Lok Sabha Question No. 1855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Wastage of Vegetables due to lack of Processing Facilities
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1855

ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2025

## WASTAGE OF VEGETABLES DUE TO LACK OF PROCESSING FACILITIES

## +1855. DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

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

- (a) whether a large quantity of fruits and vegetables in India gets wasted due to the lack of adequate processing facilities despite being the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the Government to increase the level of processing; and
- (c) the details of the schemes being implemented/being implemented  for food processing and the progress made thereunder along with the  amount allocated for them in the State of Uttar Pradesh  including  its  Baghpat  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  as  well  as  other States,  State-wise during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, 'Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India' in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The details of estimated loss of fruits and vegetables reported  in the study are as under:

| Category   | Estimated Loss (%)   |
|------------|----------------------|
| Fruits     | 6.02-15.05           |
| Vegetables | 4.87-11.61           |

The Ministry of Food processing Industries (MoFPI) supports the creation and expansion of the  processing/preservation  capacity  through  implementation  of  various  schemes  for  the overall development of food processing sector, including creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet, to reduce post-harvest losses and to increase the level of processing.

The schemes under MoFPI are as follows:

- i) MoFPI implements Central Sector Umbrella Scheme-Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016-17 to create post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities to boost the overall development of the food-processing sector including reduction in postharvest losses, enhancing value addition etc. The component schemes under PMKSY are (i) Mega Food Parks (the component has been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2021 with provision  for  committed  liabilities  only)  (ii)  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (The component has been discontinued from 1st April 2021) (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities and (vi) Operation Greens.

MoFPI provides credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing/preservation infrastructure, which, interalia, includes cold storages to minimize post-harvest losses and increase processing level. As on June 2025, 1601 projects have been approved under PMKSY out of which 1133 projects have been completed. State-wise amount allocated during the last five years and the current year under the PMKSY is placed at Annexure-I.

- ii) MoFPI implements Central Sector Scheme- 'Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI)' to  support  creation  of  global  food  manufacturing champions commensurate with India's natural resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets. The budget outlay of the scheme is Rs.10,900 crore  and  total  170  applications  have  been  approved  under  various  categories  of  the scheme.  The scheme has led to increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT in the Country. A total number of about 3.39 Lakhs, both direct and indirect employment, has been generated  so  far  under  the  scheme. Under  PLISFPI,  the  State-wise  fund  allocation  is  not applicable.
- iii) MoFPI  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  "PM  Formalisation  of  Micro  food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan initiative for  providing  financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  upgradation  of  micro  food processing enterprises in the country. The scheme is operational from 2020-21 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore.  The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of microenterprises  in  the  unorganized  segment  of  the  food  processing  industry  and  promote formalization of the sector. The details of the progress made for the state of Uttar Pradesh including Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency is placed at Annexure-II .  Till  30th  June  2025, Centre Share of Rs. 3791.04 Cr. has been released to States/ UTs for implementation of various components of the scheme out of which 410.97 Cr. has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh including Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency. The State-wise and Year-wise details of Centre Share funds released are at Annexure-III .

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) to (c)    OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  1855  ANSWERED  ON  31 ST   JULY,  2025 REGARDING  WASTAGE  OF  VEGETABLES  DUE  TO  LACK  OF  PROCESSING FACILITIES

| State-wise no. of projects approved under PMKSYduring last 5 years and current year   | State-wise no. of projects approved under PMKSYduring last 5 years and current year   | State-wise no. of projects approved under PMKSYduring last 5 years and current year   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                 | No. of projects sanctioned                                                            | Approved Grant-in-aid (Rs. in Cr)                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 36                                                                                    | 330.26                                                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 1                                                                                     | 9.13                                                                                  |
| Assam                                                                                 | 2                                                                                     | 13.9                                                                                  |
| Bihar                                                                                 | 4                                                                                     | 59                                                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 1                                                                                     | 10                                                                                    |
| Goa                                                                                   | 1                                                                                     | 4.80                                                                                  |
| Gujarat                                                                               | 19                                                                                    | 133.87                                                                                |
| Haryana                                                                               | 16                                                                                    | 120.64                                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 6                                                                                     | 55.21                                                                                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                        | 2                                                                                     | 7.87                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                                             | 9                                                                                     | 59.71                                                                                 |
| Kerala                                                                                | 8                                                                                     | 57.59                                                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 9                                                                                     | 61.28                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra                                                                           | 27                                                                                    | 226.95                                                                                |
| Meghalaya                                                                             | 2                                                                                     | 58.51                                                                                 |
| Nagaland                                                                              | 2                                                                                     | 15.41                                                                                 |
| Odisha                                                                                | 7                                                                                     | 45.53                                                                                 |
| Punjab                                                                                | 8                                                                                     | 54.31                                                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                                                             | 6                                                                                     | 80.86                                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 23                                                                                    | 155.86                                                                                |
| Telangana                                                                             | 10                                                                                    | 65.98                                                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 13                                                                                    | 112.81                                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                                                           | 7                                                                                     | 63.43                                                                                 |
| West Bengal                                                                           | 7                                                                                     | 31.51                                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                                           | 226                                                                                   | 1834.41                                                                               |

| Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   | Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.e Operation Greens during last 5 years and current year in Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                                                                           | Schemes                                                                                                                                        | State                                                                                                                                          | District                                                                                                                                       | Project Name                                                                                                                                   | Sector                                                                                                                                         | Proje ct Cost                                                                                                                                  | Approved Grant-in-aid (Rs. in Cr)                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                              | Operation Greens (OG)                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | Meerut                                                                                                                                         | JCLAgro Products Private Limited                                                                                                               | Potato, Carrot, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Pointed Gourd, Cauliflower                                                                            | 47.99                                                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                                                             |

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY TO  PARTs  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NUMBER  1855  ANSWERED  ON  31 ST   JULY,  2025 REGARDING  WASTAGE  OF  VEGETABLES  DUE  TO  LACK  OF  PROCESSING FACILITIES

## For the State of Uttar Pradesh:

- 17,818 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 645.88 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy.
- Seed capital amount of Rs. 25.97 Cr. sanctioned for 8571 SHG members.
- 14 Incubation centres have been approved
- Capacity Building: 32 Master Trainers, 2 District Level trainers and 1255 beneficiaries have been trained

## For the Bhagpat Lok Sabha Constituency:

| Baghpat                                                                                      | Ghaziabad                                                                                     | Meerut                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 49 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 2.18 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy | 100 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 6.69 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy | 55 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 2.81 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy |
| Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.21 Cr. sanctioned for 55 SHG members                            | Seed capital amount of Rs. 1.15 Cr. sanctioned for 298 SHG members                            | Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.15 Cr. sanctioned for 70 SHG members                            |
| No Incubation centers approved                                                               | No Incubation centers approved                                                                | 1 Incubation center approved                                                                 |
| No beneficiaries have been trained                                                           | Capacity Building: 54 beneficiaries have been trained                                         | Capacity Building: 2 District Level trainers and No beneficiaries trained                    |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  1855 ANSWERED  ON  31 ST   JULY,  2025  REGARDING  WASTAGE  OF VEGETABLES DUE TO LACK OF PROCESSING FACILITIES.

Centre Share Funds released year-wise and State-wise as on 30 th  June 2025 under PMFME scheme

| S.No.   | States/ UTs             |   2020-21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |   2025- 26 |   Total |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Island |      1.82 |       1.92 |       0.34 |       0.38 |       0    |       0    |    4.47 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh          |     34.98 |      25.12 |      18.57 |      46.25 |      10.91 |      50    |  185.83 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh       |      0.15 |       7.34 |       0.03 |      11.09 |       8    |      10    |   36.62 |
| 4       | Assam                   |     16.71 |      15.96 |      18.12 |      43.88 |      68.5  |      35    |  198.16 |
| 5       | Bihar                   |      9.05 |      13.59 |       1.61 |      88.65 |     101.5  |      75    |  289.39 |
| 6       | Chandigarh              |      0.4  |       1.06 |       0.44 |       0.31 |       0    |       0    |    2.21 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh            |      7.04 |       8.88 |       1.44 |       7.69 |      10    |      10    |   45.04 |
| 8       | D&NHaveli&DnD           |      0.4  |       0.89 |       0.14 |       0    |       0    |       0    |    1.43 |
| 9       | Delhi                   |      0.5  |       0.32 |       1.15 |       0.5  |       4.25 |       0    |    6.71 |
| 10      | Goa                     |      0.41 |       3.14 |       1.81 |       2.08 |       2.5  |       5    |   14.94 |
| 11      | Gujarat                 |     16.55 |       8.53 |       1.98 |       7.02 |      15    |      12    |   61.08 |
| 12      | Haryana                 |      3.23 |       3.98 |       5.46 |      11.25 |      25    |      25    |   73.93 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh        |      5.19 |       7.64 |      13.75 |      57.12 |       4    |      25    |  112.7  |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir          |      8.19 |       1.5  |       2.16 |       2.68 |      25.75 |       6.28 |   46.55 |
| 15      | Jharkhand               |      2.69 |       1.74 |       0    |       9.79 |      20    |      25    |   59.22 |
| 16      | Karnataka               |     32.47 |      21.48 |      31.07 |      27.76 |      60    |      50    |  222.77 |
| 17      | Kerala                  |     10.13 |       3.46 |       3.99 |      29.52 |      40    |      40    |  127.1  |
| 18      | Ladakh                  |      0.45 |       0.93 |       2.32 |       0.36 |       3    |       0    |    7.06 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep             |      0.4  |       0.61 |       0    |       0    |       0    |       0    |    1.01 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh          |     20.62 |       9.93 |       9.98 |      44.97 |      78.04 |      50    |  213.53 |
| 21      | Maharashtra             |     27.58 |      26.6  |      76.87 |     120    |     195.2  |     100    |  546.25 |
| 22      | Manipur                 |      3.14 |       9.09 |       0    |       0    |       0    |       0    |   12.23 |
| 23      | Meghalaya               |      2.69 |       3.04 |       0.39 |       1    |       7.25 |      10    |   24.37 |
| 24      | Mizoram                 |      7.73 |       2.94 |       0    |       0    |       0    |       0    |   10.67 |
| 25      | Nagaland                |      6.64 |       5.9  |       0.41 |       3.97 |       3.75 |       0    |   20.67 |
| 26      | Odisha                  |     30.37 |      29.93 |       2.97 |      15.46 |      21.86 |      40    |  140.58 |
| 27      | Puducherry              |      1.16 |       0.79 |       0.68 |       2.46 |       3    |       1.35 |    9.45 |
| 28      | Punjab                  |      5.76 |       9.36 |      16.31 |      30.65 |      87.8  |      50    |  199.88 |
| 29      | Rajasthan               |     14.51 |      13.44 |       4.79 |      16.98 |       8.5  |      25    |   83.22 |
| 30      | Sikkim                  |      5.12 |       1.51 |       1.75 |       0.91 |       7.5  |      10    |   26.79 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu              |     12.95 |       3.23 |      24.02 |      72    |     100    |      75    |  287.19 |
| 32      | Telangana               |     33.16 |      16.88 |       2.31 |      15.4  |      60    |      75    |  202.75 |
| 33      | Tripura                 |      3.11 |      10.35 |       0.15 |       1.13 |       3.75 |      10    |   28.49 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh           |     36.29 |      24.08 |      21.06 |      79.55 |     150    |     100    |  410.98 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand             |      6.03 |       2.26 |       2.45 |       8.24 |      15    |      10    |   43.97 |
| 36      | West Bengal             |      0    |       0    |       0    |       6.28 |       2.5  |      25    |   33.78 |
|         | Total                   |    367.61 |     297.44 |     268.52 |     765.3  |    1142.56 |     949.63 | 3791.04 |