The Ministry of Food Processing Industries on 8th June 2022, has notified the scheme for creation of infrastructure for agro processing clusters as a sub-scheme of central sector scheme-PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA.
The objective of the scheme is to create modern infrastructure for food processing closer to production areas and to provide integrated and complete preservation infrastructure facilities from farm gate to the consumers and to create effective backward and forward linkages by linking groups of producers/farmers to food processors and markets through well-equipped supply chain.
The Agro Processing Clusters may be developed by the promoters willing to set up their own units in the cluster and also allow utilization of common infrastructure to other units in the area or the promoters willing to develop common infrastructure for use by the units to be set-up in the food processing cluster by other entrepreneurs.
The APC projects can be set up by an entity/organisation such as Govt.departments /joint ventures/NGOs/self-help groups/private sector companies/partnership firms/proprietorship firms etc.
