PM Kisan Sampada Yojana
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to create a cold chain grid to link every nook and corner of India by its 42 Mega Food Parks, 234 Cold Chain Projects under the PM Kisan Sampada Yojana;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the total number of Cold Chain Storage facilities available in the country as on date, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana have invited foreign investments in the field of food processing sector;
(e) if so, the details of foreign investors shown interest to invest in the food processing sector;
(f) the details of MoUs signed between the Union Government and foreign investors and total worth of investments; and
(g) the likely benefits of such investment to farmers in the country and the estimated number of jobs to be created in the food processing sectors?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2294 ANSWERED ON: 31.07.2018
PM Kisan Sampada Yojana
JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA
SUSHMITA DEV
KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to create a cold chain grid to link every nook and corner of India by its 42 Mega Food Parks, 234 Cold Chain Projects under the PM Kisan Sampada Yojana;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the total number of Cold Chain Storage facilities available in the country as on date, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether the Government under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana have invited foreign investments in the field of food processing sector;
(e) if so, the details of foreign investors shown interest to invest in the food processing sector;
(f) the details of MoUs signed between the Union Government and foreign investors and total worth of investments; and
(g) the likely benefits of such investment to farmers in the country and the estimated number of jobs to be created in the food processing sectors?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a) & (b): There is no such proposal to create a cold chain grid to link every nook and corner of India under PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA” (PMKSY).
(c): A Statement indicating the number of Cold Chain storage facilities along with Capacity created, State-wise, under PMKSY is at Annexure.
(d) to (g): No foreign investment has been invited by Ministry of Food Processing Industries under the PMKSY in the field of food processing sector. However, during World Food India 2017 event organized by Ministry of Food Processing Industries has attracted intent of about US Dollar 13.56 billion from domestic and foreign investors. 50 MoUs have been signed with domestic and foreign companies by the Government of India and 131 MoUs have been signed by the States. The major companies which have signed MoUs are from various countries including USA, Germany, UAE, Thailand, Denmark, France and Indian Companies. The States which signed MoUs include Telangana, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
The MoUs signed/announced are meant for setting up food processing projects in different locations in India in the sub-sectors such as fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and confectionaries, retail and e-commerce, Cold Chain, Warehousing and Logistics, Cereals and Oilseed Processing, Dairy, Fisheries, Poultry & Meat and others.
The duration of the investment proposals of the investor varies from investor to investor, depending on their phased plans and completion of the different phases, the benefits to farmers will flow including creation of jobs in the food processing sector.
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Source: Loksabha
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