Q-1219: Processing plants for vegetables in Jharkhand

Question 1219 - Processing plants for vegetables in Jharkhand

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1219
ANSWERED ON-27.07.2018
Processing plants for vegetables in Jharkhand

Shri Mahesh Poddar

(a) whether it is a fact that farmers have to sell vegetables at very low prices due to unavailability of
processing plants in the State of Jharkhand;

(b) whether it is also a fact that it has been decided to establish several plants, including pea processing
plants and Mega Food Parks, in Jharkhand for the preservation of vegetables produced in the State and to provide the reasonable price to the farmers; and

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): A Central Sector Sche me – PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA – (PMKSY) is being implemented for promotion and development of Food Processing Industries in the Country including Jharkhand. The various schemes implemented under PMKSY are (i) Mega Food Parks; (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iii) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities; (iv) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters; (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages; (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions.

PMKSY is a comprehensive package which will result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. Not only it provides a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also help in providing better prices to farmers and is a big step towards doubling of farmers income, creating huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.

The Ministry of Food Processing industries does not setup any food processing industries/ units/projects on its own. It provides financial assistance in the form of Grant-in-Aid to the individual, farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Entrepreneurs, cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc. under its various schemes for setting up of food processing industries/ units/ projects. The Scheme are not any region specific or State specific, but are demand driven.

Financial Assistances to the eligible applicant are provided against the Expression of Interest issued by the Ministry from time to time. A list of Food Processing units/ projects assisted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in the State of Jharkhand is at

Annexure.
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