Lok Sabha Question No. 2007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Operation Greens
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Anupriya Patel, Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2007 ANSWERED ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020

## OPERATION GREENS

## 2007.   SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL: SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  Operation  Greens  and  the  details  of  expenditure  in  relation  to Operation Greens for Tomato-Onion-Potato crops;
- (b) the  status  of  fulfilment  of  each  of  the  long  term  integrated  value  chain  development projects;
- (c) the details of eligible organizations availing financial assistance under Operation Greens, category-wise and State-wise;
- (d) the details of expenditure incurred under Operation Greens from 2018-19 till date;
- (e) the details of the funds released for this scheme and the amount spent thereon till date; and
- (f) whether the Government propose to take any step to benefit farmers and common people after reviewing the operation greens scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): A  central  sector  scheme  'Operation  Greens  -  a  scheme  for  integrated  development  of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain' with a budgetary allocation of Rs. 500 crores was launched in November 2018. The salient features of the scheme are as under:-

- i. Enhancing value realisation of TOP farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production clusters and their FPOs, and linking/connecting them with the market.
- ii. Price  stabilisation  for  producers  and  consumers  by  proper  production  planning  in  the TOP clusters and introduction of dual use varieties through convergence with the scheme implemented by Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and State Governments.
- iii. Reduction in post-harvest losses by creation of farm gate infrastructure, development of suitable  agri-logistics,  creation  of  appropriate  storage  capacity  linking  consumption centres.
- iv. Increase in food processing capacities and value addition in TOP value chain by creating firm linkages with production clusters.
- v. Setting  up  of  a  market  intelligence  network  to  collect  and  collate  real  time  data  on demand  and  supply  and  price  on  regional  and  seasonal  basis  to  moderate  and  check localized gluts of TOP crops.

The scheme has following two-pronged strategies: -

## (I) Price Stabilisation Measures (for short term)

During  the  glut  situation,  (to  evacuate  surplus  production  from  the  producing  area  to  the consumption centres), following measures are taken: -

- i . Transportation of TOP crops from surplus to deficit markets
- i i . Hiring of appropriate storage facilities, including cold storage

For this 50% of cost of transportation and 50% of cost of hiring appropriate storage facilities are applicable  as  subsidy  at  the  time  of  harvest.  NAFED  is  the  nodal  agency  for  disbursement  of subsidy under this component to the eligible organisation.

## (II) Integrated  value  chain  development  projects  (for  long  term):This  consist  of  the following components:-

- i . Formation and Capacity Building of FPOs
- i i . Quality production
- i i i . Post-harvest processing facilities-at farm gate
- i v . Post-harvest processing facilities-at main processing site
- v. Agri-Logistics
- vi . Marketing/consumption Points

For this, applicable grant-in-aid is at the rate of 50% (70% in case of FPOs) of the eligible project cost in all areas, subject to maximum of Rs. 50 crores per project.

(b) : Under long-term measures, Ministry had approved 5 integrated value chain projects under the scheme with total project cost of ₹ 425.83  Crore , including approved  grant-in-aid  of  ₹  161.15  Cr.  All  the  5  projects  are  under  implementation.  Grant  is released  to  project  implement  agencies  (PIA)  in  four  installments  after  completion  of  defined milestones in the form of compliance with the conditions prescribed in the scheme guidelines.

- (c): The category and State wise details of these five projects is  annexed at Annexure-I .

(d)  &  (e):    In  addition  to  fund  released  to  integrated  value  chain  development  projects  as  per Annexure-I,  Ministry  has  released  an  amount  of  Rs.  5  Crores  to  NAFED  as  advance  for disbursement  of  subsidy  to  the  eligible  organization  under  the  scheme  and  and  Rs.  0.5  Cr  to NAFED towards administrative expenses under short-term Price Stabilization measures.

The details of the amount released under the scheme since 2018-2019 is as under:-

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    | Funds Released    |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2018-19 | 5.50              |
| 2019-20 | 2.73 (As on date) |

(f): Based on the feedback  and suggestion received from various stakeholders, Ministry  is conducting desk research/internal review of Operation Greens Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2007 ANSWER ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020 REGARDING OPERATION GREENS

(Rs. in Cr)

| S. No.   | Name of PIA                                               | Cluster/State                      | Name of Crop   | Category   |   Total Project Cost |   Grant- in-aid |   Grant - in aid released |   Fund mobilized as on date |   Expenditure by PIA as on date |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | M/s Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society                | Chittor, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh | Tomato         | General    |               109.99 |          48.82  |                      0    |                        3.98 |                            0.68 |
| 2        | M/s Nedspice Dehydration India LLP                        | Bhavnagar, Gujarat                 | Onion          | General    |                63.64 |          25.21  |                      2.37 |                       20.52 |                           14.95 |
| 3        | M/s Hindustan Agro Cooperative Limited                    | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra            | Onion          | General    |               117    |          41.965 |                      0    |                        0    |                            0    |
| 4        | M/s Khemanand Dudh & Krishi Producer                      | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra            | Onion          | SC         |                31.33 |          14.6   |                      0    |                        0    |                            0    |
| 5        | Company Ltd M/s Banaskantha District Cooperative Producer | Banaskantha, Gujarat               | Potato         | General    |               103.87 |          30.56  |                      0    |                       25.3  |                            0    |
| Total    | Total                                                     | Total                              | Total          | Total      |               425.83 |         161.155 |                      2.37 |                       49.8  |                           15.63 |