Lok Sabha Question No. 5282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Goal of NMFP
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5282

ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## GOAL OF NMFP

## 5282 . SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  National  Mission  on  Food  Processing  (NMFP)  has  not  yet  achieved  its  goal because of insufficient focus on skill development and allotment of fund;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  cause  behind  such  bleak  response  and  poor achievement of NMFP;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action plan sorted by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the  aggregate  number of food processing projects approved by the Government since the composition of this Plan, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  to  (d): National  Mission  on  Food  Processing  (NMFP)  was  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme (CSS)  launched  in  the  12 th Plan  with  the  objective  of  decentralization  of  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme implementation by Ministry of Food Processing Industries for substantial participation of Sates to take into account the requirements suitable to local needs. The Mission was de-linked from Central Government assistance w.e.f. 01.04.2015 on account of increased resources of the States under 14 th Finance Commission recommendations. The goals achieved under National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) are at Annexure-I.

In order to take care of skilled manpower needs of food processing Sector in the country, Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  the  scheme  for  Human  Resources  & Institutions  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY).  Two  academic  institutions working  under  the  administrative  control  of  Ministry  -  National  Institute  of  Food  Technology Entrepreneurship  (NIFTEM)  &  Indian  Institute  of  Food  Processing  Technology  (IIFPT)  are engaged in Skill Development activities apart from their regular professional courses like - B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.d, etc.

(e): Under  the  Mission,  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  used  to  place  funds  at  the disposal of respective State Governments. State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) chaired by Chief Secretary of the State had been vested with all the powers of approving / sanctioning of the applications received under NMFP from applicants / entrepreneurs. The details of food processing projects sanctioned till 02.03.2015 under the NMFP are at Annexure-I .

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5282 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2018 REGARDING GOAL OF NMFP.

Statement  indicating  State  /  UT-wise  Amount  and  Projects  Sanctioned  to  State  /  UT Governments for implementation of CSS-NMFP upto 02.03.2015 before de-linking of CCSNMFP from central government support

(Amount in Rs.)

| S. No.   | State Name                  |   No. of Sanctioned Projects | Sanctioned Amount   |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                            0 | 0                   |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                           21 | 33,18,97,000        |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                            7 | 1,27,39,000         |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                           76 | 6,29,46,887         |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                            6 | 5,50,67,000         |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                            0 | 0                   |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                           45 | 3,99,63,000         |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                            0 | 0                   |
| 9.       | Daman And Diu               |                            0 | 0                   |
| 10.      | Delhi                       |                            0 | 0                   |
| 11.      | Goa                         |                            1 | 4,00,000            |
| 12.      | Gujarat                     |                           75 | 27,99,80,500        |
| 13.      | Haryana                     |                           37 | 27,71,38,000        |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                          111 | 10,31,38,913        |
| 15.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |                           30 | 8,96,00,000         |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                   |                            7 | 14,00,000           |
| 17.      | Karnataka                   |                           78 | 32,93,03,200        |
| 18.      | Kerala                      |                           48 | 10,59,14,500        |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                 |                            0 | 0                   |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                           47 | 18,29,88,000        |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                 |                           94 | 39,95,58,000        |
| 22.      | Manipur                     |                          105 | 2,96,25,000         |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                   |                           35 | 3,38,72,196         |
| 24.      | Mizoram                     |                            9 | 1,22,26,162         |
| 25.      | Nagaland                    |                           16 | 1,62,43,000         |
| 26.      | Odisha                      |                           67 | 14,27,21,566        |
| 27.      | Puducherry                  |                            3 | 1,16,00,000         |
| 28.      | Punjab                      |                           38 | 17,42,68,000        |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                   |                           75 | 27,48,38,473        |
| 30.      | Sikkim                      |                           27 | 2,54,45,743         |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                           24 | 13,27,47,698        |
| 32.      | Telangana                   |                           17 | 2,28,00,000         |
| 33.      | Tripura                     |                           12 | 3,72,54,999         |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                           41 | 45,38,53,000        |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                 |                            8 | 8,06,41,910         |
| 36.      | West Bengal                 |                          109 | 30,98,06,023        |
|          | Total: Grand                |                         1269 | 4,02,99,77,770      |