Lok Sabha Question No. 1689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1689

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## †1689. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  food  processing  industries  in  the  country  at  present  along  with  the details thereof, State/UT-wise especially in regard to Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government is formulating any scheme or proposes to set up any new food processing  unit  in  other  States  of  the  country  including  Gujarat,  Maharashtra  and Rajasthan; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the latest Annual Survey of Industries, 2016-17 there are 39,748 registered food processing  units/factories  in  the  country.  As  per  NSSO  Survey,  2005-06,  there  are  24,59,929 number of unincorporated enterprises  in the unorganized segment of  food processing sector  in the country. The State / UT-wise list of such units in the country including the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan is at Annexure-I.
- (b)  &  (c):  The  Government  is  already  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Umbrella  schemePRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with a total outlay of Rs.6000 crore  for  the  period  2016-20  coterminous  with  the  14 th Finance  Commission  cycle  with  the following scheme components:
- i. Mega Food Parks
- ii. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
- iii. Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities
- iv. Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters
- v. Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
- vi. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure
- vii. Human Resources and Institutions

The Ministry is also implementing the scheme "Operation Greens" as a vertical of PMKSY since November,  2018  for  integrated  development  of  value  chain  of  tomato,  onion  and  potato (TOP) crops in selected States on pilot basis that includes the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra.

The schemes are demand driven. Financial assistance to the eligible applicant is provided as per the scheme guidelines against the Expression of Interest issued by the Ministry from time to time. Under these schemes, credit-linked capital subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid is provided to the individuals, farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc. for setting up of food processing industries/ units/ projects.

A Statement  indicating State/UT wise  number of  food processing  projects approved under the above schemes including in the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan is at AnnexureII.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  †1689  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  2 ND  JULY,  2019  REGARDING  FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

State/UT-wise list of Registered/Unincorporated Food Processing units/factories/Enterprises

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Number of Registered units   | Number of Unincorporated Enterprises   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicober Island  | 5                            | 774                                    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 5861                         | 1,54,330                               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 30                           | 145                                    |
| 4         | Assam                    | 1409                         | 65,997                                 |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 881                          | 1,45,300                               |
| 6         | Chandigarh (U.T.)        | 19                           | 656                                    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 1309                         | 26,957                                 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 8                            | 622                                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | 32                           | 136                                    |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 166                          | 14,350                                 |
| 11        | Goa                      | 98                           | 2,929                                  |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 2240                         | 94,066                                 |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 918                          | 24,577                                 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 193                          | 21,885                                 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 176                          | 28,089                                 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 228                          | 1,16,536                               |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 2251                         | 1,27,458                               |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 1629                         | 77,167                                 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | -                            | 127                                    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 876                          | 1,02,808                               |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 2808                         | 2,29,372                               |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 28                           | 6,038                                  |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 26                           | 3,268                                  |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | -                            | 1,538                                  |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 21                           | 3,642                                  |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 1127                         | 77,781                                 |
| 27        | Puducherry               | 60                           | 3,482                                  |
| 28        | Punjab                   | 2906                         | 63,626                                 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                | 883                          | 1,01,666                               |
| 30        | Sikkim                   | 19                           | 101                                    |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 5077                         | 1,78,527                               |
| 32        | Telangana                | 3969                         | 80,392                                 |
| 33        | Tripura                  | 95                           | 13,998                                 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 2068                         | 3,50,883                               |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              | 372                          | 18,116                                 |
| 36        | West Bengal              | 1960                         | 3,22,590                               |
|           | Total                    | 39748                        | 24,59,929                              |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2016-17 & NSSO Survey

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. †1689 FOR  ANSWERED  ON  2 ND JULY, 2019 REGARDING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## A Statement indicating State/UT wise number of Food Processing Projects approved under the schemes PMKSY & Operation Greens

| Sl. No.   | STATES / UTs      |   NO. OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR |                            1 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                           27 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                            2 |
| 4         | ASSAM             |                            6 |
| 5         | BIHAR             |                            5 |
| 6         | CHHATTISGARH      |                            6 |
| 7         | GUJARAT           |                           43 |
| 8         | HARYANA           |                           31 |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                           28 |
| 10        | JAMMU& KASHMIR    |                           23 |
| 11        | JHARKHAND         |                            1 |
| 12        | KARNATAKA         |                           33 |
| 13        | KERALA            |                           17 |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                           20 |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA       |                          115 |
| 16        | MANIPUR           |                            6 |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA         |                            1 |
| 18        | MIZORAM           |                            4 |
| 19        | NAGALAND          |                            7 |
| 20        | ODISHA            |                            6 |
| 21        | PUDDUCHERY        |                            1 |
| 22        | PUNJAB            |                           31 |
| 23        | RAJASTHAN         |                           25 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        |                           36 |
| 25        | TELEANGANA        |                           13 |
| 26        | TRIPURA           |                            1 |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH     |                           57 |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       |                           35 |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL       |                           18 |
| Total     | Total             |                          599 |