Lok Sabha Question No. 319 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*319

ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## *319    SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

- (a) the  details  of  food  processing  industries  functioning  at  present  in  the  country,  State-wise including Assam;
- (b) the number of proposals received from States and Union Territories for setting up of new food processing industries during the last three years;
- (c) the number of such proposals cleared/pending at present; and
- (d) the number of food processing industries proposed to be set up in the public, private sectors and under Public Private Partnership mode in the next two years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

****

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABPHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.08.2017  REGARDING  FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

- (a):    As  per  the  latest  Annual Survey of Industries, 2014-15, there are 38603 registered  factories under  food  processing  sector  in  country  including  1317  in  Assam  State.    State-wise  number  of registered factories is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing various Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country.  These Schemes are project oriented and not State-specific.  Proposals for financial assistance for setting up of projects under various schemes are invited through Expression of Interest  (EOI) which is published in print and electronic media.

The Ministry had invited Expression of Interests (EOIs)/proposals for setting up of projects under  the  Schemes  of  Mega  Food  Parks  and  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition Infrastructure  in  last  three  years.    The  status  of  proposals  received  and  sanctioned  is  given  at Annexure-II.

- (d): The Ministry  of Food Processing Industries has re-structured its ongoing and incorporated new schemes under new Central Sector Scheme 'KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA' with following Schemes (i) Mega Food Parks; (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iii) Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities;  (iv)  Infrastructure  for  Agroprocessing Clusters; (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages; (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance  Infrastructure;  and  (vii)  Human  Resources  and  Institutions.    The  KISAN  SAMPADA YOJANA has an outlay of Rs.6000 Crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14 th Finance Commission  cycle.    The  number  of  new  projects  approved  by  the  Government  under  various schemes of KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA in the country up to 2019-20 are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme                                             |   Number of new projects |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Mega Food Parks (on going)                                     |                       01 |
|         2 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure        |                       50 |
|         3 | Creation/Expansion of Food Processing &Preservation Capacities |                      400 |
|         4 | Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters                    |                      100 |
|         5 | Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                      |                       50 |
|         6 | Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FTL)         |                       60 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*319 FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2017 REGARDING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## State-wise number of registered factories under Food Processing Sector in the country

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UTs    |   Number of registered units |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                            6 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           |                         5833 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                           28 |
| 4        | Assam                    |                         1317 |
| 5        | Bihar                    |                          838 |
| 6        | Chandigarh               |                           19 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             |                         1141 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                            6 |
| 9        | Daman &Diu               |                           43 |
| 10       | Delhi                    |                          165 |
| 11       | Goa                      |                           88 |
| 12       | Gujarat                  |                         2001 |
| 13       | Haryana                  |                          881 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         |                          166 |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir           |                          162 |
| 16       | Jharkhand                |                          219 |
| 17       | Karnataka                |                         2084 |
| 18       | Kerala                   |                         1525 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh           |                          816 |
| 20       | Maharashtra              |                         3014 |
| 21       | Manipur                  |                           23 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                |                           19 |
| 23       | Nagaland                 |                           20 |
| 24       | 0disha                   |                          969 |
| 25       | Pudducherry              |                           65 |
| 26       | Punjab                   |                         2840 |
| 27       | Rajasthan                |                          857 |
| 28       | Sikkim                   |                           18 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu               |                         5149 |
| 30       | Telangana                |                         3967 |
| 31       | Tripura                  |                           75 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh            |                         2055 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand              |                          386 |
| 34       | West Bengal              |                         1808 |
|          | Total                    |                        38603 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.08.2017  REGARDING  FOOD  PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

The State/UT-wise  status  of  proposals  received  and  sanctioned  under  the  Schemes  of  Mega Food Parks and Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure in last three years

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | Mega Food Parks           | Mega Food Parks              | Integrated Cold Chain Projects   | Integrated Cold Chain Projects   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | No. of proposals received | Number of proposals approved | No. of proposals received        | Number of proposals approved     |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0                         | 0                            | 02                               | 1                                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 11                        | 1                            | 30                               | 9                                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 2                         | 0                            | 3                                | 1                                |
| 4        | Assam                     | 3                         | 0                            | 9                                | 0                                |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 3                         | 1                            | 8                                | 2                                |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh              | 3                         | 1                            | 5                                | 0                                |
| 7        | Gujarat                   | 8                         | 1                            | 27                               | 13                               |
| 8        | Haryana                   | 4                         | 2                            | 25                               | 5                                |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1                         | 1                            | 32                               | 3                                |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1                         | 0                            | 16                               | 3                                |
| 11       | Jharkhand                 | 2                         | 1                            | 0                                | 0                                |
| 12       | Karnataka                 | 6                         | 1                            | 19                               | 4                                |
| 13       | Kerala                    | 2                         | 2                            | 7                                | 2                                |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh            | 13                        | 2                            | 12                               | 7                                |
| 15       | Maharashtra               | 13                        | 2                            | 77                               | 25                               |
| 16       | Manipur                   | 1                         | 0                            | 5                                | 1                                |
| 17       | Mizoram                   | 0                         | 1                            | 2                                | 0                                |
| 18       | Nagaland                  | 5                         | 1                            | 4                                | 2                                |
| 19       | 0disha                    | 4                         | 1                            | 8                                | 1                                |
| 20       | Pudducherry               | 1                         | 0                            | 2                                | 0                                |
| 21       | Punjab                    | 7                         | 2                            | 31                               | 10                               |
| 22       | Rajasthan                 | 7                         | 0                            | 13                               | 6                                |
| 23       | Sikkim                    | 1                         | 0                            | 1                                | 0                                |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                | 8                         | 1                            | 32                               | 7                                |
| 25       | Telangana                 | 12                        | 4                            | 12                               | 2                                |
| 26       | Tripura                   | 0                         | 0                            | 1                                | 0                                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh             | 11                        | 0                            | 39                               | 17                               |
| 28       | Uttarakhand               | 4                         | 0                            | 26                               | 6                                |
| 29       | West Bengal               | 4                         | 0                            | 13                               | 3                                |
|          | Total                     | 137                       | 25                           | 461                              | 130                              |

****