Operation Greens Scheme

• Context (PIB): Under the Long Term Interventions component of the Operation Greens scheme, 53 projects have been approved for eligible crops in identified production clusters.

Operation Greens

• In the Union Budget 2018-19, “Operation Greens” was announced on the line of “Operation Flood”.
• It is a Central Sector Scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY).
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).

Components

• The scheme has two components namely:
  1. Long Term Intervention
  2. Short Term Intervention

Components	Details
Short-Term Interventions: Price Stabilisation Measures	National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) as Nodal Agency for implementation. 50% subsidy by the Ministry of Food Processing Industry for: Transportation of TOP crops. Hiring of storage facilities for TOP crops.
Long-Term Integrated: Value Chain Development Projects	Capacity building of FPOs & their consortium. Ensuring quality production. Development of post-harvest processing facilities. Improvement in Agri-Logistics. Enhancement of Marketing/Consumption Points. Creation and management of an e-platform for demand and supply management of TOP Crops.

Eligible Entities

• Food Processors, FPOs, Co-operative Societies, Individual farmers, Exporters, State Marketing/Co-operative Federation, Retailers etc. engaged in processing/marketing of fruits and vegetables.

Scope

• In 2020, the scope of short-term measures of the scheme was expanded from Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops to all fruits and vegetables (TOTAL).
• Further, in the Union Budget 2021-22, the scope of long-term interventions, originally applicable to tomato, onion and potatoes (TOP) crops, was enlarged to 22 perishable crops.

Category	Crops/Produce
Fruits	Mango, Banana, Apple, Pineapple, Orange, Grapes, Aonla/Amla, Pomegranate, Guava, Litchi
Vegetables	Tomato, Onion, Potato, Green Peas, Carrot, Cauliflower, Beans, Gourd Family (Bottle Gourd (Loki), Bitter Gourd (Karela), Ridge/Sponge Gourd (Torai), Pointed Gourd (Parval), Ash Gourd (Petha)), Okra, Garlic, Ginger
Seafood	Shrimp

• To support its structure, the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC)-promoted markets will link to the e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) platform.

e-NAM: It’s a GoI initiative, a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities, linking APMC mandis to establish a unified national market. APMC: A state-regulated committee managing trade of specific farm and livestock products under its Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act.

Significance

• It enhances the value realisation of farmers and minimises post-harvest losses in the supply chain of 22 perishable crops.
• It promotes Farmer Producers’ Organisations (FPO) and enhances agri-logistics, processing facilities, and professional agri-produce management.