Parliament Question: Allocation of Funds under PMKSY to Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4804 ANSWERED ON 21ST AUGUST, 2025 ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER PMKSY TO UTTAR PRADESH

4804. SHRI RAMBHUAL NISHAD:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the budgetary allocation made and utilised under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) under Atma Nirbhar Bharat to Uttar Pradesh and especially to Sultanpur district during the last five years;

(b) the number of Mega Food Parks, Integrated Cold Chain, Agro Processing Infrastructure, Agri logistics etc. created/being created in Sultanpur district under the above scheme; and

(c) the number of jobs created and the number of farmers benefited/getting benefits thereunder in the said district? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) to (c): Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) is a Central Sector demand driven scheme and applications are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over India including Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released State-wise under any of the component schemes of PMKSY. The proposals received are scrutinized for their eligibility and evaluated based on the criteria fixed as per the extant scheme guidelines. Merit based approvals are given to the eligible proposals based on availability of funds. A total 32 number of projects have been approved during the last five years in the state of Uttar Pradesh, with an approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 181.73 crores out of which Rs. 98.90 crores has been disbursed. No project has been approved in the Sultanpur district under PMKSY as on date.

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