Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Setting up FPIs under PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *236

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SETTING UP FPIS UNDER PMKSY

## *236.  SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM: DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  targets  set  for  setting  up  Food Processing Industries (FPIs) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons for failure in achieving the targets under PMKSY;
- (c) the number of proposals sent by the State Governments and the number of proposals sanctioned by the Union Government, State-wise; and
- (d) the  budgetary  allocation  for  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  and  details  of expenditure incurred during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *236 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023 REGARDING 'SETTING UP FPIS UNDER PMKSY'

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  a Central Sector umbrella scheme  - Pradhan Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18.  The  PMKSY  is  one  of  the  important  interventions  by  the  Government  in  Food Processing sector and it has made substantial contribution in strengthening Food Processing Infrastructure  of  the  country.  An  outlay  of  Rs.6000  crore  was  allocated  for  14 th Finance Commission Cycle(FCC) period. During 15 th FCC period, an outlay of Rs. 4600 crore which includes Rs. 2630 crore for committed liabilities has been allocated. As on 30.11.2023, 1401 projects  have  been  approved  with  total  project  cost of  Rs.  29,828.86  crore,  which  includes grants-in-aid  of  Rs.  8,611.74  crore.  Out  of  1401  projects,  so  far,  832  projects  have  been completed  leading  to  creation  of  processing  /  preservation  capacity  of  218.43  Lakh  MT, generation of 9.77 lakh employment and benefitting 32.78 lakh farmers.
- (c)  :    PMKSY  is  demand  driven  scheme.  Government  Departments,  PSUs,  Joint  ventures. NGOs,  Cooperatives,  Self  Help  Groups,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations,  Private  Sector Companies, Partnership Firms, Proprietorship Firms, etc. are eligible to avail the benefit under the scheme. MoFPI invites applications / proposals through Expression of Interest (EoI) from the eligible entities from time to time. Out of 1401 projects approved, 70 projects of the State Governments and its organisations have been approved till date. State-wise details of the same are at Annexure.
- (d) :  The budgetary allocation and expenditure incurred under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) for the last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   | Amount in ₹ crore   | Amount in ₹ crore   | Amount in ₹ crore      |
|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|                  | Budget Estimate     | Revised Estimate    | Expenditure            |
| 2021-22          | NIL                 | 10.00               | 9.27                   |
| 2022-23          | 1022                | 801                 | 489.83                 |
| 2023-24          | 1530                | -                   | 98.77 as on 11.12.2023 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *236 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2023 REGARDING 'SETTING UP FPIS UNDER PMKSY'

## State-wise details of projects approved for the State Government organisations under PMKSY

| S. No.   | State/ UT        |   No. of projects approved |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                          4 |
| 2        | Assam            |                          5 |
| 3        | Bihar            |                          2 |
| 4        | Goa              |                          1 |
| 5        | Gujarat          |                          6 |
| 6        | Haryana          |                          4 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh |                          1 |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                          4 |
| 9        | Karnataka        |                          2 |
| 10       | Kerala           |                          3 |
| 11       | Maharashtra      |                          1 |
| 12       | Orissa           |                          1 |
| 13       | Punjab           |                          8 |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu       |                         14 |
| 15       | Telangana        |                          2 |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh    |                          4 |
| 17       | Manipur          |                          1 |
| 18       | Meghalaya        |                          2 |
| 19       | Nagaland         |                          2 |
| 20       | Tripura          |                          1 |
| 21       | Sikkim           |                          1 |
| 22       | A&NIslands       |                          1 |
| Total    |                  |                         70 |