Lok Sabha Question No. 1387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Support for Farmers to reduce Post-Harvest Losses and enhance Cold Chain Infrastructure
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Shashank Mani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1387 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  February, 2025

## SUPPORT FOR FARMERS TO REDUCE POST-HARVEST LOSSES AND ENHANCE COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE

## 1387. SHRI SHASHANK MANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has introduced any initiatives to support farmers by reducing post- harvest losses and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any specific programmes have been introduced by the Government to enhance cold chain infrastructure for agricultural produce and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the manner in which these initiatives are contributing to improve farmers' incomes; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  further  plans  to  expand  or  enhance  support  for reducing post-harvest losses and strengthening cold chain infrastructure and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is implementing a central sector umbrella scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY).  Under  component  schemes  of PMKSY, Ministry provides financial assistance up to ₹15 crore, @ 35% of eligible project cost for projects in general areas & @50% of eligible project cost for projects in Difficult Areas as well as for projects of SC/ST, FPOs & SHG, for setting up food processing industries. PMKSY is a comprehensive package of component schemes, viz. (i) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme), (ii) Operation Greens (OG scheme)- Long term intervention, (iii) Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC scheme), (iv) Creation/  Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC scheme), (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL scheme) -discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 and (vi) Mega Food Park scheme (MFP scheme) - discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021, which aims at creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It provides a boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country, helps in providing better prices to farmers, creates employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reduces wastage of agricultural produce, increases the processing levels and enhances the  export  of  processed  foods.  The  details  of  number  of  projects  approved  in  component schemes of PMKSY are given at Annexure-I .

(b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing the Central Sector Scheme for  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  as  one  of  the  component  of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana with the objective of reducing post-harvest losses of horticulture & non-horticulture produce and providing remunerative price to farmers for their produce. The scheme provides for financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 35% of eligible  project  cost  for  projects  in  General  Areas  and  @  50%  of  eligible  project  cost  for projects in Difficult areas as well as for the projects of SC/ST, FPOs and SHGs, subject to the maximum of Rs.10 Crore per project for setting up integrated cold chain projects, including irradiation facilities,  without any break  from the farm  gate to the  consumer.  The details of number of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure are at Annexure-II.

(c)  and  (d) :The  food  processing  infrastructure  adds  to  the  income  of  the  farmers  by significantly reducing the wastage, better price realization, and by providing better forward and backward linkages. Cold Chain scheme is demand driven and proposals are invited by the Ministry from across the country through floating Expression of Interests (EoIs) from time to time based on availability of funds under the scheme.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1387  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.02.2025  REGARDING 'SUPPORT FOR FARMERS  TO  REDUCE  POST-HARVEST  LOSSES  AND ENHANCE COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE'

| Details of number of projects approved in component schemes of PMKSY   | Details of number of projects approved in component schemes of PMKSY   | Details of number of projects approved in component schemes of PMKSY   | Details of number of projects approved in component schemes of PMKSY   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.No.                                                                 | Scheme                                                                 | Approved Projects                                                      | Approved GIA (Rs in Crore)                                             |
| 1                                                                      | Agro Processing Cluster                                                | 75                                                                     | 194.04                                                                 |
| 2                                                                      | Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                              | 61                                                                     | 143.31                                                                 |
| 3                                                                      | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure                | 397                                                                    | 2108.02                                                                |
| 4                                                                      | Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities        | 526                                                                    | 1083.84                                                                |
| 5                                                                      | Mega Food Park                                                         | 41                                                                     | 1175.27                                                                |
| 6                                                                      | Operation Greens                                                       | 45                                                                     | 42.41                                                                  |
|                                                                        | Total                                                                  | 1145                                                                   | 4746.89                                                                |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1387  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13.02.2025  REGARDING 'SUPPORT FOR FARMERS  TO  REDUCE  POST-HARVEST  LOSSES  AND ENHANCE COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE'

| Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   | Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   | Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   | Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   | Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   | Details of projects approved, completed and capacity created under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure component of PMKSY   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                         | Scheme                                                                                                                                          | Approved Projects                                                                                                                               | Completed Projects                                                                                                                              | Processing Capacity (Lakh MTper annum)                                                                                                          | Preservation Capacity (Lakh MTper annum)                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition                                                                                                        | 397                                                                                                                                             | 286                                                                                                                                             | 112.35                                                                                                                                          | 25.39                                                                                                                                           |
| Total                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                           | 397                                                                                                                                             | 286                                                                                                                                             | 112.35                                                                                                                                          | 25.39                                                                                                                                           |

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