Lok Sabha Question No. 2520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: FPI in Maharashtra
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2520

ANSWERED ON 09 TH  JULY, 2019

## FPI IN MAHARASHTRA

## †2520.  DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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

- (a) the number of food processing industries operational in the State of Maharashtra at present and the number of workers engaged therein;
- (b) the number of food processing industries in Maharashtra which have been provided with financial and technical assistances by the Government during the last three years;
- (c) the total value of vegetables, fruits and foodgrains that rot in the country annually; and
- (d) the  efforts  being  made  to  prevent  vegetables  and  fruits  from  rotting  in  the  State  of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):            As  per  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries,  2016-17  there  are  2,424  registered  food processing units/factories in operation in Maharashtra with employment of 2,23,624 persons.
- (b): A statement indicating approved number of food processing industries in Maharashtra for financial assistance along with grant approved under the Central Sector Umbrella scheme- PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) during the last three years is at Annexure .
- (c): As  per  a  study  'Assessment  of  Quantitative  Harvest  and  Post-Harvest  Losses  ofMajor Crops and Commodities in India' by Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET),  Ludhiana,  the  estimated  annual  value  of  harvest  and  post-harvest  losses  of  major agricultural produces at national level was Rs 92,651 crores. The study was based on production data of 2012-13 and wholesale prices of 2014.
- (d): The  Government  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Umbrella  scheme-  PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with the following scheme components:
1. Mega Food Parks;
2. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure;
3. Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities;
4. Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters;
5. Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages;
6. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure; and
7. Human Resources and Institutions.

The Ministry is also implementing the scheme "Operation Greens" as a vertical of PMKSY since November, 2018 for integrated development of value chain of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops in selected States on pilot basis that includes the State of Maharashtra.

The     component schemes of PNKSY viz; Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain and Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  Creation  /  Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation Capacities, Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters  and  Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages are implemented with the main objectives to create robust modern infrastructure along the entire food processing value/supply chain i.e from farm gate to consumer to, inter alia, prevent the  post-harvest  losses/wastage  of  agricultural  produces  in  the  country  including  the  State  of Maharashtra.

These schemes are demand driven. Financial assistance to the eligible applicant is provided as per the scheme guidelines against the Expression of Interest issued by the Ministry from time to  time.  Under  these  schemes,  capital  subsidy  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  is  provided  to  the individuals,  farmers,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs),  Entrepreneurs,  Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc. for setting up of food processing industries/ units/ projects.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †2520  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  09 TH   JULY,  2019  REGARDING  FPI  IN MAHARASHTRA

A Statement indicating number of Food Processing Projects approved along with amount approved grant under the schemes PMKSY

| Sl. No.   | Name of Scheme                                                    |   No. of projects sanctioned |   Amount of Grant approved in Rs Crore. |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Mega Food Park                                                    |                            3 |                                  148.82 |
| 2         | Integrated Cold Chain                                             |                           67 |                                  481.64 |
| 3         | Creation/Expansion of Food processing and preservation capacities |                           24 |                                   76.13 |
| 4         | Agro Processing Cluster                                           |                            8 |                                   74.21 |
| 5         | Backward & Forward Linkages                                       |                           13 |                                   38    |
| Total     | Total                                                             |                          115 |                                  818.8  |