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AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS OF
PRADHANMANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA

Parameter Details
Parent Ministry Ministry of Food Processing Industry
Nodal Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Name of the Scheme Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters
Operational Guidelines Updated on 25/04/2025
Aim
  • To reduce the loss of produce from Agricultural/Horticultural sectors
  • Value addition to the Agricultural/Horticultural produce
Objectives
  • To develop advanced and modern infrastructure, integrated and complete preservation facilities in setting up of food processing units by entrepreneurs based on cluster approach
  • Developing a supply chain for effective link between producers/farmers to food processors and market
Strategy Developing common capital-intensive facilities:
  • Cold storages
  • Blast freezers
  • Specialized packaging
  • IQF
  • Warehousing
Along with basic facilities like:
  • Water supply
  • Continuous process
  • Effluent treatment
  • Clean surroundings
Salient Features In an Agro-processing cluster, if at least 5 FPUs are set up by the entrepreneurs or promoters and associates of Project Implementing Agency with a minimum investment of ₹25 crores, it will not be eligible for financial assistance under this scheme.
Eligibility
  • Promoters willing to set up their own units in the cluster and allow others to use common infrastructure facilities
  • Promoters willing to develop common infrastructure facilities for self and others in the cluster
  • Promoters willing to develop such facilities in an existing food processing cluster
Land Requirement for APC Setup 10 acres in urban areas and 5 acres in others
Preference to the Clusters
  • Food industries that make food fit for human and animal consumption
  • Preservation and processing of perishable food products
  • Packaging facilities for food products as ancillary unit for food processing industry

LIST OF CLUSTERS APPROVED BY DAC&FW, MIDH.

Product State District
PERISHABLES
Apple Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh		 Shopian, Kupwara, Baramulla
Kullu, Kinnaur
Mango Gujarat
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh		 Junagarh, Navsari, Valsad
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
Meerut, Lucknow, Saharanpur
Ranga Reddy, Warangal, Mahbubnagar
Chittoor, Kurnool, Krishna
HIGHLY PERISHABLES
Banana Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Gujarat		 Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
Kadapa, Anantapur
Trichy, Theni, Pollachi
Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Solapur
Bharuch, Narmada, Surat
PRIORITY VEGETABLES
Onion Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh		 Nashik
Alwar
Indore, Sagar, Damoh
Potato Uttara Pradesh
Punjab
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat		 Agra, Farrukhabad
Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur
Indore, Gwalior Banaskantha,
Sabarkantha
Tomato Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Maharashtra		 Chittoor
Kolar, Chikkaballapur
Raipur
Karnal
Nashik

LIST OF CLUSTERS APPROVED BY APEDA, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

STATE PRODUCT DISTRICT
Andhra Pradesh Poultry and Poultry Products West Godavari, Chittoor
Bihar Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated) Saran, Vaishali, Patna
Gujarat Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated)
Banana		 Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad
Bharuch, Khera, Anand
Jharkhand Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated) Hazaribagh, Ranchi
Maharashtra Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated)
Banana
Poultry and Poultry Products
Pomegranate		 Pune, Satara, Nashik
Kolhapur, Solapur
Pune, Solapur, Satara
Pune, Nashik, Latur
Punjab Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated) Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala
Tamil Nadu Banana
Poultry and Poultry Products		 Theni and Trichy
Namakkal and Udumalpet
Uttar Pradesh Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated) Lucknow, Unnao
West Bengal Vegetables (Fresh, IQF, dehydrated)
Dried Flowers		 Nadia, Kolkata
Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar

LIST OF CLUSTERS APPROVED BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR EXPORT PROMOTION UNDER AGRICULTURE EXPORT POLICY 2018

PRODUCT STATE DISTRICT
Banana Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Gujarat 		Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
Kadapa, Anantapur
Trichy, Theni, Pollachi
Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Solapur
Bharuch, Narmada, Surat
Pomegranate Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra 		Anantapur, Kurnool
Bijapur, Chitradurga
Khandwa, Burhanpur
Solapur, Pune
Grapes Maharashtra Pune, Nashik, Sangli
Mango Gujarat
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh 		Junagarh, Navsari, Valsad
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
Meerut, Lucknow, Saharanpur
Ranga Reddy, Warangal, Mahbubnagar
Chittoor, Kurnool, Krishna
Onion Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh 		Nashik
Alwar
Indore, Sagar, Damoh
Chilli Telangana
Andhra Pradesh 		Khammam, Warangal
Guntur
Turmeric Telangana
Kerala
Meghalaya
Odisha 		Nizamabad, Karimnagar
Wayanad, Alappuzha
West Jaintia Hills
Kandhamal
Marine Products Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Gujarat 		East & West Godavari, Visakhapatnam
Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak
Kutch, Valsad
Tea Assam Dibrugarh, Tinsukia
Coffee Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh 		Chikkamagaluru, Hassan
Nellore, East & West Godavari
Pepper Kerala
Karnataka 		Wayanad
Chikkamagaluru
Cardamom Kerala Idukki

The list is tentative and Expandable, provided the conditions for formation of clusters is met.

LIST OF CLUSTERS IN FISHERIES SECTOR UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI MATSYA SAMPADA YOJANA

Name of Cluster State Leading District Partnering District
Seaweed Cluster Lakshadweep Lakshadweep Lakshadweep
Pearl Cluster Jharkhand Hazaribagh Ranchi
Tuna Fisheries Cluster Andaman and Nicobar South and North and Middle Andaman and Nicobar
Organic Fisheries Cluster Sikkim Soreng Soreng
Cold Water Fisheries Jammu and Kashmir Anantnag Kulgam and Shopian
Reservoir Fisheries Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Khandwa
Saline Water Aquaculture Haryana Sirsa Rohtak
Pangasius Cluster Uttar Pradesh Sidharth Nagar Maharajganj
Scampi Cluster Odisha Balasore Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak
Tilapia Cluster Chhattisgarh Raipur Dhamtri and Khanker
Brackish Water Aquaculture Andhra Pradesh Bhimavaram, WG District Krishna, Elluru and Nellore
Murrel Cluster Telangana Mancherial Peddapalli and Karimnagar
Pearl Spot Cluster Kerala Kollam Kottayam
Components of the Scheme
Basic Enabling Infrastructure Industrial site development such as Boundary wall, Industrial plot, roads, drainage, power supply, water supply, effluent treatment, Parking bay, weigh bridges, Common office space, firefighting, labor rest room, security guard room, solar equipment etc.
Core Infrastructure Food testing laboratory, cleaning, grading, sorting and packing facilities, steam generation, boilers, dry warehouse, cold storage, pre cooling chambers, Ripening chambers, Forklift, IQF, specialized packaging etc.
Ineligible items for grant in aid Approach road, cost of land, quarters for workers, non-technical civil works, Margin money, fuels consumables, spares and stores, Transport vehicles except coolers, refrigerators and ventilated transport, Service charges, expenditure on painting of machinery, furniture, computers, CCTV, stationary items etc.
Eligible entities • Any individual, central and state PSUs, joint venture, NGO, SHG, FPO, FPC, LLP, proprietorship firm.
• SC/ST category promoters need to have 51% stake in the entity or else considered under general category.
Eligibility criteria
Net worth • Should not be less than 1.5 times of grant in aid for general.
• Should not be less than the grant in aid sought under the scheme for difficult areas, applicants of SC/ST, FPOs, SHGs.
• Sum of net worth shall not be less than 10% of Combined net worth of the entity in case of SC/ST category.
• No net worth criteria in case of Central and state government including entities or organizations.
Final term loan sanction letter from bank Date of loan sanction should not be before the date of Expression of interest.
Term loan from Bank Term loan of amount not less than 20% of Project cost for General category and not less than 10% of Project cost for SC/ST, SHG, FPO, proposals from Difficult areas.
A Detail Appraisal Note from Bank
Equity Infusion of equity not less than 20% of Project cost for General category and not less than 10% of Project cost for SC/ST, SHG, FPO, proposals from Difficult areas.
Application Only one application is accepted.
Expansion/upgradation of facility is not accepted.
Only after completion of two years after availing the grant in aids from the scheme an entity or promoter is eligible for financial assistance.
Entity cannot be eligible for financial assistance from more than two sub schemes of PMKSY during a period of 10 years under any sub component scheme of PMKSY of MoFPI.
Submission of details regarding 5 proposed projects need to be submitted mandatorily.
Registration charges Rs 20,000/- DD for general and Rs15,000/- for SC/ST, Non-Refundable
Documents required for application Detailed Project Report
Statutory Auditor Certificate
Final term loan sanction letter from scheduled Commercial Bank or NABARD or SIDBI or NEDFi.
Certificate of registration, PAN, TAN
Partnership Deed, Caste Certificate
Udyog Aadhar Registration / IEM registration
Previous two years Annual reports, Financial Statements, IT returns filed for Expanding and Upgrading units
Details of land where a unit is to create, along with relevant documents
Technical committee Assessment Minimum 60% marks to get grant for general
Minimum 45% marks to get grant for SC/ST
Assistance Pattern 35% of Project cost for general category
50% of Project cost for SC/ST, FPOs, SHG and in Difficult areas.
Maximum up to 10 crore Rupees.
Completion or Operational Time 24 months for projects in general areas
30 months for projects in difficult areas
Grant in Aid For general areas and difficult areas
1st installment 8months and 10 months
2nd installment 16months and 20months
3rd installment 24months and 30 months
Delay in implementation of project Grant in aid gets deducted in increasing order of 1% per every month delay after 3 months of delay.