

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA

## †511. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana for value addition of agricultural produce across the country including Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the objectives/constituents thereunder;
- (c) the details of agro-processing clusters to be set up under the Scheme; and
- (d)    the details of funds allocated, released and utilised so far, for the purpose during the current fiscal year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) &(b):  Yes,  Madam.  Government  is  implementing  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA  YOJANA with  an  allocation  of  Rs.6,000 crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14 th Finance Commission Cycle.

The  following  schemes  are  implemented  under  ' PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA' :

- (i). Mega Food Parks;
- (ii). Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure;
- (iii). Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities;
- (iv). Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters;
- (v). Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages;
- (vi). Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure; and
- (vii). Human Resources and Institutions.

' PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA  YOJANA' is  a  big  step  towards doubling of farmers income, providing better prices to farmers, creating huge  employment opportunities especially in the rural areas. The YOJANA is a comprehensive package which will result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.  It will not only provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also help in reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing  level,  enhancing  the  export  of  the  processed  foods,  enabling  availability  of hygienic and nutritious food to consumers at affordable price.

PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA  YOJANA  is expected  to  leverage investment of Rs.31400 crore, handling of 334 lakh MT agro-produce valuing Rs. 1,04,125 crore,  benefit  20  lakh  farmers  and  generate  5,30,500  direct/  indirect  employment  in  the country by the year 2019-20.

(c): The  Scheme  for  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  has  been approved  by  the  Government  under  the  PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA YOJANA for setting up of 100 Agro Processing Clusters in the country coterminous with the period  14 th Finance  Commission  cycle.    The  scheme  aims  at  development  of  modern infrastructure  to  encourage  entrepreneurs  to  set  up  food  processing  units  based  on  cluster approach.    The  Scheme  envisages  grants-in-aid  @  35%  of  eligible  project  cost  in  general areas  and  @50%  of  eligible  project  cost  in  the  North  East  States  including  Sikkim  and difficult  areas  namely  Himalayan  States  (i.e.  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and Uttarakhand),  State  notified  ITDP  areas  &  islands  subject  to  max.  of  Rs.  10.00  Crore  per project.

(d). The  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  during  current  financial  year (2017-18) under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Funds allocated (BE) |   Proposed Revised Estimates (RE) |   Funds Released |   Fund Utilized |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|                     35 |                                 0 |                0 |               0 |

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