Cabinet has approved additional outlay of Rs.1920 crore for ongoing Central Sector Scheme "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana" (PMKSY) during 15th Finance Commission Cycle.
Objectives
Salient Features
Creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlets to boost food processing sector.
Help in providing better returns to farmers and creating huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas.
Reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.
Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)
Type: Central Sector Scheme
Tenure: From 2021-22 to 2025-26
Background: Centre approved the umbrella scheme named SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-marine processing and Development of Agro-processing Clusters) in 2017.
The scheme was subsequently renamed as 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) with some components being discontinued.
Component of PMKSY
Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure: Provides seamless cold chain facilities from farm gate to consumer.
Set up by eligible firms, companies, cooperatives, SHGs, FPOs, NGOs, PSUs, etc.
Cold chain for fruits and vegetables is implemented under the Operation Greens (OG) scheme to ensure convergence.
Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC): Aimed at setting up smaller-scale food processing units, similar to Mega Food Parks.
At least 10 acres of land is required.
Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (Unit Scheme): Focuses on creating and expanding processing facilities within Mega Food Parks (MFPs) and APCs.
Implemented by PSUs, Joint Ventures, FPOs, NGOs, Cooperatives, SHGs, private firms, and individuals for food unit establishment or modernization.
Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FTL): Supports food testing labs and global certifications (HACCP, ISO 22000).
Human Resource & Institutions (HRI)-Research and Development: 100 R&D projects have been sanctioned for 15th FC cycle.
Operation Greens (OG): Announced in Union Budget 2018-19 on the line of Operation Flood.
Initially the scheme was launched for development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) value chain
The scheme has two components:
Long Term Intervention-Integrated Value Chain Development Projects: Under the union budget 2021-22, its scope was enlarged to 22 perishable crops
Short-Term Interventions: Under "Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package" of 2020 its scope was expanded from TOP crops to all fruits and vegetables (i.e. TOP to TOTAL).
Inter-scheme re-allocation: Based on mid-term correction inter-scheme reallocation of the outlay may be approved by the Minister I/C of MoFPI subject to 25% of the original outlay of that scheme.
Use of savings of committed liability: Savings from committed liability for any scheme shall be used for sanction of new projects under the scheme.
Awareness: Wide publicity may be given to the schemes of PMKSY so that full advantage of benefits under PMKSY can be availed by stakeholders.
