Parliament Question: Salient features of PMKSY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1951 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 SALIENT FEATURES OF PMKSY

1951. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

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

(a) the salient features, objectives and progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) in developing modern food processing infrastructure, integrated cold chain facilities, agro-processing clusters and value addition units across the country;

(b) the details of projects sanctioned, completed and operational under the scheme during the last three years along with the investment leveraged and employment generated, State-wise;

(c) the measures taken to reduce post-harvest losses, strengthen Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), promote food processing at the farm-gate level and enhance farmers' income;

(d) whether the Government has assessed the impact of the scheme on food processing capacity, exports and reduction of wastage and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken to expand the scheme in aspirational and agricultural regions including Bundelkhand to promote value addition, rural entrepreneurship and employment generation? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a central sector umbrella scheme called “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)” since 2017- 18 across the country. The salient features of PMKSY are as follows:

(i) Development of integrated food processing and preservation infrastructure across the value chain from farm gate to retail;

(ii) Promotion of value addition and reduction of post-harvest losses;

(iii) Financial assistance for creation/expansion of food processing and preservation capacities;

(iv) Development of integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure;

(v)S trengthening of food safety and quality assurance infrastructure;

(vi) Promotion of private investment in the food processing sector;

(vii) Generation of employment and enhancement of farmers' income through improved market linkages; and

(viii) Promotion of export competitiveness of processed food products.The objective of PMKSY is to ensure overall development of the food processing sector by incentivizing the creation of modern food processing and preservation infrastructure across the country. The scheme presently comprises six on-going component schemes and two discontinued component schemes (w.e.f. 01.04.2021). The component-wise progress under PMKSY is placed at Annexure I.

(b): The State-wise details of projects sanctioned, completed and operational under PMKSY during the last three years along with investment leveraged and employment generated are at Annexure II.

(c) : The component schemes under PMKSY provide financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid/subsidy for creation of modern food processing and preservation infrastructure with the objective of reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing value addition. The creation of food processing infrastructure enhances demand for agricultural produce, leading to better price realization and improved income for farmers. As on 30.06.2026, 1256 projects are operational under PMKSY, benefiting about 37.76 lakh farmers. PMKSY is a demand-driven scheme and applications are invited from eligible applicants, including Farmers Producer Organisation

(FPOs) through Expressions of Interest (EoIs). To strengthen farmer–producer linkages, PMKSY provides enhanced financial assistance to FPOs with loan requirement and a reduced net-worth requirement compared to the general category applicants.

Further, under the centrally sponsored PMFME scheme of the Ministry, FPOs are eligible for 35% credit-linked subsidy up to ₹10 lakh for setting up or upgrading micro-food processing enterprises, 35% grant of up to ₹3 crore for establishing Common Infrastructure and Branding & Marketing support in terms of grant upto 50% for groups of FPOs, at State/regional level.

(d): The Government regularly monitors the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY). As on 30.06.2026, 1735 projects have been approved under PMKSY, of which 1256 projects are operational, creating 294.21 LMT per annum of processing and preservation capacity. The creation of this infrastructure has enhanced value addition, strengthened the food processing ecosystem, improved supply chain efficiency, reduced post- harvest losses through the capacities created under completed projects, and contributed to the growth of the food processing sector and exports of processed food products.

(e) : Under PMKSY, the Ministry provides financial assistance to eligible applicant organizations/entities/entrepreneurs including rural entrepreneurs for setting up/expansion of eligible projects. PMKSY is a demand-driven scheme. The funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released State-wise under any of the component schemes of PMKSY.

Applications are invited through Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from all over India, including aspirational and agricultural regions such as Bundelkhand. The proposals received are scrutinized for eligibility and evaluated as per the applicable scheme guidelines. Financial assistance is

provided to eligible projects approved on merit, subject to availability of funds. Through the creation of modern food processing infrastructure, PMKSY promotes value addition of agricultural produce, encourages rural entrepreneurship, generates employment opportunities, and enhances income opportunities for farmers.

*****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1951 ON THE SUBJECT SALIENT FEATURES OF PMKSY DUE FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 Component-wise progress under PMKSY S.No **Scheme Approved Completed/ Project Approved Released Projects Operational Cost (in Grants- Grants-In- Projects Crores) In-Aid (in Aid (in Cr.) Cr.) 1 APC 73 25 2165.37 615.63 325.11 2 CBFL 60 53 686.71 165.91 150.45 3 CC 409 311 12130.40 3089.08 2540.89 4 CEFPPC 630 388 10822.31 2462.68 1550.28 5 FTL 203 177 1139.33 491.35 395.42 6 MFP 41 25 4628.84 1945.59 1546.24 7 OG 36 25 1466.74 376.81 314.66

8.a HRI-R&D 257 227 104.80 102.47 82.85

8.b HRI-Skill 26 25 18.84 9.06 9.03 Total 1735 1256 33163.34 9258.58 6914.93 **APC = Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters **CBFL = Scheme for Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages **CC= Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure **CEFPPC= Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities **FTL = Scheme for Food Safety and Quality Assurance infrastructure **MFP = Mega Food Park **OG= Operation Greens **HRI-R&D = Research & Development (sub component of Human Resource and Institution scheme) **HRI-Skill = Human Resource and Institution – Skill Development (sub component of Human Resource and Institution scheme)ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1951 ON THE SUBJECT SALIENT FEATURES OF PMKSY DUE FOR ANSWER ON 30.07.2026 State-wise details of projects sanctioned, completed and operational under PMKSY during the last three years along with the investment leveraged and employment generated S.No State Approved Completed/ Employment investment Projects Operational Generated leveraged Projects ₹ in Cr.

1 Andaman & Nicobar 0 0 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 18 1 17265 264.11 3 Arunachal Pradesh 5 0 2620 31.51 4 Assam 27 17 6659 259.58 5 Bihar 5 0 3711 150.38 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 4 0 6559 100.70 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 9 Delhi 1 0 0 0 10 Goa 1 1 37 14.08 11 Gujarat 26 1 21188 446.46 12 Haryana 17 2 11980 290.59 13 Himachal Pradesh 6 1 1597 44.39 14 Jammu & Kashmir 3 0 3947 50.57 15 Jharkhand 0 0 0 0 16 Karnataka 24 3 20650 438.59 17 Kerala 18 1 10702 287.68 18 Ladakh 0 0 0 0 19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 20 Madhya Pradesh 6 2 2725 104.03 21 Maharashtra 42 7 34315 664.96 22 Manipur 1 1 29 3.07 23 Meghalaya 1 0 37 10.14 24 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 25 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 26 Odisha 14 5 9475 172.77 27 Puducherry 0 0 0 0 28 Punjab 12 2 8618 190.90 29 Rajasthan 15 2 7750 231.28 30 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 31 Tamil Nadu 41 7 34417 616.92 32 Telangana 28 9 13625 500.92 33 Tripura 0 0 0 0 34 Uttar Pradesh 17 3 8815 213.93 35 Uttarakhand 18 2 8201 133.83 36 West Bengal 12 2 8850 222.28 Total 362 69 243772 5443.67 *****