The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing scheme of Operation Greens since November, 2018 for integrated value chain development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops in the selected clusters. Since the inception of the scheme, six (6) value chain development projects have been sanctioned with total project cost of Rs.363.30 crore; Grant-in-aid of Rs.136.82 crore and private investment of Rs.226.48 crore. The details of these six projects are given in Annexure.

 

ANNEXURE

 

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS-(a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2272 FOR ANSWER ON 15^TH MARCH, 2022 REGARDING PILOT PROJECTS UNDER OPERATIONS GREEN

 

Details of Projects approved under Operation Greens Scheme

 

SN	Name of PIA	Location of Cluster	Name of Crop	Approval date	Primary/ Secondary Processing Facilities (MT/annum) (Input basis)	Storage Capacity (MT)	Total Project Cost (Rs. in crore)	Grant-in-aid sanctioned (Rs. in crore)	Private Investment leveraged (Rs. in crore)
1	M/s Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Society	Chittor, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh	Tomato	20.03.2019	90000	19150	109.99	48.82	61.17
2	M/s Nedspice Dehydration India LLP	Bhavnagar, Gujarat	Onion	20.03.2019	9000	3200	63.64	25.22	38.42
3	M/s KhemanandDudh&Krishi Producer Company Ltd	Ahmednagar, Maharashtra	Onion	08.01.2020	78750	5000	31.33	14.60	16.73
4	M/s Banaskantha District Cooperative Producer Union Ltd	Banaskantha, Gujarat	Potato	08.01.2020	79200	12000	103.87	30.56	73.31
5	M/s Vangi Foods	Kheda, Gujarat	Tomato	05.03.2020	9600	30	18.50	4.51	13.99
6	M/s SmartagriAgroville	Nashik, Maharashtra	Onion	03.02.2021	67834	7000	35.97	13.11	22.86
Total					334384	46380	363.30	136.82	226.48

 

This information was given by Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

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