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:

1. Mega Food Parks scheme (MFP) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
2. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition infrastructure (Cold Chain)
3. Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC)
4. Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing And Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
5. Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
6. Operation Greens(OG): Long Term Interventions
7. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure – Setting up / Up gradation of quality control/ food testing laboratories (FTL)
8. Human Resource & Institutions (HRI)

No state-wise fund allocation is made under PMKSY. A total of 96 food processing projects have been approved under aforesaid component schemes of PMKSY as on date (19.07.2023) in the State of Tamil Nadu with the total grants-in-aid of Rs. 376.40 crore. Out of this, Rs. 206.52 crore has already been released for implementation of these projects.

The benefits / facilities created/ to be created on implementation of food processing projects under PMKSY in the states of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan are provided in Annexure.

The details of targets proposed by MoFPI for the 15^th Finance Commission Cycle period (2021-22 to 2025-26) and achievements made as on date (19.07.2023) against them under various component schemes of PMKSY are as under:

S.No.	Component scheme of PMKSY	Project in numbers
		Proposed Target	Achievement made
1.	Mega Food Parks scheme	Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021
2.	Cold Chain scheme	30	36
3.	APC scheme	30	21
4.	CEFPPC scheme	162	233*
5.	CBFL scheme	Discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021
6.	OG scheme	80	40
7.	FTL scheme	25	19
8.	HRI – R&D scheme	100	–

* 233 projects approved against the funds available under

(i)      proposed target of 162

(ii)     cancellation of projects by MoFPI

(iii)    withdrawal of projects by the Project Implementing Agency and

 (iv)   transfer of funds from OG scheme.

4.29 lakh, 0.39 lakh and 1.52 lakh farmers have been benefited/ expected to be benefitted from 96, 50 and 48 food processing projects approved under various component schemes of PMKSY in the States of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan respectively, out of total 47.52 lakh farmers have been benefitted/ expected to be benefited across the country since the inception of various component schemes of PMKSY.

Yes, PMKSY has assisted to generate total employment (direct and indirect) of 13.09 lakh from various component schemes of PMKSY since their inception.

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

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ANNEXURE

Benefits /Facilities created / to be created on implementation of food processing projects under PMKSY in the states of Tamil Nadu, Assam and Rajasthan

No. of projects approved	Cold Storage/ Frozen Storage(in Lakh MT)	Warehouse Capacity (in Lakh MT)	Preservation Capacity (in Lakh MT)	Processing Capacity (in Lakh MT)
Tamil Nadu
96	1.02	0.47	2.71	13.63
Assam
50	0.16	0.31	0.466	9.27
Rajasthan
48	0.66	0.65	4.71	7.12

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