Lok Sabha Question No. 2592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Food Processing Industries in Maharashtra
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2592

ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2592 : SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the present status of Food Processing Industries in Maharashtra State;
- (b) whether the existing Food Processing Units have the capacity to process the fruits and vegetables available in the State;
- (c) if not, the steps proposed by the Government to increase the food processing capacity by establishing more food processing units in the State;
- (d) the  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  for  setting  up  of  food  processing industries in sufficient number in Maharashtra especially in Nashik district, keeping in view the production of grapes, pomegranates and onions in this region and the details of  financial  assistance  provided  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  results  obtained therefrom; and
- (e) whether  food processing industries are working in Nashik district in respect of grapes, pomegranates and onions and if so, the details thereof, location-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As  per  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries,  2014-15,  there  are  3014  registered factories  in  food  processing  sector  in  Maharashtra  state.  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries  has  also  approved  setting  up  of  3  Mega  Food  Park  Projects,  50  Cold  Chain  and Value Addition Infrastructure Projects and 17 Food Testing Laboratories.
- (b)      No such assessment has been made by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
- (c) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing various Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country. Recently, the Ministry of  Food  Processing  Industries  has  re-structured  its  schemes  under  a new  Central  Sector Scheme 'KISAN  SAMPADA  YOJANA' (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development  of  Agro-Processing  Clusters)  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 allocation  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.

(d)  &  (e)  An  amount  of  Rupees  8.64  Crore  has  been  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Food Processing  Industries  to  52  Food  Processing Units in fruit  and  vegetables sector in Maharashtra including 14 units in Nashik district during last three years under the Scheme of Setting up up-gradation/ Modernization of food processing industries (Committed liabilities of the 11 th Five year Plan).

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