The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing an umbrella scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18 across the country. PMKSY is a comprehensive package of component schemes, which is aimed at creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It provides a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country, helps in providing better prices to farmers, creates huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reduces wastage of agricultural produce, increases the processing level and enhances the export of the processed foods. Under the following component schemes, financial support in the form of grants-in-aid is provided for setting up of food processing projects across the country:

(i) Mega Food Parks scheme (MFP) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)

(ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition infrastructure (Cold Chain)

(iii) Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC)

(iv) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)

(v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)

(vi) Operation Greens(OG): Long Term Interventions

(vii) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure – Setting up / Up gradation of quality control/ food testing laboratories (FTL)

(viii) Human Resource & Institutions (HRI)

A total of 1132 projects for food processing have been approved in the 36 states/UTs with total project cost of ₹23071.29 crores, with the aim to create processing capacity of 252.297 lakh MT/annum, preservation capacity of 42.908 lakh MT/annum, employment of 602070 persons and providing benefits to 3819220 farmers.

The sub scheme wise financial details are provided at Annexure.

The details of physical targets proposed by the Ministry for the 15th Finance Commission Cycle period (2021 - 26) and achievements made as on date under various component schemes of PMKSY are as under:

 

 

The Ministry is regularly reviewing the projects with Project Implementing Agencies and Project Management Agencies (PMAs) to speed up the process of release. Release of funds is made in respect of the claims submitted by the projects on achievement of the respective milestones stipulated for them.

 

ANNEXURE

Details of fund allocated / grants-in-aid released under various component schemes of PMKSY from 2017-18 to 2023-24 (till 30.11.2023)

₹ in crore
S. No.	Sub-Scheme of PMKSY	Financial Year	Fund Allocated	Grants in aid released
1	Mega Food Parks (MFP)	2017-18	296.50	295.03
		2018-19	180.86	180.86
		2019-20	139.40	106.34
		2020-21	61.25	61.22
		2021-22	53.60	51.52
		2022-23	24.00	21.68
		2023-24 (BE)	54.00	4.12
		Total	809.61	720.77
2	Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain)	2017-18	196.39	193.86
		2018-19	268.59	242.25
		2019-20	324.16	269.13
		2020-21	250.58	204.89
		2021-22	260.82	223.44
		2022-23	220.00	201.64
		2023-24 (BE)	190.00	92.91
		Total	1710.54	1428.12
3	Creation of Infrastructure Development for Agro Processing Cluster (APC)	2017-18	0.00	0.00
		2018-19	29.50	22.50
		2019-20	49.83	43.53
		2020-21	56.59	48.68
		2021-22	53.50	49.08
		2022-23	56.15	46.42
		2023-24 (BE)	81.00	31.37
		Total	326.57	241.58
4	Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)	2017-18	20.19	10.68
		2018-19	89.00	73.85
		2019-20	200.72	169.98
		2020-21	217.30	200.84
		2021-22	241.00	236.58
		2022-23	217.68	168.10
		2023-24 (BE)	319.00	84.09
		Total	1304.89	944.12
5	Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FTL)	2017-18	19.85	19.85
		2018-19	24.80	16.67
		2019-20	39.80	26.85
		2020-21	36.63	28.84
		2021-22	46.60	34.14
		2022-23	32.80	18.53
		2023-24 (BE)	44.50	4.50
		Total	244.98	149.38
6	Operation Greens (OG)	2017-18	0.00	0.00
		2018-19	199.50	5.00
		2019-20	28.03	2.37
		2020-21	38.00	38.00
		2021-22	71.50	65.15
		2022-23	73.34	69.91
		2023-24 (BE)	210.34	26.14
		Total	620.71	206.57
7	Creation of Backward Forward Linkage (CBFL)	2017-18	0.00	0.00
		2018-19	18.00	10.70
		2019-20	48.96	42.13
		2020-21	55.85	53.67
		2021-22	40.39	32.85
		2022-23	18.58	9.33
		2023-24 (BE)	5.19	0.42
		Total	186.97	149.1
8	Human Resources & Institutions	2017-18	62.98	53.20
		2018-19	21.49	18.43
		2019-20	23.69	17.70
		2020-21	15.59	14.40
		2021-22	8.89	7.80
		2022-23	15.02	13.29
		2023-24 (BE)	4.81	0.19
		Total	152.47	125.01

 

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

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