The Centre has accorded approval to 10 projects concerning the food processing sector under the
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) where an investment of Rs 31,400 crore will be made.
According to statement in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli on Wednesday, the Government expects to generate 334 lakh tonnes of agro-produce worth Rs 1.04 lakh crore in the country, which will benefit 20 lakh farmers and create 5.3 lakh direct and indirect jobs in the current financial year 2019-20.
Among the projects in Odisha include two cold storages, two mega food parks, two backward and forward linkages and two food labs.