Lok Sabha Question No. 1296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: FDI in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1296

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## FDI IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 1296.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) the details of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) received in Food Processing Industry during the last one year;
- (b) the details of utilisation of FDI in the country during the last year;
- (c) whether any unit has been setup in Goa under the FDI; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b):   According  to  the  data  provided  by  the  Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion (DIPP), the food processing industries sector in the country has received US$ 904.90 million worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows in 2017-18.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  RBI  regional  office  wise  details  of  the  FDI  equity  inflows  received  in  the  food processing industries sector in the country in 2017-18 are as follows:

## STATEMENT ON FINANCIAL YEAR WISE FDI EQUITY INFLOWS FROM APRIL 2017 TO MARCH 2018 (SECTOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES)

| Sl.No.      | Regional Offices of RBI   | States Covered                                                          | Total               | Total                |
|-------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|             |                           |                                                                         | FDI (in Rs million) | FDI (in US$ million) |
| 1           | HYDERABAD                 | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                           | 874.62              | 13.46                |
| 2           | GUWAHATI                  | ASSAM, ARUNACHALPRADESH, MANIPUR, MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, NAGALAND, TRIPURA | 6.00                | 0.09                 |
| 3           | PATNA                     | BIHAR, JHARKHAND                                                        | 491.14              | 7.62                 |
| 4           | AHMEDABAD                 | GUJARAT                                                                 | 1,494.64            | 23.09                |
| 5           | BANGALORE                 | KARNATAKA                                                               | 3,614.96            | 56.12                |
| 6           | KOCHI                     | KERALA, LAKSHADWEEP                                                     | 585.57              | 9.09                 |
| 7           | BHOPAL                    | MADHYAPRADESH, CHATTISGARH                                              | 400.00              | 6.29                 |
| 8           | MUMBAI                    | MAHARASHTRA, DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI, DAMAN&DIU                              | 24,159.06           | 374.14               |
| 9           | BHUBANESHWAR              | ORISSA                                                                  | 0.10                | 0.00                 |
| 10          | JAIPUR                    | RAJASTHAN                                                               | 2,359.92            | 36.62                |
| 11          | CHENNAI                   | TAMIL NADU, PONDICHERRY                                                 | 6,031.83            | 93.31                |
| 12          | KANPUR                    | UTTAR PRADESH, UTTRANCHAL                                               | 173.52              | 2.69                 |
| 13          | KOLKATA                   | WEST BENGAL, SIKKIM,ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS                            | 1,019.66            | 15.82                |
| 14          | CHANDIGARH                | CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, HARYANA, HIMACHAL PRADESH                           | 4.09                | 0.06                 |
| 15          | NEWDELHI                  | DELHI, PART OF UP AND HARYANA                                           | 5,441.22            | 84.55                |
| 16          | REGION NOT INDICATED      | REGION NOT INDICATED                                                    | 11,699.90           | 181.94               |
| Grand Total | Grand Total               | Grand Total                                                             | 58,356.21           | 904.90               |