Lok Sabha Question No. 3215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Implementing Operation Greens Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3215

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## IMPLEMENTING OPERATION GREENS SCHEME

## 3215.  SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI SELVAM G:

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

- (a) the challenges faced by the Government while implementing Operation Greens Scheme (OGS);
- (b) the  details  of  the  target  set  and  achievements  made  so  far  under  the  scheme  since  its inception;
- (c) whether OGS has failed to benefit farmers in enhancing their income and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (d) whether OGS which is presently applicable to tomato, onion and potato will be enlarged to other perishable products and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  details  of  the  budget  allocated  for  subsidy  under  the  scheme  and  the  expenditure incurred till date, State-wise; and
- (f) the details of long-term development projects under the OGS and the inputs along with outcomes observed thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  & (b): The Ministry has been implementing scheme of Operation Greens since November, 2018 for integrated value chain development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops in the selected  clusters.  The  scheme  has  two  components  i.e.  Long  Term  Strategy  i.e.  Value  Chain Development Projects and Short Term Strategy i.e. Price Stabilization Measures through grant of transportation/storage subsidy.

Being a demand driven scheme, projects are sanctioned on the basis of response received from  the  industry.  Since  its  inception,  six  (6)  value  chain  development  projects  have  been sanctioned  and  initiated  with  total  project  cost  of  Rs.363.30  crore;  Grant-in-aid  sanctioned  of Rs.136.82 crore; Processing capacity 3.34 Lakh MT and Preservation Capacity of 46,380 MT.

The Ministry has conducted regular stakeholder's consultations to discuss the challenges faced for setting up of projects under the scheme and accordingly, necessary corrective measures have been taken from time to time to resolve the issues.

- (c): Under the short term measures of the scheme, provision of transportation/storage subsidy is available for notified crops during glut situation for eligible entities including Farmers. Total subsidy  of  Rs.84.73  crore  has  been  disbursed  under  the  scheme  which  has  benefitted  eligible entities including farmers across India.
- (d): The scope of short term measures originally applicable to Tomato, Onion and Potato crops were expanded to 41 notified fruits & vegetables w.e.f. June, 2020 as a part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Package.

Further, in pursuance to Budget Announcement 2021-22, the scope of long term strategy i.e. Value Chain Development Projects was expanded from TOP crops to 22 perishables which include 10 fruits, 11 vegetables (including TOP crops) and 1 marine product i.e. Shrimp.

- (e): State-wise budget allocation is not done under the scheme. The details of year-wise budget allocation and expenditure incurred till date are provided in the table below.

(Rs. in Crore)

| Financial Year              |   Budget Allocation |   Expenditure |
|-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------|
| 2018-19                     |              200    |          5.5  |
| 2019-20                     |               32.48 |          2.84 |
| 2020-21                     |               38.22 |         38.21 |
| 2021-22 9 (till 15.03.2022) |               74.5  |         60.58 |
| Total                       |              345.2  |        107.13 |

- (f): As on date, six (6) projects were sanctioned for TOP crops under the scheme with total project cost of Rs.363.30 crore; Grant-in-aid sanctioned of Rs.136.82 crore; Processing capacity 3.34 Lakh MT and Preservation Capacity of 46,380 MT.

Out of the six (6) projects, three (3) projects i.e. one each for TOP crops in the State of Gujarat;  two  (2)  projects  for  Onion  in  Maharashtra  and  one  (1)  project  for  tomato  in  Andhra Pradesh have been sanctioned and initiated.

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