Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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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.

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ANNEXURE-I

 

State-wise no. of projects approved under PMKSY during last 5 years and current year

State

No. of projects sanctioned

Approved Grant-in-aid (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

80.86

Tamil 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

S.No

Schemes

State

District

Project Name

Sector

Project Cost

Approved Grant-in-aid (Rs. in Cr)

1

Operation Greens (OG)

Uttar Pradesh

Meerut

JCL Agro Products Private Limited

Potato, Carrot, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Pointed

Gourd, Cauliflower

47.99

15

 

 

ANNEXURE-II

For the State of UttarPradesh:

  • 17,818 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 645.88 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy.
  • Seed capital amount of Rs. 25.97 Cr. sanctioned for 8571 SHG members.
  • 14 Incubation centres have been approved
  • Capacity Building: 32 Master Trainers, 2 District Level trainers and 1255 beneficiaries have been trained

 

For the Bhagpat Lok Sabha Constituency:

 

Baghpat

 

Ghaziabad

Meerut

 

49 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 2.18 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy

100 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 6.69 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy

55 applications have been sanctioned with amount of Rs. 2.81 Crore for Credit Linked Subsidy

Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.21 Cr. sanctioned for 55 SHG members

Seed capital amount of Rs. 1.15 Cr. sanctioned for 298 SHG members

Seed capital amount of Rs. 0.15 Cr. sanctioned for 70 SHG members

No Incubation centers approved

 

No Incubation centers approved

 

1 Incubation center approved

 

No beneficiaries have been trained

Capacity Building: 54 beneficiaries have been trained

 

Capacity Building: 2 District Level trainers and No beneficiaries trained

 

 

ANNEXURE-III

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Centre Share Funds released year-wise and State-wise as on 30th June 2025 under PMFME scheme

 

 

 

S.No.

 

 

States/UTs

2020-21

2021-

22

2022-

23

2023-

24

2024-

25

2025-

26

 

 

Total

 

1

Andaman&Nicobar 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

140.58

27

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

 

Total

367.61

297.44

268.52

765.30

1142.56

949.63

3791.04

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