Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Setting up FPIs under PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 465

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  APRIL, 2022

## SETTING UP FPIs UNDER PMKSY

## †*465. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has invited proposals from the States especially from Maharashtra for setting up Food Processing Units/Industries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY);
- (b) if so, the details of the proposals received so far for setting up such processing units from various  State  Governments  and  Enterprises  along  with  the  effective  steps  taken  by  the Government to set up Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to set up FPIs in Maharashtra along with the efforts made to simplify the process of providing loan and grant to promote the setting up of FPIs;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of assistance provided to the entrepreneurs for setting up FPIs in the State of Maharashtra during each of the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  465  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH  APRIL  2022  REGARDING 'SETTING UP FPIs UNDER PMKSY'.

- (a): Yes Sir, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana since 2016-17 across the country including Maharshtra and it invites proposals through Expression of Interest (EoI) issued from time to time on SAMPADA Portal for providing financial assistance for setting up Food Processing Industries.
- (b) to (d): So  far,  2358  proposals  have  been  received  for  setting  up  Food  Processing Units/Industries  across  the  country  under  different  component  schemes  of  PMKSY  through SAMPADA Portal, out of which 441 proposals pertained to Maharashtra.

In order to streamline scheme implementation and handhold promoters, Ministry has taken various  measures  like-  (i) Submission  of  project  proposals  and  request  for  release  of  Grants through  online  portal;  (ii)  Dashboard  for  monitoring  the  implementation  of  the  projects;  (iii) Regular  review  meetings  with  the  promoters/state  nodal  departments/  banks  to  help  remove bottlenecks; (iv) Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee and Technical Committee to streamline evaluation and approval process etc.

For easy and affordable credit to the sector, all food & agro- processing activities have been made eligible under Priority Sector Lending and a special fund of Rs.2000 crore has been set up in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

(e): A total  of  72  projects  have  been  approved  for  assistance  under  component  schemes  of PMKSY for setting up of Food Processing Industries in Maharashtra since 2018-19. Total Project cost of these projects is Rs 1159.6 Cr and total Grant-in Aid approved is Rs 336 Cr.

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