Lok Sabha Question No. 3374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Potential in FPI Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3374

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## POTENTIAL IN FPI SECTOR

## 3374.   SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether few States have ample scope to set up food processing and agriculture industries;
- (b) if so, the names of such States including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  have  offered  programmes  to  establish  food  processing industries  so  as  to  generate  the  employment  opportunities  and  to  double  the  farmers income;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Union Government has appealed to the Food Processing Industries to derive the benefits of the schemes proposed by the Government;
- (f) if so, the details thereof;
- (g) whether the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has recently organized a conference on food Processing Industries; and
- (h)     if so, the various issues discussed therein?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b):        There is ample scope for growth of food processing industries in almost all States of India including Uttar Pradesh as India has huge diversified production base and low level of food processing as compared to its level of production of various agricultural produces.
- (c)  &  (d):           The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  provides  financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to the individual, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations

(FPOs), entrepreneurs, cooperatives, Self Help Groups  (SHGs),  Private  Companies  and Central/State PSUs  etc. under its various schemes for setting up of food processing industries/units/projects.  MoFPI  has  re-structured  its  ongoing  schemes  and  introduced  new schemes  under  the  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  PRDHAN  MANTRI  KISAN  SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with an allocation of   Rs.6,000 crore for period 2016-20 co-terminus with 14 th Finance Commission Cycle. In addition to the existing scheme components of Mega Food Parks;  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure;  Food  Safety  and  Quality Assurance  Infrastructure;  and Human  Resources  and  Institutions,  PMKSY  encompasses  three new schemes  namely;  Infrastructure  for  Agro-Processing  Clusters,  Creation  of  Backward  and Forward Linkages and Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.   PMKSY is  a  comprehensive  package  with  the  objectives  to  create  robust  modern infrastructure with efficient and seamless supply chain management along the entire value chain i.e. from farm gate to retail outlet. It aims at not only to provide a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also help in providing better returns to farmers and is a big step towards doubling of farmer's income, creating huge employment opportunities especially in the  rural  areas,  reducing  wastage  of  agricultural  produce,  increasing  the  processing  level  and enhancing the export of the processed foods.

(e) & (f):  To create awareness about various aspects of food processing sector; plan, policy and programmes of MoFPI for promotion and development of food processing sector, Ministry of Food  Processing  Industries  provides  assistance for organisation/participation in National/ International Seminars/ Workshops/ Exhibitions/ Fairs to the eligible agencies under its Scheme for  Promotional  Activities,  Advertisement,  Publicity,  Studies  and  Surveys  under  Human Resource and Institution Scheme of PMKSY. The scheme has four components Seminars/Workshops;  Studies/Surveys;  Exhibitions  /  Fairs  and  Advertisement  &  Publicity. Ministry also participates in National/ International exhibitions/ fairs to disseminate information regarding the untapped potential of Food Processing Sector in the country and to familiarize the entrepreneurs  with  modern  techniques  of  production  and  packaging,  development  of  markets, popularization of products and to attract investment into the sector.

(g) & (h):         Under the Scheme for Promotional Activities, Advertisement, Publicity, Studies and  Surveys  of  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries,  the  Confederation  of  Indian  Industry (CII)  has  organized  conferences  on  food  processing  industries  to  propagate  the  schemes  and various  initiatives  taken  by  MoFPI  for  the  development  of  food  processing  Industries  in  the country. CII was also the event partner for the recently held World Food India 2017, organized by  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries.  During  the  World  Food  India  event  various opportunities  in  the  food  processing  sector  were  explained  to  the  potential  investors  through about  8000  business  to  business  (B2B)  meetings  and  36  conferences  covering  a  vast  array  of topics related to the entire food processing & food retail value chain.

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