A Seminar on ‘Prime Minister Kisan Sampada Yojana’ is jointly being organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) on Thursday at Hotel Babylon Inn from 10 am here, a PHDCCI press release informed.
Prime Minister Kisan Sampada Yojana is a comprehensive package which will result in the creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from the fields to retail outlets, it informed.
With this, not only will the growth of the food processing sector will increase in the country, but also to give better value to the farmers and double the income of the farmers, especially in the rural areas, to create huge employment opportunities.
There will be a major step towards reducing, processing and increasing the level of export of processed food items. Under the Prime Minister Kisan Sampada Yojana, the creation / expansion of mega food parks, cold chain, food processing and preservation capabilities, agricultural processing, cluster infrastructure, creation of backward and forward linkages, food safety and quality assurance infrastructure, and human resource and institution schemes will be implemented.
The objective of the seminar is to provide information about the key features of the scheme to the industry representatives, entrepreneurs and beneficiaries etc.
Ashok Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Government of India will be present as Chief Guest in the seminar. Senior officials of the state government will also join the seminar.