Central Sector Umbrella Scheme SAMPADA, subsequently renamed Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), was approved on 03.05.2017, whereas Centrally Sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme (initially conceived as Gram SamaridhiYojana) was approved on 20.05.2020. Selection of proposals for assistance under these schemes is done as per the respective scheme guidelines through dedicated portal and transparent appraisal process as per the prefixed criteria.

State/ Union Territory wise estimated number of farmers benefited from projects completed under component schemes of PMKSY is placed at Annexure.

ANNEXURE

Estimated number of farmers benefited through component schemes ofPMKSY

 

	Sr. No.		State/UT		Estimated Farmers benefited (InNos.)
	1		Andhra Pradesh		133344
	2		Arunachal Pradesh		9552
	3		Assam		20500
	4		Bihar		28712
	5		Chhatisgarh		19224
	6		Goa		54
	7		Gujarat		223807
	8		Haryana		106207
	9		Himachal Pradesh		111448
	10		Jharkhand		0
	11		Karnataka		119767
	12		Kerala		29726
	13		Madhya Pradesh		77539
	14		Maharashtra		657263
	15		Manipur		9575
	16		Meghalaya		55
	17		Mizoram		19920
	18		Nagaland		9552
	19		Odisha		30431
	20		Punjab		188965
	21		Rajasthan		125258
	22		Sikkim		0
	23		Tamil Nadu		312681
	24		Telangana		88235
25		Tripura		417
26		Uttar Pradesh		207526
27		Uttarakhand		259531
28		West Bengal		119425
29		A&N Islands		9552
30		Chandigarh		0
31		Delhi		0
32		Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu		0
33		Jammu & Kashmir		62669
34		Ladakh		0
35		Lakshdweep		0
36		Pondicherry		0

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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