Question raised in Lok Sabha on Gramin Agriculture Markets, 02/07/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Gramin Agriculture Markets, 02/07/2019. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements various central sector Schemes under the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme- PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) for overall promotion and development of Food Processing Sector. The PMKSY consists of (i) Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions. The Ministry is also implementing the scheme "Operation Greens" as a vertical of PMKSY since November, 2018 for integrated development of value chain of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops in selected States on pilot basis
