Lok Sabha Question No. 1577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: SAMPADA Yojana
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Shantanu Thakur, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1577

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SAMPADA YOJANA

## †1577.  SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the details of major amendments carried out in various food processing schemes under Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters (SAMPADA);
- (b) the details of the investment made by the Government under 'SAMPADA' Yojana;
- (c) whether 'SAMPADA' Yojana will be beneficial for lakhs of farmers in the coming years and more employment will be generated directly/indirectly in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the manner in which 'SAMPADA' Yojana is likely to prove beneficial for the farmers and check the wastage of food?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b). The Ministry of Food Processing Industries had started a new Central Sector Umbrella SchemePRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore for its implementation  during  2016-17  to  2019-20.  The  scheme  has  since  been  extended  to  FY  2020-21.  The PMKSY has seven components schemes viz; (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,  (vii)  Human  Resources  and  Institutions.  Another  scheme "Operation Greens" (OG) has been included as a vertical of PMKSY since November 2018 for integrated development of value/supply chain of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops. The operational guidelines of these schemes are amended periodically to encourage investment in food processing sector, for example, providing enhanced assistance to SC/ ST entrepreneurs and lower eligibility threshold for them, increase in number of clusters for setting up of projects in OG scheme, locational restrictions for Food Processing Units etc. and are placed on Ministry website at https://mofpi.nic.in separately under each of the scheme guidelines. The total fund allocated and released under PMKSY since 2016-17 as on 31.08.2020 is given in the table below:

| Year    |   Budget Allocation (in ₹ crore)* |   Fund Released (in ₹ crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                            688.56 |                       677.16 |
| 2017-18 |                            633.84 |                       605.58 |
| 2018-19 |                            870.33 |                       591.38 |
| 2019-20 |                            889.43 |                       694.94 |
| 2020-21 |                           1081.41 |                       271.11 |

(c) to (e). PMKSY 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 help in providing better returns to farmers, creating huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods. It envisages to leverage investment of Rs. 31,400 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 on completion of sanctioned projects.

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