Lok Sabha Question No. 1518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Vocal for Local
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1518

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## VOCAL FOR LOCAL

## 1518. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) Whether the Government is translating PM's slogan 'vocal for local' in the food processing sector;
- (b) The details of micro food enterprises in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether  it  is  not  true  that  there  are  thousands  of  micro  food  enterprises  which  needs  technical, marketing, financial and other support to realize the above slogan of the PM;
- (d) Whether the Government is going to help them in every area of their operations; and
- (e) Whether the Government has any proposal to ensure that all the micro food enterprises get Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) Standards for global outreach?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). Yes Sir.

(b). As per  NSSO Report on Economic Characteristics  of Unincorporated Non-agricultural Enterprises (Excluding  Construction)  in  India;  NSS  73rd  Round,  there  are  an  estimated  25  lakh  unregistered  food processing enterprises in the country. The State-wise details are at Annexure.

- (c) & (d). Yes Sir.

As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched an all India centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing  financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  upgradation  of  existing  micro  food  processing enterprises. It  is  to  be  implemented  for  a  period  of  five  years  from  2020-21  to  2024-25  with  an  outlay  of Rs.10,000 crore.  Two lakh micro food processing units will be directly assisted with credit linked subsidy.

The  Scheme  aims  to  enhance  the  competitiveness  of  existing  individual  micro-enterprises  in  the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote their formalization and support FPOs/ SHGs/ Producers Cooperatives along their entire value chain.

Support will be provided to micro food enterprises in preparation of DPRs for credit, skill training, common  infrastructure  with  sorting,  grading,  processing,  food  testing,  incubation,  packaging&  storage facilities, branding and marketing of their produce etc.

(e) The scheme envisages support to micro food processing enterprises for obtaining FSSAI license and maintaining hygiene standards.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1518 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'VOCAL FOR LOCAL'.

| State-wise details of unregistered food processing enterprises   | State-wise details of unregistered food processing enterprises   | State-wise details of unregistered food processing enterprises   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr.No.                                                           | Status                                                           | Number of Enterprises                                            |
| 1                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 154330                                                           |
| 2                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 145                                                              |
| 3                                                                | Assam                                                            | 65997                                                            |
| 4                                                                | Bihar                                                            | 145300                                                           |
| 5                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 26957                                                            |
| 6                                                                | Delhi                                                            | 14350                                                            |
| 7                                                                | Goa                                                              | 2929                                                             |
| 8                                                                | Gujrat                                                           | 94066                                                            |
| 9                                                                | Haryana                                                          | 24577                                                            |
| 10                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 21885                                                            |
| 11                                                               | J&K                                                              | 28089                                                            |
| 12                                                               | Jharkhand                                                        | 116536                                                           |
| 13                                                               | Karnataka                                                        | 127458                                                           |
| 14                                                               | Kerala                                                           | 77167                                                            |
| 15                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 102808                                                           |
| 16                                                               | Maharashtra                                                      | 229372                                                           |
| 17                                                               | Manipur                                                          | 6038                                                             |
| 18                                                               | Meghalaya                                                        | 3268                                                             |
| 19                                                               | Mizoram                                                          | 1538                                                             |
| 20                                                               | Nagaland                                                         | 3642                                                             |
| 21                                                               | Odisha                                                           | 77781                                                            |
| 22                                                               | Punjab                                                           | 63626                                                            |
| 23                                                               | Rajasthan                                                        | 101666                                                           |
| 24                                                               | Sikkim                                                           | 101                                                              |
| 25                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 178527                                                           |
| 26                                                               | Telangana                                                        | 80392                                                            |
| 27                                                               | Tripura                                                          | 13998                                                            |
| 28                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 350883                                                           |
| 29                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                      | 18116                                                            |
| 30                                                               | West Bengal                                                      | 322590                                                           |
| 31                                                               | A&N Islands                                                      | 774                                                              |
| 32                                                               | Chandigarh                                                       | 656                                                              |
| 33                                                               | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                              | 622                                                              |
| 34                                                               | Daman &Diu                                                       | 136                                                              |
| 35                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                      | 127                                                              |
| 36                                                               | Puducherry                                                       | 3482                                                             |
|                                                                  | Total                                                            | 2459929                                                          |

Source: NSSO Report No. 582(73/2.34/2) on Economic Characteristics of Unincorporated Non-agricultural Enterprises (Excluding Construction) in India; NSS 73rd Round ( July 2015-June 2016)