Lok Sabha Question No. 1052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1052

ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 1052.   SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

- (a) the details of the employment opportunities created in the food processing sector during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the targets set for creation of employment opportunities in the food processing sector by the year 2024?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries,  2015-16,  the  State/UT-wise  total number of persons engaged by the registered food processing factories/unit by the year ending 2013-14,  2014-15  and  2015-16  is  at Annexure-I. The  State/UT-wise  number  of  direct  and indirect employment  opportunities  created under various  Schemes  of  Ministry of  Food Processing Industries during 2014-15 to 2016-17 is at Annexure-II. These schemes and the new schemes under the PRADHAN MANTRI KISHAN SAMPADA YOJONA envisage creation of direct and indirect employment for 5,30,500 persons by 2020.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1052 FOR ANSWERED  ON  24 TH JULY, 2018 REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

| State-wise estimated Number of   | State-wise estimated Number of   | Total Persons Engaged in Food Processing Sector by Respective Years   | Total Persons Engaged in Food Processing Sector by Respective Years   | Total Persons Engaged in Food Processing Sector by Respective Years   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                           | Name of the State/UTs            | 2013-14                                                               | 2014-15                                                               | 2015-16                                                               |
| 1                                | Andaman &Nicobar Islands         | 127                                                                   | 116                                                                   | 124                                                                   |
| 2                                | Andhra Pradesh                   | 139067                                                                | 152848                                                                | 140830                                                                |
| 3                                | Arunachal Pradesh                | NA                                                                    | 1375                                                                  | 1232                                                                  |
| 4                                | Assam                            | 88449                                                                 | 87970                                                                 | 91521                                                                 |
| 5                                | Bihar                            | 22406                                                                 | 35881                                                                 | 23479                                                                 |
| 6                                | Chandigarh (U.T.)                | 1008                                                                  | 903                                                                   | 1069                                                                  |
| 7                                | Chhattisgarh                     | 23052                                                                 | 25427                                                                 | 26239                                                                 |
| 8                                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli              | 222                                                                   | 295                                                                   | 289                                                                   |
| 9                                | Daman &Diu                       | 1810                                                                  | 2820                                                                  | 1747                                                                  |
| 10                               | Delhi                            | 13841                                                                 | 13735                                                                 | 14056                                                                 |
| 11                               | Goa                              | 6936                                                                  | 7299                                                                  | 7350                                                                  |
| 12                               | Gujarat                          | 100025                                                                | 97624                                                                 | 108143                                                                |
| 13                               | Haryana                          | 41879                                                                 | 49518                                                                 | 46511                                                                 |
| 14                               | Himachal Pradesh                 | 13237                                                                 | 11919                                                                 | 13098                                                                 |
| 15                               | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 9102                                                                  | 7501                                                                  | 7348                                                                  |
| 16                               | Jharkhand                        | 4736                                                                  | 6470                                                                  | 6206                                                                  |
| 17                               | Karnataka                        | 108406                                                                | 113143                                                                | 120423                                                                |
| 18                               | Kerala                           | 158000                                                                | 153853                                                                | 119517                                                                |
| 19                               | Madhya Pradesh                   | 40134                                                                 | 45977                                                                 | 52472                                                                 |
| 20                               | Maharashtra                      | 234197                                                                | 239344                                                                | 238059                                                                |
| 21                               | Manipur                          | 433                                                                   | 536                                                                   | 633                                                                   |
| 22                               | Meghalaya                        | 749                                                                   | 868                                                                   | 796                                                                   |
| 23                               | Nagaland                         | 135                                                                   | 267                                                                   | 265                                                                   |
| 24                               | 0disha                           | 27170                                                                 | 27225                                                                 | 30640                                                                 |
| 25                               | Puducherry                       | 4610                                                                  | 5023                                                                  | 4268                                                                  |
| 26                               | Punjab                           | 104003                                                                | 106618                                                                | 106566                                                                |
| 27                               | Rajasthan                        | 37530                                                                 | 39641                                                                 | 39080                                                                 |
| 28                               | Sikkim                           | 1843                                                                  | 1670                                                                  | 1728                                                                  |
| 29                               | Tamil Nadu                       | 194331                                                                | 204648                                                                | 214910                                                                |
| 30                               | Telangana                        | 79191                                                                 | 60315                                                                 | 65656                                                                 |
| 31                               | Tripura                          | 1547                                                                  | 1998                                                                  | 2325                                                                  |
| 32                               | Uttar Pradesh                    | 166327                                                                | 158491                                                                | 163143                                                                |
| 33                               | Uttarakhand                      | 30344                                                                 | 28381                                                                 | 25783                                                                 |
| 34                               | West Bengal                      | 85966                                                                 | 83656                                                                 | 89498                                                                 |
|                                  | Total                            | 17,40,813                                                             | 17,73,355                                                             | 17,65,004                                                             |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1052 FOR ANSWERED  ON  24 TH JULY, 2018 REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

State  Wise  Employment  Opportunities  Created  in  the  Food  Processing  Sector  under various Schemes of Ministry of Food Processing Industries during 2014-15 to 2016-17

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State   | Number of Direct and Indirect Employment Created   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 5,531                                              |
| 2.        | Assam               | 5,272                                              |
| 3.        | Bihar               | 60                                                 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh        | 897                                                |
| 5.        | Delhi               | 54                                                 |
| 6.        | Goa                 | 261                                                |
| 7.        | Gujarat             | 5,681                                              |
| 8.        | Haryana             | 1,233                                              |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh    | 1,181                                              |
| 10.       | Jammu and Kashmir   | 837                                                |
| 11.       | Jharkhand           | 5,114                                              |
| 12.       | Karnataka           | 7,972                                              |
| 13.       | Kerala              | 830                                                |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 7,256                                              |
| 15.       | Maharashtra         | 14,783                                             |
| 16.       | Manipur             | 226                                                |
| 17.       | Meghalaya           | 15                                                 |
| 18.       | Nagaland            | 205                                                |
| 19.       | Odisha              | 196                                                |
| 20.       | Punjab              | 8,051                                              |
| 21.       | Rajasthan           | 5,037                                              |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu          | 958                                                |
| 23.       | Telangana           | 2,870                                              |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,834                                              |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand         | 3,163                                              |
| 26.       | West Bengal         | 7,217                                              |
| All India | All India           | 87,734                                             |

Source: As reported by the beneficiaries of various schemes of MoFPI