Lok Sabha Question No. 2272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Pilot Projects under Operations Green
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2272

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PILOT PROJECTS UNDER OPERATIONS GREEN

## 2272.  SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a) the details of the pilot projects that have been initiated/implemented by the Government under the Operations Greens-A Scheme for Integrated Development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP);
- (b) if so, the details of all such pilot projects initiated/implemented; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry is implementing scheme of Operation Greens since November, 2018 for  integrated  value  chain  development  of  Tomato,  Onion  and  Potato  (TOP)  crops  in  the selected clusters. Since the inception of the scheme, six (6) value chain development projects have been sanctioned with total project cost of Rs.363.30 crore; Grant-in-aid of Rs.136.82 crore and  private  investment  of  Rs.226.48  crore.  The  details  of  these  six  projects  are  given  in Annexure .

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS-(a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2272 FOR ANSWER ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022 REGARDING PILOT PROJECTS UNDER OPERATIONS GREEN

## Details of Projects approved under Operation Greens Scheme

| S N   | Name of PIA                                             | Location of Cluster                | Name of Crop   | Approval date   |   Primary/ Secondary Processing Facilities (MT/annu m) (Input basis) |   Storage Capacit y (MT) |   Total Projec t Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Grant- in-aid sanction ed (Rs. in crore) |   Private Investment leveraged (Rs. in crore) |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1     | M/s Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society              | Chittor, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh | Tomato         | 20.03.2019      |                                                                90000 |                    19150 |                               109.99 |                                      48.82 |                                         61.17 |
| 2     | M/s Nedspice Dehydration India LLP                      | Bhavnagar, Gujarat                 | Onion          | 20.03.2019      |                                                                 9000 |                     3200 |                                63.64 |                                      25.22 |                                         38.42 |
| 3     | M/s Khemanand Dudh & Krishi Producer Company Ltd        | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra            | Onion          | 08.01.2020      |                                                                78750 |                     5000 |                                31.33 |                                      14.6  |                                         16.73 |
| 4     | M/s Banaskantha District Cooperative Producer Union Ltd | Banaskantha, Gujarat               | Potato         | 08.01.2020      |                                                                79200 |                    12000 |                               103.87 |                                      30.56 |                                         73.31 |
| 5     | M/s Vangi Foods                                         | Kheda, Gujarat                     | Tomato         | 05.03.2020      |                                                                 9600 |                       30 |                                18.5  |                                       4.51 |                                         13.99 |
| 6     | M/s Smartagri Agroville                                 | Nashik, Maharashtra                | Onion          | 03.02.2021      |                                                                67834 |                     7000 |                                35.97 |                                      13.11 |                                         22.86 |
| Total | Total                                                   | Total                              | Total          | Total           |                                                               334384 |                    46380 |                               363.3  |                                     136.82 |                                        226.48 |