Parliament Question: Integrated Value Chain Development Projects under Operation Greens

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1888 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 INTEGRATED VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER OPERATION GREENS

1888. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

(a) the status of the integrated value chain development projects under Operation Greens beyond the original 'TOP' (Tomato, Onion, Potato) crops;

(b) the effectiveness of the "Market Intelligence Network" in predicting price volatility and triggering short-term interventions like transport and storage subsidies; and

(c) the number of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) that have been directly linked to processing hubs under this scheme to eliminate middle-men? ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a): Under Scheme for Operation Greens - Long Term Interventions, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries is providing financial assistance @ of 35% of the eligible project cost for projects in General Areas, and 50% for projects in Difficult Areas, as well as for projects involving SC/ST, FPOs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for value chain development of 10 fruit crops, 11 vegetable crops and shrimp in the identified production clusters with maximum eligible grant-in-aid of ₹15 crore per project. The Ministry has approved 13 Integrated Value Chain Development projects under the scheme. The status of these projects is at the Annexure.

(b): To promote and strengthen holistic development of post-harvest marketing infrastructure including storage infrastructure to reduce post-harvest losses and distress sales, enhance market access, promote primary processing and value addition facilities for farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, is implementing a central sector scheme “Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)” a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) since 01.04.2014.

AMI is a capital investment, open-ended, demand driven, credit-linked, back-ended subsidy scheme. Beneficiaries viz., individuals, agri-preneurs, farmers, FPOs, cooperatives, and state agencies etc., are eligible for assistance. Under the scheme, the subsidy is given @

33.33% for North Eastern Region, hilly area, Women/SC/ST promoters, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies & FPOs etc., and @25% for others.

However, the allocated budget under AMI sub-scheme of ISAM, has been fully utilized, and no further funds are available. Hence, the implementation of AMI sub-scheme of ISAM has been kept in abeyance with effect from 10.06.2025.

(c): The Ministry provides financial support in form of grant-in-aid/ subsidy to the entrepreneurs and entities, including FPOs, for setting up of food processing projects.

Operation Greens scheme is also demand driven and the proposals under the scheme are invited through Expressions of Interest (EOIs) issued from time to time from across the country. *****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1888 FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 REGARDING ‘INTEGRATED VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS UNDER OPERATION GREENS’ The status of Integrated Value Chain Development projects approved under Operation

Greens Scheme under PMKSY: (₹ in Crore) Number of Ongoing Completed Total Approved Released approved projects projects Project Grants-in-Aid Grants-in-Aid Projects Cost 13 4 9 528.26 184.60 154.68 *****