Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Wastage of Agro Products
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1070

ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## WASTAGE OF AGRO PRODUCTS

## 1070.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  wastage  of  huge  quantities  of  foodgrains, fruits and vegetables in the country because of lack of proper processing facilities; and
- (b) if so, the details of the schemes introduced for food processing and their progress?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per a study, 'Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major 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.
- (b) The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  various central sector schemes for holistic growth and development of the food processing sector. MoFPI has re-structured its ongoing schemes and introduced new schemes under the new Central Sector Scheme  of  PRDHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA YOJANA  (PMKSY) with an allocation of    Rs.6,000  crore  for  period  2016-20  co-terminus  with  14 th Finance  Commission  Cycle. PMKSY is a comprehensive package with the objectives to create robust modern infrastructure with efficient and seamless supply chain management along the entire value chain i.e. from farm gate to retail outlet. It aims at not only to provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also help in providing better returns to farmers and is a big step towards doubling  of  farmer's  income,  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.

In  addition  to  the  existing  scheme  components  of Mega  Food  Parks;  Integrated  Cold Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure;  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance  Infrastructure; and Human  Resources  and  Institutions,  PMKSY  encompasses  three  new  schemes  namely; Infrastructure  for  Agro-Processing  Clusters,  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward  Linkages and Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities.    The  farmers,  Farmer Producer  Organizations,  entrepreneurs, cooperatives, societies, Self  Help  Groups,  Private Companies  and  Central/State  PSUs  etc.  are  eligible  to  avail  financial  assistance  under  these schemes for setting up food processing projects in the country.

The progress made in implementation of various schemes as on 20.07.2018 is given at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1070 FOR ANSWERED  ON  24 TH JULY, 2018  REGARDING WASTAGE OF AGRO PRODUCTS

## Progress under the Schemes of Ministry of Food Processing Industries as on 20.07.2018

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Scheme                                              | No. of Projects Sanctioned   | No. of Projects Approved                  | No. of Projects Completed/Functional                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Mega Food Parks                                                 | 42                           | Final Approval-38 In-Principal Approval-4 | 12                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         2 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 234                          | 234                                       | 124                                                                                                                                                                 |
|         3 | Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities | 400                          | 83                                        | This is a new scheme under PMKSY. The last date for submission of project proposal against the current Expression of interest (EoI) dated 29.12.2017 is 15.09.2018. |
|         4 | Infrastructure for Agro- processing Clusters                    | 100                          | 17                                        | This is a new scheme under PMKSY. EoI issued on 22.12.2017. EoI closed on 30.06.2018                                                                                |
|         5 | Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                       | 50                           | 32                                        | This is a new scheme under PMKSY. The last date for submission of project proposal against the current EoI dated 07.03.2018 is 31.08.2018.                          |
|         6 | Food Testing Laboratories (FTL)                                 | 116*                         | *                                         | 75                                                                                                                                                                  |