Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Beneficiaries of PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204

## ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## BENEFICIARIES OF PMKSY

## 1204.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana (PMKSY) across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of farmers who have been provided financial assistance and benefitted under PMKSY across the country for the last years;
- (c) the  total  budget  earmarked,  allotted  and  utilized  for  the  last  three  years,  State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu State;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to review the functioning of PMKSY, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has faced any impediments and hardships in implementing the PMKSY, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the total number of farmers benefitted under this scheme as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector Umbrella Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 201617 for overall growth and development of food processing sector, including processing of agroproducts and thus increasing the income of the farmers. The component schemes of PMKSY are - (i) Mega Food Park, (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 & Forward linkages, (vi) Food Safety and Quality  Assurance  Infrastructure,  (vii)  Human  Resource  and  Institutions,  (viii)  Operation Greens. Under component schemes of PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing / preservation industries. So far, Ministry has approved 41 Mega food Parks, 353 Cold Chain projects, 63 Agro Processing Clusters, 292 Food Processing Units, 63 Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages Projects & 6 Operation Green projects across the country under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY. These sanctioned projects are estimated to benefit about 34 lakh famers on completion.

(c) :  PMKSY  is  not  region  or  state  specific  but  demand  driven  with  no  state-wise  fund allocation.  The  budgetary  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred  under  relevant  component schemes of PMKSY during last three financial years is placed at Annexure .

(d) :  Ministry has conducted evaluation study of the relevant component schemes of PMKSY. In the evaluation study of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme conducted by M/s NABARD Consultancy Limited (NABCONS) in Year 2020, it has been estimated that captive projects under the scheme have resulted in increase in farm-gate prices by 12.38 % and each project is estimated to benefit more than 9500 farmers.

(e) : Securing various statutory clearances and utility provisions for Food Processing Industry takes significant time adversely affecting its implementation schedule and Ministry coordinates with all stakeholders for removal of these bottlenecks.  Ministry has resolved many logistical and manpower related issues during covid pandemic, through interventions.

(g) : Sanctioned projects under component schemes of PMKSY are estimated to benefit about 34 lakh famers on completion.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2021 ON BENIFICIARIES OF PMKSY.

## Budgetary Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) & Actual expenditure (AE) for component schemes of PMKSY during the last three financial year.

(Rs in Cr)

| Sl.   |                                                                     | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No    | Component Scheme                                                    | BE        | RE        | AE        | BE        | RE        | AE        | BE        | RE        | AE        |
| 1     | Mega Food Parks                                                     | 390.0 0   | 182. 86   | 181. 47   | 200. 00   | 140. 00   | 106. 73   | 100. 00   | 61.8 5    | 61.85     |
| 2     | Infrastructure for Agro Proces sing Clusters                        | 20.00     | 30.0 0    | 22.6 5    | 48.7 5    | 50.1 4    | 43.8 3    | 65.0 0    | 56.6      | 948.46    |
| 3     | Integrated Cold Chain and Val ue Addition Infrastructure            | 400.0 0   | 271. 59   | 244. 74   | 290. 00   | 326. 16   | 271. 12   | 349. 71   | 252.      | 58207.40  |
| 4     | Creation/Expansion of Food Pr ocessing and Preservation Capa cities | 395.0 0   | 90.0 0    | 74.8 5    | 160. 00   | 202. 52   | 171. 78   | 190. 00   | 219. 30   | 202.8     |
| 5     | Creation of Backward and For ward Linkages                          | 20.00     | 18.8 0    | 11.5 0    | 40.0 0    | 50.4 6    | 42.9 2    | 100. 00   | 56.6 0    | 54.41     |
| 6     | Operation Greens                                                    | 0.00      | 200. 00   | 5.50      | 200. 00   | 30.0 3    | 2.85      | 127. 50   | 38.2 0    | 38.20     |
| 7     | Food Safety &Quality Assuran ce Infrastructure                      | 25.00     | 25.0 0    | 16.8      | 40.0 0    | 40.0 0    | 26.9 9    | 44        | 36.8 3    | 29.00     |
| 8     | Human Resource and Institutio ns (PA/ R &D/ Skill)                  | 33.00     | 29.9 4    | 24.0 6    | 94        | 32.0 7    | 21.7 6    | 84        | 23.0 5    | 18.20     |