Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Promotion of Cold Chain Scheme
Posted On:
03 AUG 2021 1:17PM by PIB Delhi
In order to minimize the post-harvest losses and enhance value addition in the agricultural produce, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the “Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme” which a component of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY). A total of 353 projects have been approved under the scheme till date for various States/UTs.
The details of funds allotted and expanded during 2016-17 to 2021-22 is as under:
Year
|
Budget Estimate (Rupees in Crores)
|
Revised Estimate (Rupees in Crores)
|
Expenditure (Rupees in Crores)
|
2016-17
|
158.23
|
185.21
|
184.88
|
2017-18
|
180.00
|
198.68
|
196.15
|
2018-19
|
400.00
|
271.59
|
244.74
|
2019-20
|
290.00
|
326.16
|
271.12
|
2020-21
|
349.71
|
252.58
|
207.40
|
2021-22
|
227.60
|
-
|
53.45
(as on 30.06.2021)
|
Soil, water, fertilizer etc. affect the quality and losses but no quantified data available.
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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