Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Central Sector scheme-PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY), since 2016-17, for overall growth and development of food processing sector, minimizing the post-harvest losses and for creation of off-farm employment and higher realization to the farmers. Under the PMKSY, major component schemes are (i) Mega Food Parks  (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (iii) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing/Preservation Capacities (iv) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages and (vi) Operation Greens. Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Producer Cooperatives/Farmers Producer Organizations are the eligible entities for availing the assistance under these schemes. Details of the projects/units assisted under various component schemes of PMKSY wherein the beneficiary is Self Help Group/Producer Cooperative/Farmers Producer Organization/Cooperative society is given at Annex.

The new farms lawswill complement the efforts made under PMSKY for enhancing investment in value addition and post-harvest infrastructure near to farm gate, creating more employment opportunities, and facilitate better price realisation to the farmers to enhance their income.

Since the implementation of PMKSY in 2016-17, the estimated number of people engaged in the projects/units approved under various component schemes are 6,32,780.

Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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The details of the projects / units assisted under PMKSY wherein the beneficiary is Self Help Group / Producer Cooperative / Farmers Producer Organization / Cooperative society

Sl. No	Name of the project/unit	District, State/UTs
Mega Food Parks (MFPs)
1	Haryana State Co-operative Supply & Marketing federation LTD (HAFED)	Rohtak, Haryana
Agro Processing Cluster (APCs)
1	Mekalsuta Agro Farmer Producer Company Ltd	Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh
2	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd	Nashik, Maharashtra
3	Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd	Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
1	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit-I)	Nashik, Maharashtra
2	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit-II)	Nashik, Maharashtra
3	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit-III)	Nashik, Maharashtra
4	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit-IV)	Nashik, Maharashtra
5	Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit-V)	Nashik, Maharashtra
6	Goa BagayatdarSahakariKharediVikriSanusthaMaryadit	North Goa, Goa
Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition (Cold Chain)
1	Krishna District Milk Producers’ Mutually Aided Co-operative Union Ltd	Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
2	Saran dairy Producer Company Ltd	Gopalganj, Bihar
3	Sabarkantha Dist. Co-op Society (1st)	Sabarkantha, Gujarat
4	Panchmahal Dist. Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd	Panchmahal, Gujarat
5	Sabarkantha Dist. Co-op Society (2nd)	Sabarkantha, Gujarat
6	Ahmedabad District Co-operative Milk Producer’s union Ltd	Ahmedabad, Gujarat
7	Bangalore &Ramanagara District Co-Operative Milk Producers Societies Union Ltd (BAMUL)	Ramanagara, Karnataka
8	Gandhinagar District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (BFLs)
1	Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd (TRIFED)	Baster, Chhattisgarh
2	Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd(TRIFED)	Raigad, Maharashtra

 

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