(a) whether the Government has prepared any draft future action plan pertaining to the food processing sector;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government has prepared any draft future action plan pertaining to the food processing sector;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)
(a) to (c): The Government is already implementing the Central Sector umbrella Scheme – PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with a total outlay of Rs.6000 crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle for promotion and development of Food Processing Sector in the Country. The Scheme components of PMKSY are (i) Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Infrastructure for Agroprocessing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi)
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions. The Ministry is also implementing the scheme "Operation Greens" as a vertical of PMKSY since November, 2018 for integrated development of value/supply chain of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops in selected States on pilot basis.
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