Executive Summary:
This document presents the Ministry of Food Processing Industries' response to questions regarding the Mega Food Parks (MFP) and Cold Chain (CC) Projects under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), as of July 24, 2025. It details the projects approved and the funds spent, the projects implemented, and the scheme's effectiveness in benefiting farmers and reducing agricultural wastage, including specific information for Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Project Approvals and Funding:**
* Annexure 1 provides state-wise details of approved Mega Food Park and Cold Chain projects, along with funds released under PMKSY.
* As of June 30, 2025, 1601 projects have been approved under PMKSY, with 1133 completed, benefiting 34,15,102 farmers.
* **Project Implementation:**
* Annexure 2 lists the state-wise details of various projects under component schemes of PMKSY.
* PMKSY is a central sector, demand-driven scheme; funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released state-wise.
* Projects are approved based on merit and fund availability after scrutiny of proposals received through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over India.
* **Impact on Farmers and Wastage Reduction:**
* PMKSY aims to create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management, improving returns for farmers.
* The scheme increases demand for farm produce, leading to better prices and farm gate profitability.
* An evaluation study by NABCONS in 2020 highlighted significant reduction in wastages in Fruits, Vegetables, Dairy, and Fisheries sectors due to interventions of the Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme.
* **Specific Project Details:**
* Annexure 3 provides details of approved projects in Amroha and Jhansi districts of Uttar Pradesh. No project has been approved in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
* Annexure 4 contains details of PMKSY scheme implementation in Maharashtra.
* Annexure 5 contains details of projects approved in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.
* **Employment Generation:**
* 58,691 jobs have been created in Maharashtra under PMKSY in the last five years.
Impact Analysis:
* Farmers:
* Impact: Beneficiaries of improved infrastructure, better prices for their produce, and reduced wastage.
* Action Required: Utilize the infrastructure and schemes provided under PMKSY to enhance their productivity and profitability.
* Food Processing Industries:
* Impact: Access to better infrastructure and supply chain management, leading to increased efficiency and reduced wastage.
* Action Required: Participate in the PMKSY schemes to establish or expand food processing units, contributing to value addition and employment generation.
* Government (Ministry of Food Processing Industries):
* Impact: Responsible for the effective implementation and monitoring of the PMKSY scheme to achieve its objectives.
* Action Required: Continue to invite proposals, scrutinize them based on scheme guidelines, and provide merit-based approvals while ensuring efficient fund utilization.
* NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS):
* Impact: Contributes to the evaluation of the scheme's impact.
* Action Required: Conduct periodic evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the implemented units and provide recommendations for improvement.
* State Governments:
* Impact: Responsible for facilitating the implementation of PMKSY projects within their respective states.
* Action Required: Support the establishment and operation of Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain projects, and ensure coordination between various stakeholders.
Key Entities Referenced
Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh: A district in Himachal Pradesh where no project has been approved under PMKSY as of the notification date.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY): A Central Sector demand driven scheme by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, aimed at creating modern infrastructure for food processing from farm to retail.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI): The Government of India ministry responsible for policies related to food processing.
Mega Food Parks (MFP): A component scheme under PMKSY focused on creating food processing infrastructure.
Cold Chain (CC) Projects: A component scheme under PMKSY focused on developing integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure.
Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh where projects have been approved under the PMKSY scheme.
Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh where a Research and Development project has been undertaken.
Maharashtra: A state in India where PMKSY scheme has been implemented and generated employment.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 715
ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2025
MEGA FOOD PARKS AND COLD CHAIN PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY
7 15. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:
SHRI ALOK SHARMA:
SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:
SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:
SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:
DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:
SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:
SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:
SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:
SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:
SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:
SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:
DR. HEMANG JOSHI:
SHRI RAJKUMAR CHAHAR:
MS KANGNA RANAUT:
DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain Projects approved/
sanctioned, State-wise by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada
Yojana (PMKSY) along with the funds spent thereunder, State-wise;
(b) the details of various projects/sub-schemes implemented by the Government under the
said scheme, State-wise;
(c) whether any projects have been approved under the said scheme in Amroha and Jhansi
districts of Uttar Pradesh and Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh and if so, the details
thereof;
(d) whether this scheme has been effective and helpful in providing remunerative prices
to the farmers for their crops and reducing wastage of agricultural produce;
(e) if so, the details thereof along with its impact in the country especially in the said
districts; and
(f) the details regarding achievements/implementation of PMKSY in the State of
Maharashtra including Palghar district along with employment generated through the
scheme during the last five years in the region?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)
(a): The state-wise details of number of Mega Food Parks (MFP) and Cold Chain (CC)
Projects approved by the Government, along with the funds spent under Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) are at Annexure-1.
(b): The state-wise details of various projects under component schemes of PMKSY, at
Annexure-2.
(c): Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) is a Central Sector demand
driven scheme and the funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released state-wise under any of thecomponent schemes of PMKSY. The applications are invited through Expression of Interest
(EoI) from all over India including Amroha and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and Mandi district in
Himachal Pradesh. 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. Details of projects approved in Amroha
and Jhansi districts are at Annexure-3. No project has been approved in the district of Mandi
in Himachal Pradesh as on date.
(d) and (e): PMKSY scheme aims towards the creation of modern infrastructure with
efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlets which includes storage,
transportation, etc., thereby helping in providing better returns to farmers. With Creation of
Food Processing Infrastructure, the demand for Farm produce which is raw material for Food
Processing industries increases leading to better prices to farmers and increasing farm gate
profitability. As on 30.06.2025, under various component schemes of PMKSY, 1601 no. of
projects have been approved, out of which 1133 projects have been completed benefitting
3,41,5102 number of farmers in the country, 2,14,243 no. of farmers in the state of Uttar
Pradesh and 1,121 no. of farmers in Amroha district.
As per the Evaluation Study conducted and submitted to the Ministry by NABARD
Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS) in 2020 on “Impact of Units Implemented under
Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure assisted by Ministry of
Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)”, it was highlighted that due to interventions of the
Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme of Ministry of Food
Processing Industries, while all sectors had shown some decrease in wastages, but Fruits &
Vegetables, Dairy and Fisheries sector had shown significant reduction in wastages.
(f) The details of PMKSY scheme in the state of Maharashtra are at Annexure-4. Details
of projects approved in the Palaghar district are at Annexure-5. During the last five years,
58,691 no. of employment has been generated in the state of Maharashtra under PMKSY.
*****ANNEXURE-1
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED LOK SABHA
QUESTION NO. 715 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2025 REGARDING “MEGA FOOD
PARKS AND COLD CHAIN PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY”
S State/UT Mega Food Park Cold Chain
N Approved Grant In Aid Approved Grant In Aid
Projects released (In Projects released (In
cr.) cr.)
1 Andaman & Nicobar 0 0 1 2.81
2 Andhra Pradesh 3 132.1 34 228.31
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 12.02 2 6.46
4 Assam 1 48.84 2 17.37
5 Bihar 2 47.05 5 34.86
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 1 39.57 3 11.52
8 D&N Haveli and 0 0 0 0
D&D
9 Delhi 0 0 0 0
10 Goa 0 0 0 0
11 Gujarat 2 84.36 27 192.65
12 Haryana 2 62.55 23 134.65
13 Himachal Pradesh 1 45 17 133.91
14 Jammu & Kashmir 1 29.03 6 40.33
15 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0
16 Karnataka 2 86.29 16 98.06
17 Kerala 2 87.8 8 21.19
18 Ladakh 0 0 0 0
19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0
20 Madhya Pradesh 2 89.37 12 70.57
21 Maharashtra 3 103.94 76 442.28
22 Manipur 1 9.49 1 9.96
23 Meghalaya 1 5.38 0 0
24 Mizoram 1 44.62 2 12.77
25 Nagaland 1 38.78 3 8.39
26 Odisha 2 82.75 8 43.19
27 Puduchery 0 0 0 0
28 Punjab 3 121.38 24 138.4
29 Rajasthan 2 58.39 14 78.58
30 Sikkim 0 0 0 0
31 Tamil Nadu 1 13.27 23 101.95
32 Telangana 2 73.48 16 93.9
33 Tripura 1 45 0 0
34 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 27 183.85
35 Uttarakhand 2 97.79 30 255.57
36 West Bengal 1 45 15 79.65
Total 41 1503.25 395 2441.18ANNEXURE-2
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24.07.2025 REGARDING “MEGA FOOD PARKS AND COLD CHAIN PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY”
**APC **CEFPPC **BFL **CC **MFP **FTL **OG **R&D Skill Total
State A* Op* A Op A Op A Op A Op A Op A Op A Op A Op Approved Operational
Andaman & 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh 5 0 12 6 0 0 34 22 3 2 4 3 15 3 3 3 1 0 77 39
Arunachal 0 0 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Pradesh
Assam 7 1 65 28 1 0 2 2 1 1 6 4 1 0 22 21 1 1 106 58
Bihar 1 0 5 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chhattisgarh 1 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 6
Dadar & Nagar
Haveli and 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Daman & Diu
Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 10 10 3 3 21 21
Goa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gujarat 4 4 35 27 8 8 27 21 2 1 18 17 8 4 4 4 1 1 107 87
Haryana 2 1 20 15 0 0 23 16 2 1 18 16 0 0 27 25 6 6 98 80
Himachal 1 0 15 14 2 2 17 13 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 44 35
Pradesh
Jammu & 1 1 18 12 3 3 6 5 1 0 5 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 40 30
Kashmir
Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2
Karnataka 3 1 25 14 3 2 16 14 2 1 11 10 1 0 34 34 0 0 95 76
Kerala 2 2 24 17 1 1 8 4 2 2 7 7 0 0 7 4 0 0 51 37
Ladakh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 4 2 22 8 1 1 12 8 2 2 8 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 52 30Maharashtra 13 5 78 49 11 9 76 57 3 2 32 27 7 1 21 21 4 4 245 175
Manipur 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 5
Meghalaya 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 10 6
Mizoram 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Nagaland 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Orissa 1 0 9 2 0 0 8 4 2 1 5 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 28 12
Puduchery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
Punjab 3 1 16 11 4 4 24 21 3 2 10 7 1 0 14 14 1 1 76 61
Rajasthan 2 0 25 14 6 5 14 13 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 55 36
Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Tamil Nadu 12 2 32 23 9 8 23 13 1 0 23 19 4 1 41 41 0 0 145 107
Telangana 4 0 23 6 1 1 16 10 2 1 8 6 0 0 12 12 1 1 67 37
Tripura 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 9 9
Uttar Pradesh 2 2 37 27 5 4 27 18 0 0 10 9 4 1 11 11 1 1 97 73
Uttarakhand 0 0 18 13 4 4 30 27 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 59 50
West Bengal 0 0 17 12 1 1 15 12 1 1 12 8 0 0 8 8 0 0 54 42
Total 68 22 525 314 61 53 395 291 41 24 205 169 44 10 236 225 26 25 1601 1133
*A = Approved No. of projects
*Op= Operational projects
**CC= Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
**FTL = Scheme for Food Safety and Quality Assurance infrastructure
**APC = Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters
**CEFPPC= Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities
**OG= Operation Greens
**R&D = Human Resource and Institution – Research & Development
**Skill = Human Resource and Institution – Skill Development
**CBFL = Scheme for Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages
**MFP = Mega Food ParkANNEXURE-3
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24.07.2025 REGARDING “MEGA FOOD PARKS AND COLD CHAIN PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY”
Schemes State Project Name Sector District Date of Project Appro Released Status
Approva Cost ved Grant-
l Grant- in-aid
in-aid (Rs. in
(Rs. in Cr)
Cr)
Integrated Cold Uttar NUFARM Foods F&V Amroha 20-04- 25.62 9.19 9.19 Completed
Chain and Value Pradesh 2017
Addition
Infrastructure
Scheme (Cold
Chain)
Creation / Uttar M/s Aashirvaad Milk Amroha 14.09.20 15.78 5.00 4.89 Completed
Expansion of Food Pradesh Cuisines Processi 18
Processing & ng
Preservation
Capacities Scheme
(CEFPPC)
Research & Uttar Development of Govt. Jhansi 2008-09 0.39 0.39 0.20 Completed
Development Pradesh technology for the
processing and
preparation of value
added Wood Apple
(Bundelkhand
University, Jhansi)ANNEXURE-4
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24.07.2025 REGARDING “MEGA FOOD PARKS AND COLD CHAIN PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY”
Details of Approved Projects under different sub-schemes of PMKSY in the state of Maharashtra
S Scheme* Approve Completed/ Project Approved Released Processing Preserva Employme Farmers
r. d Operational Cost (in Grant in Aid Grant in (MT/Annu tion nt Benefited
N Projects Crores) (in Crores) Aid (in m) (MT/An
o. Crores) num)
1 APC 13 5 414 119 65 3 2 14566 58700
2 BFL 11 9 119 27 24 1 1 13092 60445
3 CC 76 57 2246 536 442 52 7 45600 725952
4 CEFPPC 78 49 1169 291 201 25 0 28360 36127
5 FTL 32 27 206 74 50 0 0 1184 0
6 MFP 3 2 356 149 104 1 1 4243 5750
7 OG 7 1 242 97 33 3 0 17847 149800
8 R&D 21 21 10 10 9 0 0 0 0
9 Skill 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total 245 175 4764.52 1305.04 927.94 84.34 10.50 124892 1036774
*CC= Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
*FTL = Scheme for Food Safety and Quality Assurance infrastructure
*APC = Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters
*CEFPPC= Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities
*OG= Operation Greens
*R&D = Human Resource and Institution – Research & Development
*Skill = Human Resource and Institution – Skill Development
*CBFL = Scheme for Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages
*MFP = Mega Food ParkANNEXURE-5
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Sr. Schemes State Project Sector District Date of Project Approved Released Status
No. Name Approval Cost Grant-in- Grant-in-
aid (Rs. aid (Rs. in
in Cr) Cr)
1 Integrated Maharashtra Heritage Dairy Palghar 13-11-2018 46.06 9.82 9.82 Completed
Cold Chain Foods
and Value Limited
Addition
Infrastructure
Scheme (Cold
Chain)