Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Implementation of PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Kripanath Mallah, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796

ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKSY

## 796. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

1067.   SHRI P. WILSON

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

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana;
- (b) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this yojana within Tamil Nadu so far;
- (c) the benefits/ facilities being provided to the farmers under this yojana within Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any target under this yojana across the country, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the number of farmers benefitted under this yojana within Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan so far along with its response across the country; and
- (f) whether this scheme has helped to generate direct/ indirect employment across the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing an umbrella schemePradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  since  2017-18  across  the  country.  PMKSY  is  a comprehensive package of component schemes, which is aimed at creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It provides a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country, helps in providing better prices to farmers, creates huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reduces wastage of agricultural produce, increases the processing level and enhances the export of the processed foods. Under the following component schemes, financial support in the form of grants-in-aid is provided for setting up of food processing projects across the country:

- (i) Mega Food Parks scheme (MFP) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
- (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition infrastructure (Cold Chain)
- (iii) Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC)
- (iv) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing And Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
- (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
- (vi) Operation Greens(OG): Long Term Interventions
- (vii) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure - Setting up / Up gradation of quality control/ food testing laboratories (FTL)
- (viii) Human Resource & Institutions (HRI)
- (b): No state-wise fund allocation is made under PMKSY. A total of 96 food processing projects have been approved under aforesaid component schemes of PMKSY as on date (19.07.2023) in the State of Tamil Nadu with the total grants-in-aid of Rs. 376.40 crore. Out of this, Rs. 206.52 crore has already been released for implementation of these projects.
- (c): The benefits / facilities created/ to be created on implementation of food processing projects under PMKSY in the states of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan are provided in Annexure.
- (d): The details of targets proposed by MoFPI for the 15 th Finance Commission Cycle period (2021-22 to 2025-26) and achievements made as on date (19.07.2023) against them under various component schemes of PMKSY are as under:
* 233 projects approved against the funds available under
- (i) proposed target of 162
- (ii) cancellation of projects by MoFPI
- (iii)   withdrawal of projects by the Project Implementing Agency and
- (iv)   transfer of funds from OG scheme.
- (e):   4.29 lakh, 0.39 lakh and 1.52 lakh farmers have been benefited/ expected to be benefitted from 96, 50 and 48 food processing projects approved under various component schemes of PMKSY in the States of Tamil  Nadu,  Assam  and  Rajasthan  respectively,  out  of  total  47.52  lakh  farmers  have  been  benefitted/ expected to be benefited across the country since the inception of various component schemes of PMKSY.
- (f):   Yes, PMKSY has assisted to generate total employment (direct and indirect) of 13.09 lakh from various component schemes of PMKSY since their inception.

|       |                           | Project in numbers             | Project in numbers             |
|-------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No. | Component scheme of PMKSY | Proposed Target                | Achievement made               |
| 1.    | Mega Food Parks scheme    | Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 | Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 |
| 2.    | Cold Chain scheme         | 30                             | 36                             |
| 3.    | APC scheme                | 30                             | 21                             |
| 4.    | CEFPPC scheme             | 162                            | 233*                           |
| 5.    | CBFL scheme               | Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 | Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 |
| 6.    | OG scheme                 | 80                             | 40                             |
| 7.    | FTL scheme                | 25                             | 19                             |
| 8.    | HRI - R&D scheme          | 100                            | -                              |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  796  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2023  REGARDING  'IMPLEMENTATION  OF PMKSY'

Benefits  /Facilities  created  /  to  be  created  on  implementation  of  food  processing  projects  under PMKSY in the states of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan

| No. of projects approved   | Cold Storage/ Frozen Storage (in Lakh MT)   | Warehouse Capacity (in Lakh MT)   | Preservation Capacity (in Lakh MT)   | Processing (in Lakh MT)   | Capacity   |            |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|
| Tamil Nadu                 | Tamil Nadu                                  | Tamil Nadu                        | Tamil Nadu                           | Tamil Nadu                | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu |
| 96                         | 1.02                                        | 0.47                              | 2.71                                 | 13.63                     |            |            |
| Assam                      | Assam                                       | Assam                             | Assam                                | Assam                     | Assam      | Assam      |
| 50                         | 0.16                                        | 0.31                              | 0.466                                | 9.27                      |            |            |
| Rajasthan                  | Rajasthan                                   | Rajasthan                         | Rajasthan                            | Rajasthan                 | Rajasthan  | Rajasthan  |
| 48                         | 0.66                                        | 0.65                              | 4.71                                 | 7.12                      |            |            |