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Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
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Saturday, 29 July, 2023, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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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:
- Mega Food Parks scheme (MFP) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition infrastructure (Cold Chain)
- Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC)
- Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing And Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC)
- Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL) (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)
- Operation Greens(OG): Long Term Interventions
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure – Setting up / Up gradation of quality control/ food testing laboratories (FTL)
- 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 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.
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