Lok Sabha Question No. 1408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Centrally Funded Food Processing Schemes
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1408

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## CENTRALLY FUNDED FOOD PROCESSING SCHEMES

## 1408.  SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) whether many centrally funded food processing schemes are active in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the Ministry's schemes to further push up food processing industry in the State, considering its variety of fauna and flora?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Central Sector Umbrella Scheme PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA - (PMKSY) with  an  allocation  of  Rs.  6000  crore  for  the  period  2016-20  and  the scheme components viz: (i) Mega Food   Parks,(ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii)  Infrastructure  for  Agro-processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward  Linkages  (v)  Creation  /  Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities (CEFPPC), (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, (vii) Human Resources and Institutions and (viii) Operation Greens are active in all States/UTs in the country including the State  of  Kerala  for  overall  development  of  food  processing  sector.  The  scheme  component 'Operation Greens' for integrated development of value chain exclusively of Tomato, Onion and Potato  (TOP)  crops  is  implemented  on  a  pilot  basis  in  selected  States  only.  The  details  of projects  sanctioned  in  the  State  of  Kerala  along  with  the  grants-in-id  approved  and  released under various component schemes of PMKSY is as under:

|                                                         |                               |                                                 | (As on 31.01.2020)                              |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Scheme                                          | Number of projects Sanctioned | Amount of Grants-in-aid Approved (Rs. in Crore) | Amount of Grants-in-aid Released (Rs. in crore) |
| Mega Food Parks                                         | 2                             | 90.57                                           | 66.52                                           |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure | 5                             | 32.35                                           | 13.66                                           |
| Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters             | 1                             | 9.97                                            | 0.00                                            |
| CEFPPC                                                  | 9                             | 32.74                                           | 4.6                                             |
| Creation of Backward& Forward Linkages                  | 2                             | 8.02                                            | 1.25                                            |
| Total                                                   | 19                            | 173.65                                          | 86.03                                           |