Lok Sabha Question No. 821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Cultivation of Banana in Bahraich
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: †

## 821

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## CULTIVATION OF BANANA IN BAHRAICH

## † 821. DR. ANAND KUMAR:

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

a) whether the Government has any scheme for the establishment and promotion of processing units  for  products  derived  from  banana  plants  and  banana  fruit  in  Bahraich  Lok  Sabha Constituency keeping in view the fact that it has large-scale banana cultivation but producers do not receive fair value in absence of any related processing unit and if so, the details thereof; and if not, the reasons therefor; and b) whether the Government would consider any scheme for establishing such processing units so that farmers of the region may obtain fair prices and new employment opportunities may also be generated and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

a) & (b) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a central sector umbrella scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)' since 2017-18 across the country. Under Operation Greens component of PMKSY scheme, the Ministry is providing financial assistance at the rate of 35% of the eligible project cost for projects  in  General  Areas,  and  50%  for  projects  in  Difficult  Areas,  as  well  as  for  projects involving SC/ST, FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations), and SHGs (Self-Help Groups) for value chain development of 10 fruit crops, 11 vegetable crops and shrimp in the identified production  clusters.  The  production  clusters  for  these  crops  are  identified  based  on  the horticultural production data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in consultation with the Horticulture Departments of the respective states. Based on these criteria, the Ministry has identified 8 Banana clusters spread across 23 districts in 5 states in the country. The  details  of  these  production  clusters  are  at Annexure .  Out  of  these,  Gorakhpur,  Kushi Nagar,  Maharajganj,  Fatehpur  and  Kaushambi  districts  have  been  identified  as  production clusters for Banana in Uttar Pradesh.

Further, the  Ministry of Food Processing Industries does not set up any food processing industry on its own, but to encourage the growth of the food processing sector, the Ministry is implementing various schemes for development of food processing infrastructure and setting up  of  food  processing  units  through  various  component  schemes  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). The schemes are demand driven and  proposals under the schemes are  invited  through  Expression  of  Interest  (EOI).  The  Proposals  are  scrutinised  as  per provisions of scheme guidelines and eligible applications are approved for financial assistance. So far, the Ministry has not sanctioned any project for Banana processing in these clusters in Uttar Pradesh under Operation Greens scheme.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 821 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 REGARDING 'CULTIVATION OF BANANA IN BAHRAICH'

## Production Clusters for Banana under Operation Greens Scheme

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                                |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1- Kadapa, Anantapur Cluster-2-East Godawari, West Godawari, Visakhapatanam, Vizianagaram |
|        2 | Gujrat         | Cluster-1-Bharuch, Anand, Narmada, Surat, Chhotaudepur, Vadodara,                                 |
|        3 | Maharashtra    | Cluster-1-Jalgaon                                                                                 |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu     | Cluster-1- Erode, Coimbatore Cluster-2-Tuticorin, Theni, Madurai                                  |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Maharajganj                                                     |