Parliamentary panel flags under utilisation of funds by food processing industries ministry
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Last Updated: Mar 09, 2021, 07:55 PM IST
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PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, approved in May 2017, under which eight sub-schemes are implemented, including mega food park, integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure.
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A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday flagged the poor performance of the Food Processing Industries Ministry, saying it has consistently under utilised allocated funds and even the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) has failed to garner good response.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, approved in May 2017, under which eight sub-schemes are implemented, including mega food park, integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure.
Food processing industries ministry consistently under utilised funds, find Parl panel
On sub-schemes of PMKSY, the panel said under the scheme to promote setting up of cold chain, 430 projects were sanctioned by the ministry. Out of which, 103 projects have been cancelled, 210 have been completed and 117 are under implementation
PTI | March 9, 2021 | Updated 20:42 IST
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A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday flagged the poor performance of the Food Processing Industries Ministry, saying it has consistently under utilised allocated funds and even the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) has failed to garner good response.
PMKSY is an umbrella scheme, approved in May 2017, under which eight sub-schemes are implemented, including mega food park, integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure.