Lok Sabha Question No. 2294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Value Chain Development of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2294

ANSWERED ON 20.12 2022

## VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

## 2294.  SHRI RANJEET SINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has implemented scheme for value chain development of fruits and vegetables based products in the State of Maharashtra including Satara and Solapur;
- (b) If so, the provision for setting up of micro and medium processing units for the entrepreneurs under this scheme;
- (c) whether  pomegranate  and  other  fruits  and  vegetables  are  cultivated  in  Phaltan  and  Maan talukas in Satara district in abundance and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any steps have been taken for value chain development of pomegranate based product and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  reserve  Satara  district  for  production  of pomegranate, for which subsidy and other facilities are provided by the Government for setting up the processing industry related fruits or vegetables; and
- (f) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing various sub schemes under the  umbrella  scheme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY),  for  promotion  of  food processing  industries,  including  value  chain  development  for  fruits  and  vegetables  across  India, including  Maharashtra.  The  sub-schemes  under  PMKSY  are  demand  driven  in  nature.  Eligible individuals/  entities,  including  micro  and  medium  enterprises,  can  submit  applications  against Expression of Interest (EoI) floated by the Ministry for inviting proposals from time to time. Grantsin-aid is provided to the approved projects @ 35% - 50% of eligible project cost subject to maximum ceiling and instalments are released against achievement of milestones prescribed under respective scheme guidelines.
- (c): The production data for the Financial Year 2021-22 of Pomegranate and fruits & vegetables on the basis of data provided by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is given in the table below:

|   SN | Particulars        |   Production in '000 MTin India |   Production in '000 MTin Maharashtra |   Production in '000 MTin Satara District |
|------|--------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Pomegranate        |                         3148.32 |                               1657.26 |                                     32    |
|    2 | Fruits &Vegetables |                       312077    |                              29257.3  |                                    560.35 |

(d), (e) & (f): One of the sub-schemes of PMKSY, namely Operation Greens Scheme is focused on cluster based approach for value chain development of selected fruits, vegetables and shrimp. The districts/ clusters identified in Maharashtra on the basis of production data of National Horticulture Board, Ministry of Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare for value chain development of pomegranate based products are Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune, Solapur and Sangli.

The sub-schemes of PMKSY are open for any eligible entity to come forward and submit proposals in response to EoI issued by the Ministry for availing financial benefits for setting up of food  processing  facilities  anywhere  in  India  including  different  districts  in  Maharashtra  for pomegranate and other crop based products, in accordance with the guidelines of the respective subscheme.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Horticulture Cluster Development  Programme  (CDP)  to  address  the  concerns  of  horticulture  value  chain  from  preproduction,  production,  post-harvest  management  and  value  addition  to  logistics,  marketing  and branding, in an integrated manner for accelerating competitiveness in the domestic and export market.

Solapur district in Maharashtra has been selected as horticulture cluster for Pomegranate for the pilot launch of CDP.

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