Lok Sabha Question No. 1902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Prathap Simha, S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1902

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 1902.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) the  number  of  food  processing  industries  operating  in  Karnataka  and  Tamil  Nadu  at present;
- (b) the  details  of  items  exported  by  these  industries  and  the  details  of  foreign  exchange earned during the last three years and the current year, industry-wise and quantity-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide financial assistance to these industries so that they may face competition in the international market;
- (d) the details of total manufactured processed goods in the last three years;
- (e) whether the Government has any idea to start a scent manufacturing project in Salem as wide range of flowers are cultivated in Salem and surrounding places; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):As per Annual Survey of Industries 2016-17 estimates, the number of Food Processing Units/factories registered and operational in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are as follows:

|   S. No. | State      | Registered   | Operational   |
|----------|------------|--------------|---------------|
|        1 | Karnataka  | 2,251        | 2,037         |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu | 5,077        | 4,583         |

The food processing units in the States are engaged in processing and exporting of fish & marine produce,  fruits  and  vegetables,  vegetables  and  animal  oils  and  fats,  dairy,  starch  &  starch products, various beverages and the like . Details of export of fresh and processed foods from the ports in the States of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-I.

( c ) :  For  overall  growth  and  development  of  food  processing  industries  by  ensuring  robust modern  infrastructure  along  the  entire  value/supply  chain  of  food  processing,  the  Ministry  of Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  various  Central  Sector  Schemes under  PRADHAN  SAMPADA  MANTRI  KISAN  YOJANA  (PMKSY)  with  an  allocation  of Rs.6000 crore for the period up to 2019-20 co- terminus with 14th Finance Commission Cycle. PMKSY has eight components viz; (i) Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition  Infrastructure,  (iii) Infrastructure  for  Agro-processing  Clusters,  (iv)  Creation  of

Backward and Forward Linkages (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities,  (vi)  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance  Infrastructure  and  (vii)  Human  Resources and Institutions and (viii) Operation Greens. These schemes are demand-driven and implemented all across the country including in the State of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Under the schemes financial assistance in the form grants-in-aid is provided  to farmers, entrepreneurs, organizations such as Central and State PSUs/Joint Ventures/Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/NGOs/Cooperatives/SHGs/ Public and Private Companies etc. to set up food processing industries/projects/units.  Financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  eligible  applicant  as  per  the Scheme guidelines and against the Expression of Interest issued by the Ministry  from time to time.  Under  PMKSY, 41 projects  have been approved with a total  approved grants-  in-aid  of Rs.290.52 crore in the State of Karnataka and 63 projects with a total grants-in-aid of Rs.272.99 crore in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Also, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority ( APEDA )  and Marine Products Development  and Export Authority (MPEDA)  under  the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, provide financial assistance to the exporters in the country including the exporters  in  the  States  of  Karnataka  and  Tamil  Nadu  for  the  promotion  and  development  of APEDA and MPEDA scheduled products both fresh and processed.

(d) : As per the latest available estimates under Annual Survey of Industries, the value of output of  processed  food  products  in  the  registered  food  processing  units/factories  in  the  States  of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are at Annexure-II.

(e) & (f): Under the PMKSY, MoFPI provides credit linked capital subsidy in the form of grantsin-aid  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  industries/projects/units  and  not  for  any  non-food industries.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1902  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03 RD   MARCH,  2020  REGARDING  'FOOD  PROCESSING INDUSTRIES' Quantity and Value of Export of Fresh and Processed Foods from the Ports in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

## Karnataka (APEDA Scheduled Products)

|           | 2016-17          | 2016-17                | 2017-18          | 2017-18                | 2018-19          | 2018-19                | 2019-20 (April- November)   | 2019-20 (April- November)   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Port Type | Quantity (In MT) | Value (In US$ Million) | Quantity (In MT) | Value (In US$ Million) | Quantity (In MT) | Value (In US$ Million) | Quantity (In MT)            | Value (In US$ Million)      |
| ICD       | 126100.73        | 139.74                 | 128723.97        | 156.4                  | 124283.83        | 164.54                 | 60411.78                    | 90.36                       |
| Airport   | 26622.32         | 50.5                   | 33594.42         | 57.13                  | 49964.71         | 72.19                  | 33007.83                    | 49.66                       |
| Sea       | 15468.65         | 13.83                  | 33348.04         | 31.09                  | 54961.92         | 48.35                  | 29722.97                    | 29.83                       |
| Total     | 168,191.70       | 204.07                 | 195,666.43       | 244.62                 | 229,210.46       | 285.08                 | 123,142.58                  | 169.85                      |

Karnataka (MPEDA Products)

| Year                   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20            |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
| Quantity (in           |           | 146771    |           | ( April-September) |
| MT)                    | 126177    |           | 148672    | 58986              |
| Value (in US$ Million) | 243.65    | 283.54    | 284.30    | 100.84             |

Tamil Nadu (APEDA Products)

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Tamil Nadu (MPEDA Products)

| Year                 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 ( April-September) |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Quantity (in MT)     | 104338    | 115336    | 133253    |                     66539    |
| Value (US $ Million) |    835.83 |    893.34 |    872.22 |                       476.37 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1902 FOR ANSWER ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES'.

Value of Processed Foods of Registered Food Processing Units/Factories in the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during 2014-15 to 2016-17

(Rs. in Lakhs)

## Karnataka

| Food Processing Industry Segment   | Food Processing Industry Segment              |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Processing and                     | preservation of meat                          |     74958 |     29038 |     33403 |
| Processing and                     | preservation of fish,crustaceans and molluscs |     72671 |    173393 |    394166 |
| Processing and                     | preservation of fruits &vegetables            |    371178 |     87431 |    225978 |
| Manufacture of                     | vegetable and animal oil and fats             |    971132 |    599427 |    886390 |
| Manufacture of dairy               | products                                      |    919305 |   1084031 |   1132317 |
| Manufacture of grain products      | mill products, starches and starch            |   1106190 |   1306008 |   1548511 |
| Manufacture of other               | food products                                 |   2603730 |   2642686 |   3203543 |
| Manufactrure of                    | prepared animal feeds                         |    328104 |    347518 |    478782 |
| manufacture of beverages           | manufacture of beverages                      |    668767 |    828464 |    559452 |
| Total                              | Total                                         |   7116035 |   7097996 |   8462542 |

## Tamil Nadu

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Food Processing Segment                                      |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Processing and preservation of meat                          |     40308 |     39256 |     40217 |
| Processing and preservation of fish,crustaceans and molluscs |    283456 |    224886 |    344126 |

| Processing and                | preservation of fruits &vegetables   |   94942 |   226843 |   341408 |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|
| Manufacture of                | vegetable and animal oil and fats    |  895808 |   901111 |  1680602 |
| Manufacture of dairy          | products                             | 1361220 |  1621499 |  1520683 |
| Manufacture of grain products | mill products, starches and starch   | 1185068 |  1391154 |  1858883 |
| Manufacture of other          | food products                        | 1831879 |  1876619 |  2074796 |
| Manufactrure of               | prepared animal feeds                |  752200 |   597658 |   798001 |
| manufacture of                | beverages                            |  696044 |   528338 |   596298 |
| Total                         |                                      | 7140925 |  7407364 |  9255014 |