Lok Sabha Question No. 2893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Progress under PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

## 2893.   DR. BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a) the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) in creating food processing infrastructure;
- (b) the impact of these initiatives on reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing farmers' income;
- (c) the number of Mega Food Parks operationalized so far and their regional distribution; and
- (d) the measures being implemented to address regional disparities in food processing facilities?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b).  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  umbrella scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). Under component schemes of PMKSY, Ministry provides financial assistance for setting up food processing industries and related infrastructure. Under PMKSY, 1187 food processing projects have been approved since inception of component schemes. Out of these 666 projects are operational, benefitting 32,80,369 farmers and creating processing capacity of 188.83 LMT/annum & preservation capacity of 48.76 LMT/annum.  MoFPI estimates post-harvest losses from time to time for various agri-produces in the country through commissioning of studies based on primary surveys. As per the latest study conducted  by  NABARD  Consultancy  Service  Pvt.  Ltd  (NABCONS)  in  2022,  the  post-harvest  losses  are estimated at about 5-13% of fruits and vegetables and 3-7% of other crops including oil seeds and spices between harvesting and consumption. MoFPI is actively working to minimize these losses, increase value addition as well as  increase  in  level  of  processing  through  implementation  of  various  schemes  for  creation  and  expansion  of processing/ preservation capacities.

|                          | Loss (%)                         | Loss (%)                      |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Crops/Commodities        | As per ICAR-CIPHET Study (2015)* | As per NABCONS study (2022)** |
| Cereals                  | 4.65 - 5.99                      | 3.89-5.92                     |
| Pulses                   | 6.36 - 8.41                      | 5.65-6.74                     |
| Oil Seeds                | 3.08 - 9.96                      | 2.87-7.51                     |
| Fruits                   | 6.70-15.88                       | 6.02-15.05                    |
| Vegetables               | 4.58-12.44                       | 4.87-11.61                    |
| Plantation Crops &Spices | 1.18-7.89                        | 1.29-7.33                     |
| Milk                     | 0.92                             | 0.87                          |
| Fisheries (Inland)       | 5.23                             | 4.86                          |
| Fisheries (Marine)       | 10.52                            | 8.76                          |
| Meat                     | 2.71                             | 2.34                          |
| Poultry                  | 6.74                             | 5.63                          |
| Egg                      | 7.19                             | 6.03                          |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2893

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PROGRESS UNDER PMKSY

Source: *Report on Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and commodities in India, 2015. **NABCONS Study 2022

(c). 41 projects have been sanctioned under Mega Food Park Scheme in 25 different States out of these 24 Mega Food Parks are operational. The details of 24 operational Food Parks are as under:

|   S. No. | SPV/IA Name                                                                      | State/ UT Name   | District Name     |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Srini Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                          | Andhra Pradesh   | Chittoor          |
|        2 | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt Ltd                                             | Andhra Pradesh   | West Godavari     |
|        3 | North East Mega Food Park Ltd                                                    | Assam            | Nalbari           |
|        4 | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                | Chhattisgarh     | Raipur            |
|        5 | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                               | Gujarat          | Surat             |
|        6 | Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HSIIDC) | Haryana          | Sonipat           |
|        7 | Cremica Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                        | Himachal Pradesh | Una               |
|        8 | Integrated Food Park Ltd                                                         | Karnataka        | Tumkur            |
|        9 | Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)                | Kerala           | Palakkad          |
|       10 | Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC)                      | Kerala           | Alappuzha         |
|       11 | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                     | Madhya Pradesh   | Khargone          |
|       12 | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                   | Madhya Pradesh   | Dewas             |
|       13 | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                    | Maharashtra      | Satara            |
|       14 | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                   | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad        |
|       15 | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                     | Mizoram          | Kolasib           |
|       16 | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd                                                          | Odisha           | Rayagada          |
|       17 | International Mega Food Park Ltd                                                 | Punjab           | Fazilka           |
|       18 | Sukhjit Mega Food Park and Infra Ltd                                             | Punjab           | Kapurthala        |
|       19 | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                 | Rajasthan        | Ajmer             |
|       20 | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                     | Telangana        | Nizamabad         |
|       21 | Sikaria Mega Food Park (P) Ltd                                                   | Tripura          | West Tripura      |
|       22 | Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Pvt Ltd                                           | Uttarakhand      | Haridwar          |
|       23 | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                      | Uttarakhand      | Udham Singh Nagar |
|       24 | Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd                                               | West Bengal      | Murshidabad       |

(d). PMKSY is demand driven in nature and applications are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over India. MoFPI does not set up the food processing projects on its own. To boost the food processing industries in North Eastern States and Difficult Areas [State of Uttarakhand, State of Himachal Pradesh, Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, State Notified ITDP (Integrated Tribal Development Project) areas and Islands (Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep], following measures are incorporated in the scheme guidelines:

- (i) Higher rates of grants-in-aid/ subsidy @ 50% compared to 35% in general areas;
- (ii) Net worth requirement - not less than grants-in-aid/ subsidy sought as against 1.5 times of grants-in-aid/ subsidy sought for general areas
- (iii)Lower equity contribution - 10% required as against 20% for general areas;
- (iv) Lower loan requirement - 10% required as against 20% for general areas;
- (v) Lower eligibility threshold for project approval - 45 marks against 60 marks for others; and
- (vi) Time for completion and operationalisation of projects is 30 months for projects in difficult areas as against 24 months from the date of issue of approval letter for projects in general areas.

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