Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)
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GS II : Government Scheme; GS III : Food processing and related industries in India;
What is discussed under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) ?
- What is PMKSY?
- What are the seven components of PMKSY?
- What are the objectives?
- What is the current status of the Scheme?
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Why in News ?
In 2016, MoFPI introduced an umbrella Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters or SAMPADA. In recent the parliament discussed the status.
Key Facts
What is Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)?
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- SAMPADA, or Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters, was scheduled to be executed with a budget of 6,000 crores for the period 2016-20.
- It is a Central Sector Scheme.
What are the seven components of PMKSY?
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- Mega Food Parks.
- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.
- Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters.
- Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages.
- Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure.
- Human Resources and Institutions.
- Mega Food Parks.
What are the objectives?
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- To supplement agriculture.
- To create processing and preservation capacities.
- To modernise and expand existing food processing units with a view to increasing the level of processing.
- To add value leading to the reduction of wastage.
Do you Know ?
SAMPADA is a digital platform through which various projects sanctioned under different sub-schemes of PMKSY is monitored.
What is the current status of the Scheme?
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- A total of 853 projects for setting up food processing units have been sanctioned so far by the Ministry under different sub-schemes of PMKSY
- The totalproject cost of Rs.21058.29 crore and approved grants-in-aid of Rs.6673.74 crore, out of which Rs.4444.25 crore has been released.
- These projects entail processing and preservation capacity of 216.81 lakh MT per annum and 70.014 lakh MT per annum
- This benefiting 41,42,917 farmers and generating 10,61,361 employment.
Previous Year Question on Food Processing
- What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country? How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing? (2020)
- Elaborate on the policy taken by the Government of India to meet the challenges of the food processing sector. (2019)
- What are the reasons for poor acceptance of cost-effective small processing units? How can the food processing unit be helpful to uplift the socio-economic status of poor farmers? (2017)
- How do subsidies affect the cropping pattern, crop diversity and economy of farmers? What is the significance of crop insurance, minimum support price and food processing for small and marginal farmers? (2017)
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