Lok Sabha Question No. 5416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Funds to Darjeeling-Kalimpong under PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5416

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  APRIL, 2025

## FUNDS TO DARJEELING-KALIMPONG UNDER PMKSY

## 5416. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the details of key component of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana including initiatives for infrastructure development and value addition in the agricultural sector;
- (b) the total financial outlay and assistance provided to the States under the said scheme since its inception;
- (c) the details of assistance provided to the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur under the scheme since its inception, year-wise;
- (d) the  impact  of  the  scheme  on  improving  farmers'  income  and  reducing  agricultural wastage across the country till January 2025; and
- (e) the measures being taken by the Government to promote private sector participation and expand the scheme's coverage in rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The component schemes under PMKSY are as under:

- i. Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters (APC Scheme)
- ii. Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC Scheme)
- iii. Operation Greens (OG Scheme)
- iv. Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC & VAI Scheme)
- v. Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure Scheme
- vi. Research & Development (R&D Scheme) Human Resource and Institutions -Research & Development
- vii. Creation  of  Backward  &  Forward  Linkages  (CBFL  Scheme)  -  discontinued  w.e.f. 01.04.2021
- viii. Mega Food Parks (MFP Scheme) - discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021

(b) and (c): Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) is demand driven in nature and applications are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over India including Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  North  Dinajpur.  The  funds  are  not  allocated/sanctioned/released State-wise  under  any  of  the  component  schemes  of  PMKSY.  The  proposals  received  are scrutinized for their eligibility and evaluated based on the criteria fixed as per the extant scheme guidelines. Merit based approvals are given to the eligible proposals based on availability of funds. State-wise financial assistance approved under PMKSY since inception is at AnnexureI. Details of approved projects in Darjeeling district are at Annexure-II . No projects have been approved in the district of Kalimpong and North Dinajpur as on date.

(d): With Creation of Food Processing Infrastructure, the demand for Farm produce which is raw material  for  Food  Processing  industries  increases  leading  to  better  prices  to  farmers  and increasing farm gate profitability. Under component schemes of PMKSY till January 2025 a total of 1611 projects have been approved out of which 1097 are operational, benefitting 3331736 farmers.

Creation of post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities leads to reduction in post-harvest losses. The component schemes under PMKSY provide financial assistance in the form of grantsin-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing/preservation infrastructure which, interalia, includes cold storages and refrigerated vehicles to minimize post-harvest losses.

As per the Evaluation Study conducted and submitted to the Ministry by NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS) in 2020 on 'Impact of Units Implemented under Scheme for Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  assisted  by  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)', it was highlighted that due to interventions of the Integrated Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries, while all sectors had shown some decrease in wastages, but Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy and Fisheries sector had shown significant reduction in wastages.

(e): Under the PMKSY scheme, project proposals are invited from time to time from across the country including rural areas by floating Expression of Interests (EoIs) on the Ministry's website. Wide publicity is given to the component schemes under PMKSY by circulation through Press Information Bureau (PIB) and publishing in leading national and regional newspapers. Private sector participants including small farmers as well as entity/ organization such as FPOs/FPCs/NGOs/PSUs/Firms/Companies, etc. are eligible to avail benefits under the scheme.

Under the scheme of Promotional Activities of MoFPI, Ministry has provided financial assistance to various eligible organizations for organizing 60 events such as seminar, workshop, conference, exhibitions etc. across the country during the year 2024 to create awareness among private sector stakeholders on various schemes of the Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 5416 FOR ANSWER ON 03.04.2025 REGARDING 'FUNDS TO DARJEELING-KALIMPONG UNDER PMKSY'

| State-wise financial assistance provided under PMKSY as on 28.02.2025   | State-wise financial assistance provided under PMKSY as on 28.02.2025   | State-wise financial assistance provided under PMKSY as on 28.02.2025   | State-wise financial assistance provided under PMKSY as on 28.02.2025   |
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| S.No                                                                    | State                                                                   | Approved GIA (Rs Crore)                                                 | Released GIA (Rs Crore)                                                 |
| 1                                                                       | Andaman &Nicobar                                                        | 3.17                                                                    | 3.04                                                                    |
| 2                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                          | 763.99                                                                  | 452.55                                                                  |
| 3                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                       | 82.51                                                                   | 25.99                                                                   |
| 4                                                                       | Assam                                                                   | 445.34                                                                  | 251.54                                                                  |
| 5                                                                       | Bihar                                                                   | 170.60                                                                  | 96.87                                                                   |
| 6                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                              | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                                    |
| 7                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                            | 79.47                                                                   | 61.42                                                                   |
| 8                                                                       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                      | 3.64                                                                    | 3.47                                                                    |
| 9                                                                       | Delhi                                                                   | 10.90                                                                   | 10.49                                                                   |
| 10                                                                      | Goa                                                                     | 7.71                                                                    | 7.56                                                                    |
| 11                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                 | 658.52                                                                  | 528.90                                                                  |
| 12                                                                      | Haryana                                                                 | 411.16                                                                  | 283.04                                                                  |
| 13                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                        | 308.47                                                                  | 245.66                                                                  |
| 14                                                                      | Jammu &Kashmir                                                          | 194.32                                                                  | 148.26                                                                  |
| 15                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                               | 0.94                                                                    | 0.77                                                                    |
| 16                                                                      | Karnataka                                                               | 399.69                                                                  | 290.87                                                                  |
| 17                                                                      | Kerala                                                                  | 303.87                                                                  | 210.23                                                                  |
| 18                                                                      | Ladakh                                                                  | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                                    |
| 19                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                             | 0.00                                                                    | 0.00                                                                    |
| 20                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                          | 355.66                                                                  | 255.92                                                                  |
| 21                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                             | 1312.19                                                                 | 903.79                                                                  |
| 22                                                                      | Manipur                                                                 | 59.19                                                                   | 22.90                                                                   |
| 23                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                               | 71.92                                                                   | 12.57                                                                   |
| 24                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                 | 66.32                                                                   | 59.17                                                                   |
| 25                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                | 78.90                                                                   | 51.18                                                                   |
| 26                                                                      | Orissa                                                                  | 206.85                                                                  | 146.43                                                                  |
| 27                                                                      | Puduchery                                                               | 0.81                                                                    | 0.70                                                                    |
| 28                                                                      | Punjab                                                                  | 427.07                                                                  | 355.82                                                                  |
| 29                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                               | 325.37                                                                  | 183.15                                                                  |
| 30                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                  | 3.64                                                                    | 3.64                                                                    |
| 31                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                              | 497.69                                                                  | 313.30                                                                  |
| 32                                                                      | Telangana                                                               | 404.44                                                                  | 228.20                                                                  |
| 33                                                                      | Tripura                                                                 | 64.63                                                                   | 60.90                                                                   |
| 34                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                           | 476.24                                                                  | 351.36                                                                  |
| 35                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                             | 476.05                                                                  | 438.95                                                                  |
| 36                                                                      | West Bengal                                                             | 249.90                                                                  | 190.11                                                                  |
| Total                                                                   | Total                                                                   | 8921.17                                                                 | 6198.76                                                                 |

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 5416 FOR ANSWER ON 03.04.2025 REGARDING 'FUNDS TO DARJEELING-KALIMPONG UNDER PMKSY'

| Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY                           | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   | Details of projects in Darjeeling District under PMKSY   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No .                                                 | Scheme Name                                                                      | State                                                    | Project Name                                             | Date of Approval                                         | Project Cost (in Cr.)                                    | Appr oved Grant -in- aid (Rs. in Cr)                     | Relea sed Grant -in- aid (Rs. in Cr)                     | Status                                                   | Empl oyme nt                                             | Far mer s Ben efite d                                    |
| 1                                                        | Creation / Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities Scheme (CEFPPC) | West Bengal                                              | M/s Mahana nda Food Pvt. Ltd                             | 07.12.2018                                               | 22.94                                                    | 4.94                                                     | 4.77                                                     | Operati onal                                             | 575                                                      | 51                                                       |
| 2                                                        | Creation / Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities Scheme (CEFPPC) | West Bengal                                              | M/s Aarson Lozenge s Factory                             | 29.05.2019                                               | 4.75                                                     | 1.31                                                     | 1.23                                                     | Operati onal                                             | 150                                                      | 51                                                       |

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