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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891
ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY 2026
FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER APC SCHEME
1891. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’s Agro-Processing
Clusters (APC) scheme;
(b) the details of the total funds allocated/disbursed under PMKSY’s Agro-Processing Clusters
(APC) scheme up to the Financial Year 2026-27 along with the details of the national count
of operational tenant units;
(c) whether recent audits indicate that Project Execution Agencies (PEAs) complete Core
Processing Infrastructure (CPI) primarily to draw grants, yet fail to onboard the mandatory
five micro-tenant units, resulting in idle capacity, if so, the details thereof;
(d) the details of the tenant occupancy rates of APCs and the Raipur Mega Food Park in
Chhattisgarh along with the successful integration of tribal Farmer Producer Organisations
(FPOs) and PMFME-funded Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from
aspirational districts, district-wise; and
(e) the corrective policy measures, such as tenancy-linked final grant disbursements or
regulated CPI user tariffs, proposed to prevent PEAs from pricing out local micro-
enterprises?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)
(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Scheme
for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) since 2017 as a component
scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). The APC Scheme aims to create
modern infrastructure for food processing based on a cluster approach, reduce post-harvest losses,
add value to agricultural produce, increase farmers' income and generate employment. Under the
Scheme, financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid/subsidy is provided at the rate of 35% of
the eligible project cost in General Areas and 50% in North Eastern States, including Sikkim,
Himalayan States, notified ITDP areas and Islands, subject to a maximum of ₹10 crore. The
Scheme supports creation of Basic Enabling Infrastructure and Core Processing Infrastructure.(b): The APC Scheme is a demand-driven and proposals are invited from prospective investors
/ entrepreneurs through Expressions of Interest (EoIs) issued by the Ministry from time to time,
subject to availability of funds. Up to Financial Year 2026-27, ₹450.30 crore has been allotted
under the APC Scheme, against which disbursement of ₹340.86 crore has been made. As on date,
73 APC projects have been approved under the Scheme, of which 13 projects have been completed
with 68 food processing units.
(c): A third-party Impact Evaluation Study of the APC Scheme under PMKSY was conducted by
the Quality Council of India. The study has not reported any finding indicating that the Project
Execution Agencies (PEAs) complete the Core Processing Infrastructure primarily to avail the
grant while failing to on board the mandatory food processing units.
(d) & (e): In the State of Chhattisgarh, under the APC Scheme, one project, namely, M/s K K
Agro Trade Ventures Private Limited, has been approved in Bemetara district. As on date, no food
processing unit has been established in the said cluster.
The APC Scheme aims to create modern infrastructure for food processing and provide common
facilities to facilitate establishment of food processing units. The Scheme is intended to benefit
farmers and food processing enterprises by strengthening backward and forward linkages. Under
the Scheme, grant-in-aid/subsidy is released in phases, with the final instalment being released
only after the PEA submits proof of commercial operation of prescribed number of food processing
units.
Under Mega Food Park (MFP) scheme, the Ministry has approved 41 MFPs in 25 states. One MFP
project, approved in the State of Chhattisgarh, is operational. Of the total leasable area of 31.6
acres in MFP in Chhattisgarh, 24.1 acres has been leased out to the food processing units.
The details of projects sanctioned under the MFP and APC Schemes in the State of Chhattisgarh,
as on 27.07.2026, are at Annexure-I.
Further, under the PMFME Scheme, loans have been sanctioned to 28,200 micro food processing
enterprises across 112 Aspirational Districts. The district-wise details are at Annexure-II.
*****ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891 FOR ANSWER ON 30th JULY 2026 REGARDING
“FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER APC SCHEME”
Details of projects approved under the APC and MFP Schemes in the State of Chhattisgarh
S. Name of the
Project Grant Total Grant
No. Project Date of
District State cost (in Approved released (in
Execution approval
Cr.) (in Cr.) Cr.)
Agency (PEA)
APC Scheme
M/s K K Agro
1 Trade Ventures Bemetara Chhattisgarh 28.02.2024 68.87 10.00 0.00
Private Limited
MFP Scheme
M/s Indus Best
1 Mega Food Park Raipur Chhattisgarh 04.06.2014 96.58 43.96 39.57
Pvt Ltd.
*****ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1891 FOR ANSWER ON 30th JULY 2026 REGARDING
“FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER APC SCHEME”
Details of projects approved under the PMFME Scheme in the State of Chhattisgarh
Under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme,
loans to 28,200 micro food processing enterprises have been sanctioned across 112 aspirational
districts. The district-wise details are as under:
Sr. No. State District Loan Sanctioned
1 Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram 557
2 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam 184
3 Andhra Pradesh Y.S.R. Kadapa 143
4 Arunachal Pradesh Namsai 8
5 Assam Goalpara 123
6 Assam Barpeta 228
7 Assam Hailakandi 204
8 Assam Baksa 121
9 Assam Darrang 108
10 Assam Udalguri 56
11 Assam Dhubri 139
12 Bihar Sitamarhi 1022
13 Bihar Araria 539
14 Bihar Purnia 817
15 Bihar Katihar 753
16 Bihar Muzaffarpur 1564
17 Bihar Begusarai 1030
18 Bihar Khagaria 527
19 Bihar Banka 599
20 Bihar Sheikhpura 290
21 Bihar Aurangabad 657
22 Bihar Gaya 1278
23 Bihar Nawada 650
24 Bihar Jamui 420
25 Chhattisgarh Korba 76
26 Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon 77
27 Chhattisgarh Mahasamund 17
28 Chhattisgarh Kanker 73
29 Chhattisgarh Narayanpur 1
30 Chhattisgarh Dantewada 1131 Chhattisgarh Bijapur 32
32 Chhattisgarh Bastar 59
33 Chhattisgarh Kondagaon 30
34 Chhattisgarh Sukma 7
35 Gujarat Dahod 14
36 Gujarat Narmada 7
37 Haryana Mewat 34
38 Himachal Pradesh Chamba 2
39 Jammu & Kashmir Kupwara 53
40 Jammu & Kashmir Baramulla 90
41 Jharkhand Garhwa 144
42 Jharkhand Chatra 195
43 Jharkhand Giridih 287
44 Jharkhand Godda 452
45 Jharkhand Sahebganj 259
46 Jharkhand Pakur 78
47 Jharkhand Bokaro 227
48 Jharkhand Lohardaga 175
49 Jharkhand East Singhbhum 358
50 Jharkhand Palamu 150
51 Jharkhand Latehar 204
52 Jharkhand Hazaribagh 299
53 Jharkhand Ramgarh 118
54 Jharkhand Dumka 339
55 Jharkhand Ranchi 402
56 Jharkhand Khunti 86
57 Jharkhand Gumla 243
58 Jharkhand Simdega 214
59 Jharkhand West Singhbhum 144
60 Karnataka Raichur 210
61 Karnataka Yadgir 150
62 Kerala Wayanad 330
63 Madhya Pradesh Chhatarpur 179
64 Madhya Pradesh Damoh 471
65 Madhya Pradesh Barwani 523
66 Madhya Pradesh Rajgarh 310
67 Madhya Pradesh Vidisha 276
68 Madhya Pradesh Guna 270
69 Madhya Pradesh Singrauli 201
70 Madhya Pradesh Khandwa (East Nimar) 482
71 Maharashtra Nandurbar 661
72 Maharashtra Washim 716
73 Maharashtra Gadchiroli 43374 Maharashtra Dharashiv 538
75 Manipur Chandel 0
76 Meghalaya Ribhoi 0
77 Mizoram Mamit 0
78 Nagaland Kiphire 12
79 Odisha Dhenkanal 147
80 Odisha Gajapati 73
81 Odisha Kandhamal 20
82 Odisha Balangir 99
83 Odisha Kalahandi 43
84 Odisha Rayagada 76
85 Odisha Koraput 110
86 Odisha Malkangiri 36
87 Odisha Nabarangpur 26
88 Odisha Nuapada 19
89 Punjab Moga 225
90 Punjab Firozepur 88
91 Rajasthan Dholpur 7
92 Rajasthan Karauli 13
93 Rajasthan Jaisalmer 5
94 Rajasthan Sirohi 13
95 Rajasthan Baran 27
96 Sikkim Gyalshing 5
97 Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar 539
98 Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram 512
99 Telangana Kumuram Bheem Asifabad 144
100 Telangana Jayashankar Bhupalapally 65
101 Telangana Bhadradri Kothagudem 222
102 Tripura Dhalai 11
103 Uttar Pradesh Chitrakoot 141
104 Uttar Pradesh Fatehpur 862
105 Uttar Pradesh Bahraich 308
106 Uttar Pradesh Shravasti 91
107 Uttar Pradesh Balrampur 13
108 Uttar Pradesh Siddharth Nagar 603
109 Uttar Pradesh Chandauli 416
110 Uttar Pradesh Sonbhadra 347
111 Uttarakhand Udham Singh Nagar 98
112 Uttarakhand Haridwar 60
Total 28200