03-12-2020 | 13:29 PM
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Context:
Union Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has accepted seven proposals submitted under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana.
The proposals were sent under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster of PMKSY.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana:
It was introduced in 2016 as SAMPADA, Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development Ago-Processing Cluster. Later in 2017, it was renamed as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana.
Seven components are included in the system, namely Mega Food Parks, Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters, Integrated Cold Chain and Value-Added Infrastructure, Development/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacity, Creation of Back and Forward Links, Human Capital and Organizations, Food Protection and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, Infrastructure for Agro-processing.
