Implementation of SAMPADA scheme in Maharashtra
(a) whether Government has started a new scheme, SAMPADA, in the country, including in Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof and the total budget allotted under this scheme;
(b) the main objectives of the SAMPADA scheme along with the main components thereof; and
(c) the total number of programmes running in Maharashtra under the SAMPADA scheme?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2972 ANSWERED ON-11.08.2017
Implementation of SAMPADA scheme in Maharashtra
2972 . Shri Amar Shankar Sable
(a) whether Government has started a new scheme, SAMPADA, in the country, including in Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof and the total budget allotted under this scheme;
(b) the main objectives of the SAMPADA scheme along with the main components thereof; and
(c) the total number of programmes running in Maharashtra under the SAMPADA scheme?
ANSWER
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government has approved a new Central Sector Scheme, KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA, for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country, including Maharashtra. The objectives of “KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA” are to Supplement Agriculture, Modernize Processing and Decrease Agri-Waste. The KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA has an outlay of Rs.6000 Crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle. KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA is comprehensive package to give a renewed thrust to the food processing sector includes new schemes of (i) Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters; (ii) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkage; and (iii) Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities along with ongoing schemes of (i) Mega Food Parks; (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iii) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure; and (iv) Human Resources and Institutions.
(c) The total number of projects sanctioned in Maharashtra under the KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA is as follows:-
Sl. No. Name of the Scheme Number of Projects
1. Mega Food Parks 03
2. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure 50
3. Food Testing Laboratories 17
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Source: Rajyasabha
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