Question : Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana

(a) whether the Government of India has approved a new Central Sector Scheme – Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle, if so, the allocation made by the Government of India for implementation of PMKSY, in each year since 2016;

(b) the percentage of share of funds of the Government for implementation of schemes under the PMKSY;

(c) the details of the schemes implemented under PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana;

(d) the extent to which the aforesaid scheme will create of modern infrastructure and to boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country;

(e) the details of completed mega food parks, integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure and setting up/upgradation of food testing laboratories under PMKSY as on date, State/UT-wise;

(f) the number of jobs the PMKSY has created since 2016, year-wise; and

(g) whether the PMKSY will help in doubling of farmers’ income and creating huge employment opportunities and if so, the details in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): Yes, Madam.The Government of India has approved a Central Sector Scheme PradhanMantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle with an allocation of ?6000 Crore. The year-wise allocation of funds under PMKSYsince 2016 is as under:



Year Allocation
(Rs.in crore)
2016-17 600.00
2017-18 725.00
2018-19 1313.08

(b): 100 percent.

(c) & (d): The schemes implemented under PradanMantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana(PMKSY) 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, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions.

PMKSY is a comprehensive package designed to result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet in addition to setting up of food processing units. On the Mega Food Parks (MFPs) and Agro-processing Clusters (APCs) all common infrastructure facilities like storage including cold storage, ripening & drying chambers, primary processing and raw material collection centers, food testing laboratories etc. are created which can be used by the food processing units set up inside parks and agro-processing clusters. Besides, standard design factory (SDF) inside the MFPs can cater to the needs of the entrepreneurs/farmers who can process their raw material on plug and play basis without setting up of separate food processing units. The scheme components like Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure and Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages provides seamless linkage between the farmers and food processing industries on the one hand and the consumers on the other.

(e): The details of completed Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure and Setting up/upgradation of food testing laboratories under PMKSY as on date, State/UT-wise are at Annexure. The Mega Food Parks sanctioned an approved since 2016 are yet to achieve their completion.

(f): The estimated number of jobs created under PMKSY since 2016is as under:

Years Direct Indirect Contractual Total
2016-17 286 - - 286
2017-18 157 - - 157
2018-19 6,741 44,940 1,16,598 1,68,279

(g): The PMKSY is a comprehensive package with the objectives, inter alia, to reduce wastage of agricultural produces and increase the level of food processing in the country that can lead to increase in demand for agricultural produces as raw material and result in better price realization of the agricultural produces by the farmers and hence a great boost towards doubling their income. PMKSY is expected to generate 5,30,500 direct/ indirect employment in the country by the year 2019-20.


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