Promotion of Cold Chain Scheme
03 AUG 2021 1:17PM by PIB Delhi
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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