Lok Sabha Question No. 1224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Operation Green Scheme for Value Addition
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224

ANSWERED ON 09 TH  FEBRURAY, 2021

## OPERATION GREENS SCHEME FOR VALUE ADDITION

## 1224. DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Operation Greens Scheme to enhance value chain for tomato, onion and potato crops and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the farmers who are likely to benefit from this scheme, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the budget allocated for subsidy under the scheme and the expenditure incurred till date, State-wise; and
- (d) the details of long term development projects under the Operation Greens Scheme and the inputs along with outcomes observed thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): Yes Sir, in pursuance to Budget announcement for the year 2018-19, Ministry has launched a central sector scheme 'Operation Greens - a scheme for integrated development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain' with a budgetary allocation of Rs. 500 crore in November 2018.

Under short term price stabilization measures of this scheme, during glut situation subsidy is provided at the rate of 50% for transportation and storage, for evacuation of TOP crops from production surplus  areas  to  consumption  centres.  Further,  in  pursuance  of  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan,  this subsidy  has  been  extended  from  Tomato,  Onion  and  Potato  (TOP)  crops  to  a  total  of  41  notified horticulture crops (TOTAL) if prices fall below the average prices for last three years or 15% below of previous year's price.

Under long term integrated value chain development of this scheme, Grant-in-aid is provided at the rate of 50% (70% in case of FPOs and SC/ST) of the eligible project cost, subject to maximum of ₹ 50cr per project, for setting up of integrated value chain development projects for Tomato, Onion and Potato in identified clusters in major producing States.

(b) to (d):  Under long-term measures, Ministry had approved 6 integrated value chain projects with total project cost of ₹ 363.29cr including approved grant-in-aid of ₹ 136.81 cr, which are expected to create 46,950 MT of storage capacity; 3.36 Lakh MT/annum of processing facility; benefit approx. 35,380 number of farmers and generate approx. 18,063 number of direct and indirect employment. The Statewise details of these approved projects are attached at Annexure-I.

The details of the budget allocated and expenditure since 2018-2019 are as under:-

(Rs. in cr)

| Year    |    BE |     RE |   Actual Expenditure |
|---------|-------|--------|----------------------|
| 2018-19 |   0   | 200    |                 5.5  |
| 2019-20 | 200   |  32.48 |                 2.84 |
| 2020-21 | 127.5 |  38.2  |                22.29 |

There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224 FOR ANSWER ON 09 TH FEBRUARY, 2021 REGARDING 'OPERATION GREENS SCHEME FOR VALUE ADDITION'.

₹ in crore

| Sl. No.   | Name of PIA                                              | State          |   Project Cost |   Amount of grant-in-aid approved | Amount of grant released   | Farmers to be benefitted   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | M/s Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society               | Andhra Pradesh |         109.99 |                             48.82 | Nil                        | 15,000                     |
| 2         | M/s Nedspice Dehydration India LLP                       | Gujarat        |          63.64 |                             25.22 | 2.37                       | 13,780                     |
| 3         | M/s Banaskantha District Co-op. Milk Producers Union Ltd | Gujarat        |         103.87 |                             30.56 | Nil                        | 13,780                     |
| 4         | M/s Vangi Foods                                          | Gujarat        |          18.5  |                              4.51 | 1.35                       |                            |
| 5         | M/s Khemanand Dudh and Krishi Producer Company Limited   | Maharashtra    |          31.33 |                             14.6  | Nil                        | 6,600                      |
| 6         | M/s Smartagri Agroville Producer Company Ltd             | Maharashtra    |          35.96 |                             13.11 | Nil                        | 6,600                      |
| Total     | Total                                                    | Total          |         363.29 |                            136.81 | 3.72                       |                            |