Lok Sabha Question No. 3195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Farmers Benefitted under PMKSY and Gram Samridhi Yojana
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3195

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY AND GRAM SAMRIDHI YOJANA

## †3195. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the date on which Pradhan Mantri Gram Samridhi Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) were launched for the economic empowerment of farmers and villagers in the country along with the process of selection in it;
- (b) whether any criteria has been set for the beneficiaries of the said schemes and ifso, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the States and the number of eligible farmers of the country benefitted under the said schemes, from the launch till December, 2021 along with the State-wise and year-wise details thereof;
- (d) the details of the farmers and villagers benefitted under the said schemes in Rajasthan, district-wise; and
- (e) the numerical data for the year 2019-20 to 2021- 22 and the details of amount disbursed in this regard, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Central Sector Umbrella Scheme SAMPADA, subsequently renamed Pradhan Mantri Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  was  approved  on  03.05.2017,  whereas  Centrally Sponsored  PM  Formalization  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme (initially conceived as Gram Samaridhi Yojana) was approved on   20 May, 2020. Selection of proposals for assistance under these schemes is done as per the respective scheme guidelines through dedicated portal and transparent appraisal process as per the prefixed criteria. Selection process involves appraisal & scrutiny of proposals at multiple levels. The criteria for selection of proposals is detailed in respective scheme guidelines, which is available on Ministry website (mofpi.nic.in)
- (c) & (d): Being Central Sector and demand driven scheme, no state or district wise allocation is  made  under  PMKSY.  The  year  wise  estimated  number  of  farmers  benefited  across  the country from projects completed under relevant component schemes of PMKSY is placed at Annexure-I. A total of 38 approved infrastructure projects are located in Rajasthan state with estimated benefit to about 2.055 lakh farmers.
- (e): Budgetary  Allocation  details  and  funds  utilized  for  these  schemes  is  provided  at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3195  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 ND   MARCH,  2022 REGARDING 'FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY AND GRAM SAMRIDHI YOJANA'.

## Year wise estimated number of farmers benefited through component schemes of PMKSY

|   Year |   Number of Projects Completed during the year | Estimated number of farmers benefited from projects completed during the year   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     36 |                                         185088 | 2017-18                                                                         |
|     40 |                                         185739 | 2018-19                                                                         |
|     90 |                                         499826 | 201920                                                                          |
|    111 |                                         398996 | 202021                                                                          |
|    127 |                                         343394 | 202122                                                                          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3195  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 ND   MARCH,  2022  REGARDING 'FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY AND GRAM SAMRIDHI YOJANA'.

Budgetary  Estimate  (BE),  Revised  Estimate  (RE)  &  Actual  expenditure  (AE)  for component schemes of PMKSY since 2019-20

(In Rs Crore)

| Sl No   | Component Scheme                                                  | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (As on 11.03.2022)   | 2021-22 (As on 11.03.2022)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         |                                                                   | BE        | RE        | AE        | BE        | RE        | AE        | BE                           | AE                           |
| 1       | Mega Food Parks                                                   | 200.00    | 140.00    | 106.73    | 100.00    | 61.85     | 61.85     | 47.6                         | 31.34                        |
| 2       | Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters                       | 48.75     | 50.14     | 43.83     | 65.00     | 56.69     | 48.46     | 37.5                         | 34.25                        |
| 3       | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure           | 290.00    | 326.16    | 271.12    | 349.71    | 252.58    | 207.40    | 227.6                        | 176.26                       |
| 4       | Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities | 160.00    | 202.52    | 171.78    | 190.00    | 219.30    | 202.8     | 162                          | 147.49                       |
| 5       | Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                         | 40.00     | 50.46     | 42.92     | 100.00    | 56.60     | 54.41     | 51.7                         | 26.46                        |
| 6       | Operation Greens                                                  | 200.00    | 30.03     | 2.85      | 127.50    | 38.20     | 38.20     | 73.4                         | 60.58                        |
| 7       | Food Safety &Quality Assurance Infrastructure                     | 40.00     | 40.00     | 26.99     | 44        | 36.83     | 29.00     | 45.2                         | 32.10                        |
| 8       | Human Resource and                                                | 94        | 32.07     | 21.76     | 84        | 23.05     | 18.20     | 44.8                         | 8.36                         |

## Budgetary Estimate (BE), Revised Estimate (RE) & Actual expenditure (AE) for PMFME since 2020-21.

(In Rs Crore)

| Institutions Scheme   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22 (As on 11.03.2022)   | 2021-22 (As on 11.03.2022)   |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                       | BE        | RE        | AE        | BE                           | AE                           |
| PMFME                 | 150.00    | 400.00    | 398.4     | 500                          | 291.93                       |