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Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
7.43 Government gave its approval in November 2020 to introduce the Production-Linked
Incentive (PLI) Scheme in 10 key sectors, including food processing sector, for enhancing
India's manufacturing capabilities and improving exports. The approved financial outlay for
the PLI scheme in food processing is ` 10,900 crores. The food segments identified includes
ready to eat/ready to cook, marine products, processed fruits & vegetables, mozzarella cheese,
and innovative/organic products of SMEs. The scheme would also support the branding and
marketing abroad.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)
7.44 Under the umbrella scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana, the Ministry is
implementing various component schemes which, inter-alia, includes (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, and (vi) Operation Greens. The status of the sanctioned
projects and completed /operational projects as on 31.12.2020 may be seen in Table 2.

Table 2: Sanctioned Projects and Completed /Operational Projects under PMKSY

Sl. Name of the Scheme Number of sanctioned Number of completed/
No. Projects operational projects

1 Mega Food Park 37 21
2 Cold Chain 327 210
3 Agro-processing Clusters 55 0
4 Unit Scheme 287 44
5 Backward & Forward Linkages 62 21
6 Operation Greens 5 0
Total 773 296
Source: MoFPI

FOOD MANAGEMENT

7.45 For prudent management of foodgrain stock and to ensure adequate availability of
wheat and rice in central pool with a view to augment the domestic availability of wheat
and rice and ensure food security, the Central Government has undertaken the following
measures:

I. MSP of wheat and paddy has been increased to protect the interest of farmers.

II. State Governments, particularly those undertaking Decentralized Procurement (DCP), are
encouraged to maximize procurement of wheat and rice by state agencies.
III. Strategic reserves of 5 million tons of food grains over the existing buffer norms have been
maintained to be used in extreme situations.

IV. Sale of wheat and rice is undertaken through Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) (Domestic)
to check inflationary trend of food in market.