Lok Sabha Question No. 1687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: Food Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  MARCH, 2018

## FOOD PROCESSING UNITS

## 1687. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether there has been a shortage of Food Processing Units in the country resulting in farmers not getting the right prices for their produce;
- (b) if so, the facts and reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to prepare a blueprint to identify the locations for setting up of food processing units in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  number  of  proposals  cleared  by  the  Government  for  setting  up  of  Food  Processing  Industries/ Food Parks, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes Madam, as per an assessment of the extent of food processing in various food sub-sectors done in 2014 by the Institute of Economic Growth on behalf of Ministry of Agriculture, the average extent of processing of agro-products in 2010-11 was 6.76%. It implies that huge scope available for setting up food  processing  industries  by  the  interested  and  eligible  entrepreneurs  of  food  processing  sector  in  the country.  Ministry  has  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) with objective to augment  the  capacity  of  food  processing  through  technology  infusion/  upgradation,  creating  effective backward and forward linkages by linking farmers to the processors and markets, creating effective supply chain and transport logistics for perishable products, creation of modern infrastructure for development of agro processing clusters.

(c) The Ministry has prepared a food map showing availability of fruits and vegetables in different States in the  country.  The  same  has  been  made  available  on  the  website  of  the  Ministry  of  Food  processing Industries (www.mofpi.nic.in) so that the entrepreneurs wishing to set up food processing industries / agro cluster  may  have  an  idea  about  the  availability  of  raw  materials  in  the  particular  location.  Ministry  is implementing the Scheme for Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities under PMKSY. The above scheme encourages the entrepreneurs to set up their food processing unit in the Mega Food Parks, Agro-clusters assisted by the Ministry  and Designated Food Parks notified by the Ministry from time to  time.  The  Mega  Food  Parks  are  linking  agricultural  production  to  the  market  by  bringing together farmers, processors and retailers so as to ensure maximizing value addition, minimizing wastage, increasing farmers' income and creating employment opportunities particularly in rural sector.

(d) The number of proposals cleared by the Government Statewise for setting up of Mega Food Parks and food  processing  industries  under  the  new  Scheme  for  Creation/  Expansion  of  Food  Processing  & Preservation Capacities as on date is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687 ANSWERED ON. 06.03.2018  REGARDING FOOD PROCESSING UNITS

The State-wise number of proposals cleared as on date by the Government for setting up of Mega Food Parks and Food processing units under Scheme for Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities.

| Sr. No   | State             | No of Mega food Parks approved   | No of food processing units   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3                                | approved --                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                | --                            |
| 3        | Assam             | 1                                | 1                             |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1                                | --                            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                | --                            |
| 6        | Goa               | --                               | --                            |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 2                                | 4                             |
| 8        | Haryana           | 2                                | --                            |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                                | 1                             |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1                                | --                            |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 1                                | --                            |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 2                                | 4                             |
| 13       | Kerala            | 2                                | 1                             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                                | 2                             |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 3                                | 4                             |
| 16       | Manipur           | --                               | 1                             |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | --                               | --                            |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 1                                | --                            |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 1                                | 3                             |
| 20       | Odisha            | 2                                | 1                             |
| 21       | Punjab            | 3                                | 3                             |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 1                                | 2                             |
| 23       | Sikkim            | --                               | --                            |
| 24       | Tamil nadu        | --                               | 19                            |
| 25       | Telangana         | 4                                | --                            |
| 26       | Tripura           | 1                                | 1                             |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 3                                |                               |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 2                                | 5                             |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 1                                | --                            |
| 30       | A&N Islands       | --                               | --                            |
| 31       | Chandigarh        | --                               | --                            |
| 32       | D&N Haveli        | --                               | --                            |
| 33       | Delhi             | --                               | --                            |
| 34       | Daman &Diu        | --                               | --                            |
| 35       | Lakshdweep        | --                               | --                            |
| 36       | Pondicherry       | --                               | --                            |
|          | Total             | 42                               | 52                            |