Lok Sabha Question No. 3530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Make in India Programme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3530

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## MAKE IN INDIA PROGRAMME

## 3530.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is taking any steps to promote food processing industries sector as one of the major sectors under 'Make-in-India' programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government  has taken any steps to improve Research and Development (R&D) in Food Processing Industries in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): Food Processing Industries have been included as one of the champion sectors under the  'Make-in-India'  Initiatives  of  the  Government.  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries (MoFPI) has  been  implementing  an  umbrella  Central  Sector  Scheme  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)-  with  an  outlay    of    Rs  6,000  crores  for  the  period  2016-20 coterminous with the period of 14 th  Finance Commission to create modern infrastructure for the entire    food    processing  value/supply  chain  i.e,  from  farm  gate  to  consumers  with  a  view  to promote overall growth and development of food processing sector. Under the Make in India 2.0, MoFPI envisages completion of 42 mega Food Parks, 138 cold chain projects and sanctioning of 100 new  cold chain, 50 Backward & Forward Linkage, 100 Agro Processing Clusters projects and 400 Food Processing  Units. Besides,  it  envisages  for  setting  up  state-of-art  Food  Testing Laboratories in Mega Food Parks.

(c)  to  (e):  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  has  been  implementing  a  scheme  for Research & Development (R&D) in processed food sector in the country, which is one of the components of scheme for Human Resource and Institutions under the umbrella scheme PMKSY. Under R&D scheme, financial assistance  as grant- in-aid is given to various Universities, various Indian    Institute    of    Technology  (IITs),  Central/  State  Government    Institutions,    Government funded    Organizations,  R&D  laboratories  and  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  research (CSIR) recognized R&D units in private sector to promote and undertake demand driven R&D work  in the  field  of  processed  food  sector  for  product  &  process  development,  design  and development of equipment, improved storage, shelf-life, packaging etc.

Government Organizations/ Institutions/ Universities are eligible for 100% grant-in-aid for the  cost  of  equipment,  consumables  and expenditure related to  salaries  of  the  project  specific staff, while Private Organizations/ Institutions/ Universities are eligible for 50% grant-in-aid for the equipment cost in general areas and 70% grant-in-aid in difficult areas for conducting such research activities.

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