Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Farmers benefitted under PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.274

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY

## *274.  SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of farmers benefited under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) during each of the last four years so far;
- (b) the total number of direct/indirect employment generated under the PMKSY during the said period; and
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to improve the employability of the yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.274 FOR ANSWER ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022 REGARDING 'FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY'.

(a) & (b): Year wise estimated number of farmers benefited and direct and indirect employment generated from projects completed under component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18 is placed at Annexure.

(c): In order to further streamline implementation of the scheme to help achieve its objectives, including  employment  generation,  Government  has  approved  continuation  of  restructured PMKSY till 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 4600 Crore. The scope of component scheme 'Operation Greens' has been extended from Tomato, Onion &  Potato (TOP) to 22 perishable products. Various  other  measures  undertaken  in  this  regard  include-  (i)  Creating  awareness  of benefits  available  under  its  schemes;  (ii)  Submission  of  proposals  through  online  portal;  (iii) Dashboard for monitoring the implementation of the projects; (iv) Regular review meetings with the promoters/state nodal departments/ banks to help remove bottlenecks.

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ANNEXURE REFFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 274 FOR ANSWER ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022 REGARDING 'FARMERS BENEFITED UNDER PMKSY'.

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

| Year    |   Number of Completed during year |   Projects the Estimated number farmers benefited projects completed |   of from Estimated number of Direct& Indirect employment generated from projects completed during the year |
|---------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                36 |                                                               185088 |                                                                                                       13619 |
| 2018-19 |                                40 |                                                               185739 |                                                                                                       39028 |
| 2019-20 |                                90 |                                                               499826 |                                                                                                       42016 |
| 2020-21 |                               111 |                                                               398996 |                                                                                                       54911 |
| 2021-22 |                               127 |                                                               343394 |                                                                                                       57525 |