Lok Sabha Question No. 1843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Study to Assess Post Harvest Losses
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Hemang Joshi, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Chintamani Maharaj, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## STUDY TO ASSESS POST HARVEST LOSSES

## 1843. SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently conducted any national level study to assess postharvest losses in various crops;
- (b) if so, the details of key findings thereof;
- (c) the major schemes currently being implemented to reduce post-harvest losses, especially in perishable crops processing and Cold Chain Infrastructure and the progress made under the said schemes so far particularly in Palghar district in Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase private sector participation in strengthening storage, processing and cold-chain infrastructure;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the work done and funds allocated for Rajasthan, especially in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Udaipur districts in Rajasthan, Palghar district in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 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 various commodities reported in the study are as under:

## Post-harvest losses of major crops and commodities

| Crops/ Commodities       | Estimated Percentage Loss   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Cereals                  | 3.89-5.92                   |
| Pulses                   | 5.65-6.74                   |
| Oil Seeds                | 2.87-7.51                   |
| Fruits                   | 6.02-15.05                  |
| Vegetables               | 4.87-11.61                  |
| Plantation Crops &Spices | 1.29-7.33                   |
| Milk                     | 0.87                        |
| Fisheries (Inland)       | 4.86                        |
| Fisheries (Marine)       | 8.76                        |
| Meat                     | 2.34                        |
| Poultry                  | 5.63                        |
| Egg                      | 6.03                        |

(c)  to  (e): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  through  implementation  of various initiatives and schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI) aims for the overall development of food processing sector. Under various component of the aforementioned schemes, the MoFPI provides financial assistance for creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. The infrastructure created and assistance provided aims  at  providing  better  returns  to  farmers,  creation  of  employment  opportunities,  reducing wastage, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements Central Sector umbrella scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18 across the country. The  components  scheme  under  PMKSY  are  (i)  Integrated  Cold  Chain  &  Value  Addition Infrastructure (ii) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC scheme), (iii) Operation Greens (OG scheme), (iv) Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC scheme), (v) Mega Food Parks (MFP scheme- discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021) and  (vi)  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward  Linkages  (CBFL  scheme-  discontinued  w.e.f. 01.04.2021).

The schemes are demand driven and proposals are invited by floating Expression of Interest  from  time  to  time  based  on  availability  of  funds.  Under  these  component  schemes, MoFPI provides financial support in the form of grants-in-aid/ subsidy for setting up of food processing projects thereby  creating both processing  and preservation infrastructure facilities including cold chain infrastructure. The facilities created under the component schemes help in preservation  &  processing  of  raw  farm  produce  and  efficient  transport  of  raw  &  finished processed food products  thereby  reducing  post-harvest  losses  of  farm  produce.  The  progress made under the above said schemes of MoFPI is placed at Annexure-I.

Further, these scheme allows participation not only by government agencies, but also by private firms, companies, cooperatives, NGOs, FPOs, individuals etc. in setting up cold-chain/ processing/ storage units etc. provided they meet eligibility conditions.

## (f): The  status  of  PMKSY,  PMFME  and  PLISFPI  for  the  state  of  Rajasthan  is  placed  at Annexure-II .

Under PMKSY,as on date, there are no approved projects in Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, districts  of  Rajasthan.  The  details  of  Udaipur  district  in  Rajasthan  and  Palghar  district  in Maharashtra are placed at Annexure-III.

Under PLISFPI, 6 projects have been approved with committed investment of Rs. 244.82 and actual investment is Rs. 279.94 in the state of Rajasthan. As on date, there are no approved projects  in  Chittorgarh,  Pratapgarh  and  Udaipur  districts  in  Rajasthan  and  Palghar  district  in Maharashtra.

Under PMFME, the status of Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh and Udaipur districts in Rajasthan is as below:

For Chittorgarh district,

-  Credit Linked Subsidy: 40 loans sanctioned with approved subsidy of Rs. 2.73 cr.
-  Seed capital: 217 SHG members approved for Rs. 0.72 cr.

For Pratapgarh district,

-  Credit Linked Subsidy: 19 loans sanctioned with approved subsidy of Rs. 0.99 cr.
-  Seed capital: 178 SHG members approved for Rs. 0.47 cr.

For Udaipur district,

-  Credit Linked Subsidy: 79 loans sanctioned with approved subsidy of Rs. 5.05 cr.
-  Seed capital: 137 SHG members approved for Rs. 0.40 cr.

For Palghar district in Maharashtra,

-  Credit Linked Subsidy: 343 loans sanctioned with approved subsidy of Rs. 7.68 cr.
-  Seed capital: 543 SHG members approved for Rs. 1.54 cr.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843 FOR ANSWER ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ON 'STUDY TO ASSESS POST HARVEST LOSSES'

## A. Progress under PMKSY scheme

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| S N                                                                        | Scheme                                                                     | Approv ed Project s                                                        | Comp leted/ Opera tional                                                   | PC (in Crores)                                                             | Approved GIA(in Crores)                                                    | Released GIA (in Crores)                                                   | Processi ng (LMT/A nnum)                                                   | Preservation (LMT/Annu m)                                                  | Employ ment                                                                | Farmer s Benefite d                                                        |
| 1                                                                          | APC                                                                        | 67                                                                         | 22                                                                         | 592.07                                                                     | 184.04                                                                     | 146.09                                                                     | 4.80                                                                       | 1.92                                                                       | 17133                                                                      | 81300                                                                      |
| 2                                                                          | BFL                                                                        | 60                                                                         | 53                                                                         | 605.79                                                                     | 143.31                                                                     | 138.44                                                                     | 4.03                                                                       | 3.36                                                                       | 28958                                                                      | 388116                                                                     |
| 3                                                                          | CC                                                                         | 404                                                                        | 300                                                                        | 8122.28                                                                    | 2215.11                                                                    | 2195.29                                                                    | 118.31                                                                     | 26.47                                                                      | 180000                                                                     | 2865600                                                                    |
| 4                                                                          | CEFPPC                                                                     | 518                                                                        | 343                                                                        | 5317.07                                                                    | 1257.67                                                                    | 1228.69                                                                    | 76.40                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       | 128398                                                                     | 71488                                                                      |
| 5                                                                          | FTL                                                                        | 205                                                                        | 171                                                                        | 762.04                                                                     | 335.98                                                                     | 330.15                                                                     | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 6327                                                                       | 0                                                                          |
| 6                                                                          | MFP                                                                        | 41                                                                         | 25                                                                         | 2929.84                                                                    | 1221.96                                                                    | 1124.24                                                                    | 10.96                                                                      | 18.55                                                                      | 70979                                                                      | 60277                                                                      |
| 7                                                                          | OG                                                                         | 41                                                                         | 15                                                                         | 709.01                                                                     | 169.00                                                                     | 158.34                                                                     | 4.28                                                                       | 0.54                                                                       | 22034                                                                      | 111024                                                                     |
| 8                                                                          | R&D                                                                        | 257                                                                        | 227                                                                        | 93.91                                                                      | 91.82                                                                      | 81.77                                                                      | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| 9                                                                          | Skill                                                                      | 26                                                                         | 25                                                                         | 18.55                                                                      | 9.00                                                                       | 9.03                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            | Total                                                                      | 1619                                                                       | 1181                                                                       | 19150.5 6                                                                  | 5627.89                                                                    | 5412.05                                                                    | 218.77                                                                     | 50.84                                                                      | 453829                                                                     | 3577805                                                                    |

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| Sr. No                                                       | Schemes                                                      | Project Name                                                 | Sector                                                       | Project Cost (In Cr.)                                        | Approved Grant-in- aid (Rs. in Cr)                           | Released Grant-in- aid (Rs. in Cr)                           | Processing capacity LMT/Annu m                               | Preservation capacity LMT/Annu m                             |
| 1                                                            | Cold Chain Scheme                                            | Heritage Foods Limited                                       | Dairy                                                        | 46.06                                                        | 9.82                                                         | 7.23                                                         | 0.27                                                         | 0.20                                                         |
| 2                                                            | Cold Chain Scheme                                            | Bharat E Kiran technologi es Pvt.Ltd                         | Irradiat ion                                                 | 23.45                                                        | 7.22                                                         | 0.00                                                         |                                                              | 0.051                                                        |

## B. Progress of PMFME across the country

|   S.No. | Components                                                        | Overall Achievement                                                                              |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Credit Linked Subsidy- Individual Enterprises                     | 1,62,744                                                                                         |
|       2 | Credit Linked Subsidy- Common Infrastructure                      | 101                                                                                              |
|       3 | Seed Capital (No. of SHG Members approved with Amount sanctioned) | 3,65,935 SHG members for Rs.1244.95 Cr                                                           |
|       4 | Incubation Centre Approved                                        | 76 Incubation Centers with an outlay of Rs. 208.11 Cr in 24 States/UTs approved. 21 commissioned |
|       5 | Branding &Marketing                                               | 27                                                                                               |

As on 31.10.2025

For Palghar district in Maharashtra,

Credit Linked Subsidy: 343 loans sanctioned with approved subsidy of Rs. 7.68 cr.

Seed capital:

543 SHG members approved for Rs. 1.54 cr.

## C. Progress under PLISFPI scheme

The applications approved under various components of the PLI Scheme are as under:

| S. No.   | Scheme                   | Segment            |   No. of approvals |   Total |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------|
| 1        | Category -I of PLISFPI   | RTE/RTC            |                 12 |      53 |
| 1        | Category -I of PLISFPI   | F&V                |                 27 |      53 |
| 1        | Category -I of PLISFPI   | Marine             |                 10 |      53 |
| 1        | Category -I of PLISFPI   | Mozzerrella Cheese |                  4 |      53 |
| 2        | Category -II of PLISFPI  | Innovative         |                  2 |      15 |
| 2        | Category -II of PLISFPI  | Organic            |                 13 |      15 |
| 3        | Category -III of PLISFPI | B&M                |                 73 |      73 |
| 4        | PLISMBP                  | Large Entities     |                  8 |      29 |
| 4        | PLISMBP                  | MSME               |                 21 |      29 |
| Total    | Total                    | Total              |                170 |     170 |

As on 31.10.2025

## Category wise total units

| Category   | Segment      |   Locations |   Category wise total |
|------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| Cat- I     | RTE/RTC      |          95 |                   212 |
| Cat- I     | F&V          |          83 |                   212 |
| Cat- I     | Marine       |          28 |                   212 |
| Cat- I     | Moz. Cheeze  |           6 |                   212 |
| Cat-II     | Organic      |          15 |                    17 |
| Cat-II     | Innovative   |           2 |                    17 |
| Millet     | Large entity |          16 |                    45 |
| Millet     | MSME         |          29 |                    45 |
| Total      |              |         274 |                   274 |

As on 31.10.2025

The scheme has generated more than 3.40 lakh employment (direct and indirect) against target of 2.5 lakh by the year 2026-27 with committed investment of Rs.7722 crore in the PLI supported units as on 31.10.2025. Under PLISFPI, no units were selected in Palghar district of Maharashtra.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843 FOR ANSWER ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ON 'STUDY TO ASSESS POST HARVEST LOSSES'

Status of PMFME in Rajasthan (as on 31 st  October, 2025):

Funds  Released: Rs.  83.22  Cr.  Centre  Share  released  for  implementation  of  various components of the Scheme.

|   Number of Micro Enterprises |   Approved S ubsidy (in Crore) |   Number of SHG Members |   Approved Subsidy (in Crore) |   Number of Approved Incubation Centre |   Approved Subsidy (in Crore) |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                          1351 |                          79.53 |                    7857 |                         27.03 |                                      8 |                         23.11 |

## Status of PMKSY in Rajasthan (as on 31 st  October, 2025):

| Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   | Details of completed Projects under PMKSY   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Approved Projects                           | Completed/ Operational Projects             | Project Cost (in Crores)                    | Approved GIA (in Crores)                    | Released GIA (in Crores)                    | Processing (LMT/Annum)                      | Preservation (LMT/Annum)                    |
| 55                                          | 36                                          | 619.78                                      | 177.74                                      | 172.34                                      | 6.02                                        | 2.55                                        |

## Status of PLISFPI in Rajasthan (as on 31 st  October, 2025):

|   Committed Investment |   Actual/ Reported Investment |   Operational |   Under Implementation |   Employment Generated till 23 rd November 2025 |   Processing& presevation Capacity additi on (L/MT) |
|------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|                 244.82 |                        279.94 |             6 |                      0 |                                           12742 |                                              122894 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843 FOR ANSWER ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 ON 'STUDY TO ASSESS POST HARVEST LOSSES'

## Details of PMKSY projects in Udaipur District, Rajasthan and Palghar District, Maharashtra Details of PMKSY projects in Udaipur District, Rajasthan

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| Sr. No                                                     | Schemes                                                    | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Sect or                                                    | Date of Approval                                           | Project Cost                                               | Approve d Grant- in-aid (Rs. in Cr)                        | Released Grant-in- aid (Rs. in Cr)                         | Status                                                     |
| 1                                                          | Research& Development                                      | Characterization of Colostrum Bio-active Components from different spices and their Application in the Formulation of Novel Dairy Products (Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur) | Govt .                                                     | 2012-13                                                    | 0.8726                                                     | 0.8726                                                     | 0.8715                                                     | Comple ted                                                 |
| 2                                                          | Research& Development                                      | AI-Driven Optimization of Millet Incorporation in Bakery Products for Enhanced Quality and Nutritional Value                                                                                                   | Govt .                                                     | 2025-26                                                    | 0.3772                                                     | 0.3772                                                     | 0                                                          | Under Implem entation                                      |

| Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   | Details of PMKSY projects in Palghar District, Maharashtra   |
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| Sr.No                                                        | Schemes                                                      | Project Name                                                 | Sector                                                       | Date of Approv al                                            | Projec t Cost (In Cr.)                                       | Approv ed Grant- in-aid (Rs. in Cr)                          | Release d Grant- in-aid (Rs. in Cr)                          | Status                                                       | Proces sing capaci ty LMT/ Annu m                            | Preser vation capaci ty LMT/ Annu m                          |
| 1                                                            | Cold Chain                                                   | Heritage Foods Limited                                       | Dairy                                                        | 11-12- 2018                                                  | 46.06                                                        | 9.82                                                         | 7.23                                                         | Compl eted                                                   | 0.27                                                         | 0.20                                                         |
| 2                                                            | Cold Chain                                                   | Bharat E Kiran technologie s Pvt.Ltd                         | Irradiati on                                                 | 24-09- 2025                                                  | 23.45                                                        | 7.22                                                         | 0.00                                                         | Under Imple mentat ion                                       |                                                              | 0.051                                                        |

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