Lok Sabha Question No. 448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Food Processing Enterprises
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 448

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISES

## 448. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  food  processing  enterprises  in  the  country,  category-wise  (Large, Medium, and Micro) and State-wise;
- (b) the total number of SHGs (Self -Help Groups) and producer cooperatives involved in food processing, State-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  ongoing  and  upcoming  projects  and  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in Jharkhand, especially in districts of Hazaribagh and Ramgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries  (2017-18),  the  total  number  of  food processing enterprises registered and operational is 40,160 and 34,562 respectively.  The state wise details  of  these  food  processing  enterprises  are  at Annexure .  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not maintain state-wise details of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and producer cooperatives operating in the food processing sector.
- (c): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector Umbrella a scheme- PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector including setting up of food processing industries in  the  country  including  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand.  PMKSY  is  a  demand  driven  programme  and financial  assistance  to  the  eligible  applicants  is  provided  against  the  Expression  of  Interests  (EoI) issued  by  the  MoFPI  from  time to  time.  At  present,  no  such  project  is  being  implemented  under PMKSY in the State of Jharkhand.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.448  FOR  ANSWER  ON  15 TH   SEPTEMBER,  2020 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISES'.

State-wise Number of Registered & Operational Food Processing Units/Factories in 2017-18

|        |                      | 2017-18    | 2017-18     |
|--------|----------------------|------------|-------------|
| S. No. | State/UT             | Registered | Operational |
| 1.     | A& N Islands         | 6          | 4           |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh       | 5789       | 4651        |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 29         | 29          |
| 4.     | Assam                | 1470       | 1397        |
| 5.     | Bihar                | 880        | 747         |
| 6.     | Chandigarh           | 17         | 14          |
| 7.     | Chhatisgarh          | 1468       | 1256        |
| 8.     | Daddra& Nagar Haveli | 9          | 9           |
| 9.     | Daman &Diu           | 30         | 30          |
| 10.    | Delhi                | 171        | 150         |
| 11.    | Goa                  | 112        | 111         |
| 12.    | Gujarat              | 2281       | 1903        |
| 13.    | Haryana              | 952        | 821         |
| 14.    | Himachal Pradesh     | 171        | 141         |
| 15.    | Jammu and Kashmir    | 174        | 168         |
| 16.    | Jharkhand            | 235        | 200         |
| 17.    | Karnataka            | 2313       | 2018        |
| 18.    | Kerala               | 1672       | 1571        |
| 19.    | Madhya Pradesh       | 948        | 883         |
| 20.    | Maharashtra          | 2762       | 2316        |
| 21.    | Manipur              | 27         | 27          |
| 22.    | Meghalaya            | 27         | 26          |
| 23.    | Nagaland             | 21         | 20          |
| 24.    | Odisha               | 1157       | 1081        |
| 25.    | Puducherry           | 61         | 61          |
| 26.    | Punjab               | 2969       | 2533        |
| 27.    | Rajasthan            | 888        | 838         |
| 28.    | Sikkim               | 20         | 20          |
| 29.    | Tamil Nadu           | 4952       | 4390        |
| 30.    | Telangana            | 3949       | 3108        |
| 31.    | Tripura              | 102        | 101         |
| 32.    | Uttar Pradesh        | 2098       | 1770        |
| 33.    | Uttarakhand          | 394        | 335         |
| 34.    | West Bengal          | 2006       | 1833        |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                | 40160      | 34562       |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2017-18, M/o Statistics and Programme

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