Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: World Food India, 2017
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 292*

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

WORLD FOOD INDIA, 2017

## 292: SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

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

- (a) whether  large  scale  investments  have  been  received  in  Food  Processing  Industries (FPIs) during the recent World Food India, 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the investments received, State-wise, especially in Gujarat;
- (c) whether  the  said  investment  could  help  the  Government  to  achieve  its  target  of doubling the income of the farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  promote  FPIs  and  explore  new  avenues  for  their development and growth?

## 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 SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  292*  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  7 TH AUGUST,  2018 REGARDING WORLD FOOD INDIA, 2017

(a)  & (b): Yes  Madam, The World Food India 2017 event organized by Ministry of Food Processing  Industries  has  attracted  investment  intent  of  about  USD  13.56  billion  from domestic and foreign investors through 181 MoUs signed/announced by domestic and foreign companies  with  Government  of  India  and  State  Governments.  The  Statewise  details  of various companies is at Annexure.

(c): The MoUs signed/announced envisage setting up food processing projects in different locations  in  India  in  the  sub-sectors  such  as  fruits  and  vegetables,  packaged  foods  and confectionaries, retail and e-commerce, Cold Chain, Warehousing and Logistics, Cereals and Oilseed Processing, Dairy, Fisheries, Poultry & Meat and others using agricultural produce of the farmers resulting in reduction of wastage of agri-produce and increasing income of the farmers.

(d): In order to develop food processing sector and to increase the level of processing, the Government has taken various  steps  including    launching  a  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  Pradhan Mantri Kissan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), with an allocation of Rs.6000 crores for the period of 2016-20 coterminous with the 14 th Finance Commission cycle.

Government has also taken a number of policy initiatives to promote Food processing sector  in  the  country  including  100%  Foreign  Direct  investment  (FDI)  through  automatic route in manufacturing of food products and 100% FDI under Government approval route for trading, including through ecommerce,  in  respect of food products produced  and/or manufactured  in  India;  creation  of  a  special  fund  of  Rs.2000  crore  in  National  Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to provide affordable credit; classification of  food  &  agro-based  processing  units  and  cold  chain  as  agriculture  activity  for  Priority Sector  Lending  (PSL);  lower  Goods  &  Service  Tax  (GST)  rates  for  majority  of  food products,  100%  exemption  of  income  tax  on  profit  for  new  food  processing  units  etc.,  to attract investment in the sector.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN THE REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.292*  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  7 TH AUGUST,  2018 REGARDING WORLD FOOD INDIA, 2017

## STATEWISE INVESTMENT INTENT OF COMPANIES HAVING SIGNED/ ANNNOUNCED MoUs WITH MoFPI DURING WFI, 2017

|   S.No | STATE            | NAME OF THE COMPANIES                                                                                                |
|--------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Britannia, Janani Group, Sharaf Group, Our food Pvt. Ltd., Aamisha Foods Pvt. Ltd., Emani Agrotech, Bunge, Blue Star |
|      2 | Assam            | Britannia, ITC Patanjali, Ambrosia Industries                                                                        |
|      3 | Bihar            | ITC                                                                                                                  |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh     | Patanjali, Transworld Group                                                                                          |
|      5 | Gujarat          | Brtiannia, ITC, Danfoss, Emami Agrotech, Green Agro Solution, Serap                                                  |
|      6 | Haryana          | ITC, Sreeji Agro food Products Industries, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, Him Infratech Pvt Ltd                             |
|      7 | Himachal Pradesh | Hillsfood Agro Beverages Pvt Ltd, Him Infratech Pvt Ltd, Minocha Industries, Minchy's food Pvt Ltd                   |
|      8 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Patanjali                                                                                                            |
|      9 | Jharkhand        | SMV Agro Products, Pragati Chemicals India, Prateek Agro Experts (Central Flour Mills)                               |
|     10 | Karnataka        | Janani Group, Our Food Pvt Ltd., Emami Agrotech, Hain Celestial                                                      |
|     11 | Kerala           | Western India Cashew Compnay P Ltd, Kaladi Rice Mills, Brahmin foods India Pvt Ltd                                   |
|     12 | Madhya Pradesh   | ITC, Patanjali                                                                                                       |
|     13 | Maharashtra      | Britannia, ITC, DHL Group Our Food Pvt. Ltd., Danfoss, Blue Star, Grofers, Patanjali (2), Emami Agrotech             |
|     14 | Manipur          | Patanjali                                                                                                            |
|     15 | Meghalaya        | Green Agro Solutions                                                                                                 |
|     16 | Odisha           | ITC                                                                                                                  |
|     17 | Punjab           | ITC, Him Infratech Pvt Ltd                                                                                           |
|     18 | Rajasthan        | Janani Group, Emami Agrotech                                                                                         |
|     19 | Tamil Nadu       | ITC, DHL Group, Sharaf Group, Danfoss                                                                                |
|     20 | Telangana        | ITC, Janani Group, Our Food Pvt. Ltd., RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, Patanjali, Saraswati Dairy                            |

|   S.No | STATE           | NAME OF THE COMPANIES                                                                            |
|--------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     21 | Uttar Pradesh   | ITC, Sharaf Group, Patanjali                                                                     |
|     22 | Uttarkhand      | Panchwati Nutrients, S.P.P. Food Products (p) Ltd, Nainy Frozen Foods                            |
|     23 | West Bengal     | ITC, Hillman Milk Food Pvt Ltd., Keventer Agro (2), Emami Agrotech                               |
|     24 | Delhi           | DHL Group, CP Wholesale India, Grofers                                                           |
|     25 | Pan India       | Vista Processed Foods (OSI), Amazon, Coca Cola, Cargill Rich Graviss Prducts, Yes Bank           |
|     26 | Not yet defined | Sapphir Foods India, PepsiCo, Kellogg's India Pvt. Ltd., Agriversa, Hershey, HMDKExime Pvt. Ltd. |
|     27 | NE Region       | Sharaf Group                                                                                     |

## MOUs SIGNED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS WITH COMPANIES DURING WORLD FOOD INDIA-2017.

| Sl No   | Name of the State   |   No of MoUs signed |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Telangana           |                  11 |
| 2       | Haryana             |                  44 |
| 3       | Punjab              |                  40 |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh      |                  12 |
| 5       | Rajasthan           |                  12 |
| 6       | Andhra Pradesh      |                  08 |
| 7       | Uttar Pradesh       |                  03 |
| 8       | Tamil Nadu          |                  01 |
|         | TOTAL               |                 131 |