Wastage of Vegetables Due to Lack of Processing Facilities

Ministry of Food Processing Industries Wastage of Vegetables Due to Lack of Processing Facilities Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 5:43PM by PIB Delhi The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely, “Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India” in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. The details of estimated loss of fruits and vegetables reported in the study are as under: Category Estimated Loss (%) Fruits 6.02-15.05 Vegetables 4.87-11.61 The Ministry of Food processing Industries (MoFPI) supports the creation and expansion of the processing/preservation capacity through implementation of various schemes for the overall development of food processing sector, including creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet, to reduce post-harvest losses and to increase the level of processing. The schemes under MoFPI are as follows: i) MoFPI implements Central Sector Umbrella Scheme-Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016-17 to create post-harvest infrastructure and processing facilities to boost the overall development of the food-processing sector including reduction in post-harvest losses, enhancing value addition etc. The component schemes under PMKSY are (i) Mega Food Parks (the component has been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities only) (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (The component has been discontinued from 1st April 2021) (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities and (vi) Operation Greens. MoFPI provides credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing/preservation infrastructure, which, interalia, includes cold storages to minimize post-harvest losses and increase processing level. As on June 2025, 1601 projects have been approved under PMKSY out of which 1133 projects have been completed. State-wise amount allocated during the last five years and the current year under the PMKSY is placed at Annexure-I. ii) MoFPI implements Central Sector Scheme- “Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)” to support creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate with India’s natural resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets. The budget outlay of the scheme is Rs.10,900 crore and total 170 applications have been approved under various categories of the scheme. The scheme has led to increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT in the Country. A total number of about 3.39 Lakhs, both direct and indirect employment, has been generated so far under the scheme. Under PLISFPI, the State-wise fund allocation is not applicable.iii) MoFPI is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan initiative for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. The scheme is operational from 2020-21 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore. The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector.The details of the progress made for the state of Uttar Pradesh including BaghpatLok Sabha constituency is placed at Annexure-II.Till 30th June 2025, Centre Share of Rs. 3791.04 Cr. has been released to States/ UTs for implementation of various components of the scheme out of which 410.97 Cr. has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh including BaghpatLok Sabha constituency. The State-wise and Year-wise details of Centre Share funds released are at Annexure-III. This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. ***** STK ANNEXURE-I State-wise no. of projects approved under PMKSY during last 5 years and current year Approved Grant-in-aid State No. of projects sanctioned (Rs. in Cr) Andhra Pradesh 36 330.26 Arunachal Pradesh 1 9.13 Assam 2 13.9 Bihar 4 59 Chhattisgarh 1 10 Goa 1 4.80 Gujarat 19 133.87 Haryana 16 120.64 Himachal Pradesh 6 55.21 Jammu & Kashmir 2 7.87 Karnataka 9 59.71 Kerala 8 57.59 Madhya Pradesh 9 61.28 Maharashtra 27 226.95 Meghalaya 2 58.51 Nagaland 2 15.41 Odisha 7 45.53 Punjab 8 54.31 Rajasthan 6 80.86Tamil Nadu 23 155.86 Telangana 10 65.98 Uttar Pradesh 13 112.81 Uttarakhand 7 63.43 West Bengal 7 31.51 Grand Total 226 1834.41 Projects approved under component scheme of PMKSYi.eOperation Greensduring last 5 years and current year in BaghpatLok Sabha constituency Approved Project Project Grant-in- S.No Schemes State District Sector Name Cost aid (Rs. in Cr) Potato, Carrot, Ash JCL Agro Gourd, Operation Uttar Products Bottle 1 Greens Meerut 47.99 15 Pradesh Private Gourd, (OG) Limited Pointed Gourd, Cauliflower ANNEXURE-II For the State of UttarPradesh: 17,818 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 645.88 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy. (cid:108) Seed capital amount of Rs. 25.97 Cr. sanctioned for 8571 SHG members. (cid:108) 14 Incubation centres have been approved (cid:108) Capacity Building: 32 Master Trainers, 2 District Level trainers and 1255 beneficiaries have been trained (cid:108) For the Bhagpat Lok Sabha Constituency: Baghpat Meerut Ghaziabad 49 applications have been 100 applications have been 55 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. sanctioned with amount of Rs. sanctioned with amount of Rs. 2.18 Crore for Credit Linked 6.69 Crore for Credit Linked 2.81 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy Subsidy Subsidy Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.21 Seed capital amount of Rs. 1.15 Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.15 Cr. sanctioned for 55 SHG Cr. sanctioned for 298 SHG Cr. sanctioned for 70 SHG members members members No Incubation centers approved No Incubation centers approved 1 Incubation center approvedCapacity Building: 54 Capacity Building: 2 District No beneficiaries have been beneficiaries have been trained Level trainers and No trained beneficiaries trained ANNEXURE-III . th Centre Share Funds released year-wise and State-wise as on 30 June 2025 under PMFME scheme 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2020-21 22 23 24 25 26 S.No. States/UTs Total Andaman&Nicobar 1 Island 1.82 1.92 0.34 0.38 0.00 0.00 4.47 2 AndhraPradesh 34.98 25.12 18.57 46.25 10.91 50.00 185.83 3 ArunachalPradesh 0.15 7.34 0.03 11.09 8.00 10.00 36.62 4 Assam 16.71 15.96 18.12 43.88 68.50 35.00 198.16 5 Bihar 9.05 13.59 1.61 88.65 101.50 75.00 289.39 6 Chandigarh 0.40 1.06 0.44 0.31 0.00 0.00 2.21 7 Chhattisgarh 7.04 8.88 1.44 7.69 10.00 10.00 45.04 8 D&NHaveli&Dn D 0.40 0.89 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 9 Delhi 0.50 0.32 1.15 0.50 4.25 0.00 6.71 10 Goa 0.41 3.14 1.81 2.08 2.50 5.00 14.94 11 Gujarat 16.55 8.53 1.98 7.02 15.00 12.00 61.08 12 Haryana 3.23 3.98 5.46 11.25 25.00 25.00 73.93 13 HimachalPradesh 5.19 7.64 13.75 57.12 4.00 25.00 112.70 14 Jammu&Kashmir 8.19 1.50 2.16 2.68 25.75 6.28 46.55 15 Jharkhand 2.69 1.74 0.00 9.79 20.00 25.00 59.22 16 Karnataka 32.47 21.48 31.07 27.76 60.00 50.00 222.77 17 Kerala 10.13 3.46 3.99 29.52 40.00 40.00 127.10 18 Ladakh 0.45 0.93 2.32 0.36 3.00 0.00 7.06 19 Lakshadweep 0.40 0.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.01 20 MadhyaPradesh 20.62 9.93 9.98 44.97 78.04 50.00 213.53 21 Maharashtra 27.58 26.60 76.87 120.00 195.20 100.00 546.25 22 Manipur 3.14 9.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.23 23 Meghalaya 2.69 3.04 0.39 1.00 7.25 10.00 24.37 24 Mizoram 7.73 2.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.67 25 Nagaland 6.64 5.90 0.41 3.97 3.75 0.00 20.67 26 Odisha 30.37 29.93 2.97 15.46 21.86 40.00 140.5827 Puducherry 1.16 0.79 0.68 2.46 3.00 1.35 9.45 28 Punjab 5.76 9.36 16.31 30.65 87.80 50.00 199.88 29 Rajasthan 14.51 13.44 4.79 16.98 8.50 25.00 83.22 30 Sikkim 5.12 1.51 1.75 0.91 7.50 10.00 26.79 31 TamilNadu 12.95 3.23 24.02 72.00 100.00 75.00 287.19 32 Telangana 33.16 16.88 2.31 15.40 60.00 75.00 202.75 33 Tripura 3.11 10.35 0.15 1.13 3.75 10.00 28.49 34 UttarPradesh 36.29 24.08 21.06 79.55 150.00 100.00 410.98 35 Uttarakhand 6.03 2.26 2.45 8.24 15.00 10.00 43.97 36 WestBengal 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.28 2.50 25.00 33.78 268.5 Total 367.61 297.44 765.30 1142.56 949.63 3791.04 2 **** (Release ID: 2150866)