Lok Sabha Question No. 2523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: New Value Addition Projects
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2523

ANSWERED ON  09 TH  MARCH, 2021

## NEW VALUE ADDITION PROJECTS

## 2523.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

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

- (a) the details of various value addition projects in agriculture sector during the year201819 and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure adequate value addition in agriculture sector;
- (b) the  total  number  of  projects  approved  so  far  under  the  scheme  for  Integrated  Cold Chain and Value addition, State-Wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) the current status of implementation of the projects approved so far; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  implementation  of  the  approved projects?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Government does not setup projects for value addition to agri-horti produce at its own. Government supports such projects by way of financial assistance through its schemes, namely the  'Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)'  of  the  Department  of Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  ( DoAC&FW )  and  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) of the Ministry of Food Processing  Industries  (MoFPI).    These schemes  are  demand/entrepreneur-driven  from  among  entrepreneurs,  private  companies, cooperatives, farmers group etc.

Details  of  projects  sanctioned  during  2018-19  and  subsequent  years  are  given  at Annexure-I .

- (b) & (c): The State-wise details of projects approved the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition, including Maharashtra and their current status of implementation is given at Annexure-II.
- (d): Ministry is having online portal for monitoring implementation of the projects.Ministry regularly review the projects with the promoters at the level of Joint Secretary and Secretary. Projects  are  also  monitored  by  the  Inter-Ministerial  Approval  Committee  chaired  by  the Minister (FPI). Ministry also make interventions as and when necessary for resolving logistical and manpower related issues which poses problems, like covid situation.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2523 FOR ANSWER ON 09 TH  MARCH, 2021 REGARDING NEW VALUE ADDITION PROJECTS.

## Details of Projects approved during 2018-19 to 2020-21

| Scheme                                                                                | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   | 2020- 21   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (of MoFPI)                                         |            |            |            |
| Agro Processing Cluster (APC)                                                         | 17         | 14         | 22         |
| Backward and Forward Linkages (BFL)                                                   | 54         | 1          | 8          |
| Creation/Expansion of Food Processing &Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) (Unit Scheme) | 84         | 123        | 50         |
| Integrated Cold Chain &Value Addition Infrastructure                                  | 44         | 15         | 46         |
| Mega Food Park (MFP)                                                                  | -          | 2          | -          |
| Operation Greens (OG)                                                                 | 2          | 3          | 1          |
| National Horticulture Mission (of DoAC&FW)                                            |            |            |            |
| Primary/mobile/minimal processing unit                                                | 723        | 464        | 179        |
| Integrated Cold Chain supply system                                                   | 16         | 26         | 0          |
| Cold Storage                                                                          | 116        | 17         | 22         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  AND  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2523  FOR  ANSWER  ON  09 TH   MARCH,  2021 REGARDING NEW VALUE ADDITION PROJECTS.

## Details of Projects approved under Scheme of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure

| State/UT          |   Total Projects |   Ongoing Projects |   Completed Projects |
|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |               24 |                 17 |                    7 |
| Andaman& Nicobar  |                1 |                  1 |                    0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                1 |                  0 |                    1 |
| Assam             |                2 |                  0 |                    2 |
| Bihar             |                6 |                  4 |                    2 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                2 |                  0 |                    2 |
| Gujarat           |               25 |                  6 |                   19 |
| Haryana           |               16 |                  6 |                   10 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |               16 |                  6 |                   10 |
| Jammu&            |                7 |                  3 |                    4 |
| Karnataka         |               15 |                  5 |                   10 |
| Kerala            |                6 |                  3 |                    3 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                9 |                  5 |                    4 |
| Maharashtra       |               62 |                 10 |                   52 |
| Manipur           |                1 |                  0 |                    1 |
| Mizoram           |                2 |                  0 |                    2 |
| Nagaland          |                2 |                  1 |                    1 |
| Odisha            |                3 |                  1 |                    2 |
| Punjab            |               21 |                  5 |                   16 |
| Rajasthan         |               13 |                  3 |                   10 |
| Tamil Nadu        |               17 |                  8 |                    9 |
| Telangana         |               11 |                  6 |                    5 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |               23 |                  7 |                   16 |
| Uttarakhand       |               27 |                  5 |                   22 |
| West Bengal       |               12 |                  4 |                    8 |
| Total             |              324 |                106 |                  218 |