Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Fruit and Vegetable Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*51

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING UNITS

## *51. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing various schemes and extending financial assistance for setting up of fruit and vegetable processing units in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c)    the details of the fruit and vegetable processing units in Tamil Nadu covered/benefited under these schemes during the last three years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*51 FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2018 REGARDING 'FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING UNITS'

(a)&(b):  Ministry of Food Processing  Industries is implementing various Central Sector Schemes under  PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) in order to promote  Food Processing Industries including that of fruits and vegetables in the country.  These schemes include Mega Food Park Scheme, Infrastructure Development for Agro-processing Clusters, Integrated Cold Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation Capacities,  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward  Linkages  and  Human  Resources  and  Institutions. Entrepreneurs, farmers, cooperatives, corporations, self-help groups, farmers producer organizations, state PSUs / private companies etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes as per the guidelines of the Schemes

- (c):  The details of the fruits and vegetables processing units in Tamil Nadu assisted under various schemes during the last three years and current year are as below:

|                                                                                            | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   | [Rs. in Crore]   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Name of the Scheme                                                                         | 2014-15          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2017-18          |
| Name of the Scheme                                                                         | No. of Unites    | Funds Released   | No. of Unites    | Funds Released   | No. of Unites    | Funds Released   | No. of Unites    | Funds Released   |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure                                    | -                | -                | -                | -                | -                | -                | 1                | 0                |
| Technology Upgradation/ Setting Up/ Modernization/ Expansion of Food Processing Industries | 27               | 6.20             | 16               | 3.69             | 13               | 3.02             | 3                | 0.72             |

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