Lok Sabha Question No. 3669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Operation Greens Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3669 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## OPERATION GREENS SCHEME

## 3669. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the details of Operation Greens Scheme which is aimed towards value addition of AgroProducts;
- (b) the funds allocated and released, State/UT-wise since inception of the scheme;
- (c) whether  the  scheme  has  led  to  strengthening  production  clusters  and  farmer  producer organisations as intended;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has included shrimp component in the Operation Greens Scheme and if so, details thereof;
- (f) the details of the infrastructure proposed to be created under Operation Greens for shrimp in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (g) the details of the investment proposed for shrimp component in Operation Greens Scheme in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry launched Operation Greens scheme in November, 2018 for integrated development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain with the objectives to enhance value realization of TOP farmers; reduction in post-harvest losses; price stabilization for producer and consumers and increase in food processing capacities and value addition etc.

The scheme provides for short term intervention by way of providing transportation and storage subsidy @ 50% and long term intervention through value addition projects in identified production clusters with Grant-in-aid @ 35% to 70% of eligible project cost subject to maximum of Rs. 50 crore per project.

(b): Under the scheme, state-wise funds are not allocated as the scheme is demand driven and projects are approved as per scheme guidelines on the basis of applications received for setting up of projects in eligible production clusters. The details of the funds allocated and released under the scheme since inception is given in the table below.

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |    BE | RE     | AE                      |
|---------|-------|--------|-------------------------|
| 2018-19 |   0   | 200.00 | 5.50                    |
| 2019-20 | 200   | 32.48  | 2.84                    |
| 2020-21 | 127.5 | 38.22  | 38.21                   |
| 2021-22 |  73.4 | -      | 15.84 [till 05.08.2021] |

(c) & (d): The scheme aims to promote Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs #), agri-logistics, processing facilities and value addition etc. in identified production clusters and accordingly 6 projects worth project cost of ₹363.30 Crore, with grant-in-aid of ₹136.82 Cr, targeting 31 FPOs in 6 production clusters are approved so far one each for tomato, onion and potato in Gujarat (3), two for onion in Maharashtra (2) and one for tomato in Andhra Pradesh.

(e): As  per  budget  Announcement  2021-22,  expanded  operation  greens  scheme  covers  22 perishables including shrimp.

(f)  &  (g):  The  crop-wise/state-wise  specific  funds  are  not  earmarked  under  the  scheme  as  the scheme is demand driven and projects are sanctioned in the identified production clusters on the basis of the applications received from investors against Expression of Interest (EOI) issued from time to time.

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