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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