Lok Sabha Question No. 3603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Funds for Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3603

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## FUNDS FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## †3603. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

- (a)     the names of the schemes revised under the food processing industry during the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)       the details of the schemes being implemented at present;
- (c)       the amount of budget provided by the Government for food processing sector during the current year; and
- (d)       the details of the grants/subsidy released by the Government for various schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): The  Ministry    of  Food  Processing  Industries  has  recently  re-structured  its  schemes under a new Central Sector Scheme 'KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA'  having seven components viz. (i) Mega Food Parks (ongoing); (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ongoing); (iii) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (new); (iv) Infrastructure  for  Agro-processing  Clusters  (new);  (v)  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward Linkages  (new);  (vi)  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance  Infrastructure  (ongoing);  and  (vii) Human  Resources  and  Institutions  (ongoing).    The  KISAN  SAMPADA  YOJANA  has  been approved  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.6000  crore  for  the  period  2016-20  coterminous  with  the  14 th Finance  Commission  cycle  to  promote  food  processing  in  the  country.  The  Farmers,  Farmers Producers  Organizations,  Entrepreneurs,  Co-operative  Societies,  Self  Help  Groups,  Private Companies and State PSUs etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing projects in the Country.

- (c)  &  (d):    Scheme-wise  details  of  the  Budget  Approved  and  grants/subsidy  released  by  the Government  for food processing sector during 2017-18 are as under:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme                                                                  |   Budget Approved |   Grant released (As on 31/07/2017) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Scheme for Mega Food Park (Ongoing)                                                 |               300 |                               84.52 |
| 2.        | Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Ongoing)        |               180 |                               20.88 |
| 3.        | Scheme for Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (New) |                95 |                                6.26 |
| 4.        | Scheme for Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters (New)                        |                35 |                                0    |
| 5.        | Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (New)                          |                20 |                                0    |
| 6.        | Scheme for Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure (Ongoing)               |                20 |                                2.31 |
| 7.        | Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions (Ongoing)                                |                30 |                                5.46 |
| 8.        | Committed Liabilities under Infrastructure related Schemes                          |                45 |                                0.1  |
|           | Total                                                                               |               725 |                              119.53 |

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