Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana | UPSC
HEADLINES:
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY): Projects likely to generate direct and indirect employment for 16,200 farmers
WHY IN NEWS:
2,57,904 farmers to benefit from the new cold chain projects: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
SYLLABUS COVERED: GS 3: Schemes
LEARNING:
For PRELIMS go through aim , impact and funding pattern of this scheme .
For MAINS look at the components of the scheme . You can trace few of them directly to any Mains answers relevant to food processing . Remember Schemes should be quoted too !
ISSUE:
PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA
- The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is striving to establish an integrated and seamless network of strong Cold Chain Grid.
- The goal is to improve infrastructure for the uninterrupted transfer of perishables from production to consumption areas/centers.
- PMKSY is one such small step in the journey of self reliant India .
AIM
- PMKSY is a comprehensive package aiming to create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
OBJECTIVES
- PMKSY will supplement agriculture infrastructure.
- To modernise and expand existing food processing units with a view to increasing the level of processing.
- The scheme adds value leading to the reduction of wastage.
COMPONENTS
There are seven components under the scheme :
- 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.
FUNDING
- The proposed scheme was to be implemented with an allocation of ₹6,000 crores for the period of 2016-20.
Under the Scheme, The Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aids :
- 35 percent for general areas.
- 50 percent for North-Eastern States, Himalayan States, ITDP Areas, and Islands for storage and transport infrastructure.
- The assistance at 50 percent and 75 percent respectively are also given for value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum grant-in-aid of 10 crores per project.
IMPACT
- This is a boost to Government’s efforts towards bridging the gap in supply chain and building world-class cold chain infrastructure .
- PMKSY envisages the significance of Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure .
BENEFICIARIES
- The implementation of PMKSY will result in creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.
- This Integrated Cold Chain projects will provide a big boost to the growth of food processing infrastructure .
- This would also help in streamlining the agricultural supply chain, generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in rural areas.
- It will create huge employment opportunities especially in the rural areas.
- On other hand it will increase availability of safe and convenient processed foods at affordable price to consumers .
These benefits are vital for the economic security of farmers.
BACKGROUND
- In 2016, MoFPI introduced an umbrella Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters or SAMPADA.
- In 2017, SAMPADA was renamed as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
IASbhai WINDUP:
The projects have been approved across the states of Andhra Pradesh (7), Bihar(1), Gujarat(2), Haryana(4), Karnataka(3), Kerala(1), MP(1), Punjab(1), Rajasthan(2), Tamil Nadu(4) and Uttar Pradesh(1).
- These projects with a grant-in-aid of 208 crores will help increase efficiency and sustainability in India’s food supply chain.
- It shall also act as a small step towards making India AtmaNirbhar/self-reliant in the fruits and vegetables sector.
- This would also help in streamlining the agricultural supply chain, generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in rural areas, provide better prices to farmers, end-users, and benefit allied sectors.
SOURCES:THE HINDU & PIB | Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana | UPSC
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