Lok Sabha Question No. 3685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3685

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA

## 3685.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) envisages creation of direct and indirect employment for 5,30,500 persons by 2020;
- (b) if so, the period of implementation of the PMKSY and the total outlay for the Yojana;
- (c) the details of Schemes being implemented under PMKSY;
- (d) the  steps/measures  and  policy  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  overall growth of food processing sector and generate employment opportunities;
- (e) whether a Special Fund has been created with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide affordable credit to food processing projects/units, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of Karnataka to set up projects under PMKSY, if so, the details thereof, including the major projects sanctioned during the last one year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): The period of implementation of PMKSY is 2016-20.
- (c): The following schemes are implemented under PMKSY:
- (i) Mega Food Parks
- (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain)
- (iii) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
- (iv) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters
- (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
- (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure
- (vii) Human Resources and Institutions.
- (d): The other policy initiatives/steps/measures/initiatives  taken by the Government to attract investment  and  generate  employment  opportunities  include:  permitting  100%  FDI  through automatic route in manufacturing of food products and 100% FDI under Government approval route  for  trading,  including  through  ecommerce,  in  respect  of  food  products  produced  and/or manufactured in India, creation of a special fund of  2000 crores in National Bank for Agriculture and ₹ Rural Development (NABARD) to provide affordable credit to food processing industries, classification of food & agro-based processing units and cold chain infrastructure as agricultural activity for Priority Sector Lending (PSL), lower Goods & Services Tax (GST) rates for majority of food products, 100% exemption of income tax on profit for new food processing units, 100 percent income tax exemption from profit derived by FPOs having annual turnover of Rs.100 crore  for  activities  such  as  post-harvest  value  addition  to  agriculture,    100%  deduction  of expenditure incurred on investment on establishment and operation of cold chain/warehousing facility  for  storage of  agricultural  produce,  concessional  import  duty  for  plant  and  machinery under project imports benefit scheme, import duty exemption on import of raw material under advance authorization scheme.
- (e): A  Special  Fund  of  Rs.2000  crores  in  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural Development (NABARD) has been created to provide affordable credit (term loans) to mega food parks/designated food parks and food processing units in the food parks.
- (f): No proposal has been received from the State Government of Karnataka under the various Schemes of PMKSY during the last one year for setting up projects. However, 5 Cold Chain, 5 Agro-Processing Cluster, 8 CEFPPC and 4 Backward & Forward Linkages projects received from different promoters have been sanctioned in the State of Karnataka during the last one year.

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