Impact of Operation Greens scheme under PMKSY

13 February 2024, New Delhi: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Central Sector Scheme- “Operation Greens” (OG) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana since 2018-19, with the objective of enhancing the value realisation of farmers and minimizing post-harvest losses. Under the Long Term Interventions component of the scheme, 53 projects have been approved across the country for eligible crops in identified production clusters with grants in aid of ₹634.59 crores for total project cost of ₹2457.49 crores.  The details of the projects approved under the OG Scheme is in the table below. 

The scope of OG – Long Term Interventions Scheme has been expanded from three crops namely Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) to 22 perishable crops namely Mango, Banana, Apple, Pineapple, Orange, Grapes, Aonla/Amla, Pomegranate, Guava, Litchi, Tomato, Onion, Potato, Green Peas, Carrot, Cauliflower, Beans, Gourd Family {Bottle Gourd (Loki), Bitter Gourd (Karela), Ridge/Sponge Gourd (Torai) Pointed Gourd (Parval) and Ash Gourd (Petha)}, Okra, Garlic, Ginger and Shrimp, during the 15^th Financial Commission Cycle (2021-26).

Statewise details of projects approved under Operation Greens Scheme-Long Term Intervention
Sl. No	State	No. of projects	Total Project Cost (₹ Crores)	Eligible Grant (₹ Crores)	Processing Capacity Per Annum (MT)	Preservation Capacity (MT)	Employment Generation	No. of Farmers to be benefitted
1	Andhra Pradesh
	Mango	3	117.0554	40.87	103040	5140	2100	53350
	Tomato	1	109.99	48.82	90000	19150	1350	15000
	Shrimp	13	793.71	135	124500	35521	25436	8790
	Sub Total	17	1020.755	224.69	317540	59811	28886	77140
2	Assam
	Pineapple & Ginger	1	28.53	7.4	5640	–	879	1800
	Sub Total	1	28.53	7.4	5640	0	879	1800
3	Gujarat
	Banana	1	50	10	9600	7921	524	50000
	Onion	3	159.07	35.19	133800	13130	1539	8684
	Potato	3	286.86	60.87	132480	24836	45067	7450
	Tomato	1	18.5	4.51	9600	30	2458	2100
	Sub Total	8	514.43	110.57	285480	45917	49588	68234
4	Himachal Pradesh
	Apple	3	51.915	19.5119	36120	8470	1850	10600
	Sub Total	3	51.915	19.5119	36120	8470	1850	10600
5	Karnataka
	Tomato	1	26.8744	9.946	23680	7000	354	2000
	Sub Total	1	26.8744	9.946	23680	7000	354	2000
6	Madhya Pradesh
	Guava	1	29.3	7.32	15840	5050	315	1500
	Mixed	1	36.7	15	34560	4480	750	2000
	Sub Total	2	66	22.32	50400	9530	1065	3500
7	Maharashtra
	Banana	1	54.67	14.86	24000	11000	620	2000
	Mandarin Orange	1	35.09	10	22720	2500	500	500
	Mango	2	98.55	27.28	42400	27000	595	4000
	Onion	3	142.55	65.4	189664	28800	13217	13800
	Mixed	3	64.637	21.5	41808	6000	4130	135500
	Sub Total	10	395.497	139.04	320592	75300	19062	155800
8	Punjab
	Mixed	1	45.29	9.84	24000	4780	200	650
	Sub Total	1	45.29	9.84	24000	4780	200	650
9	Rajasthan
	Garlic	1	20.21	9.43	16000	0	121	1000
	Sub Total	1	20.21	9.43	16000	0	121	1000
10	Tamil Nadu
	Amla	1	10.5	2.8	3200	0	120	100
	Banana	3	58	28.1325	42750	4620	2130	2000
	Sub Total	4	68.5	30.9325	45950	4620	2250	2100
11	Uttar Pradesh
	Potato	3	124.98	28.81	80640	3000	3463	13500
	Mixed	2	94.51	22.1	48000	12090	3880	1750
	Sub Total	5	219.49	50.91	128640	15090	7343	15250
	Total	53	2457.492	634.5904	1254042	214518	111598	338074

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