Lok Sabha Question No. 3715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: New Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3715

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## NEW FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 3715.   SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up a number of food processing industries in various parts of the country including Karnataka;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof along with the proposals to set up such industries in rural areas of the country; and
- (c) the details of the incentives being provided by the Government for setting up of food processing industries to the private companies and co-operative sector?

## ANSWER

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

(a).to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  set  up  any  food  processing industries/projects/units  on  its  own.  It  provides  mostly  credit-linked  financial  assistance  as  capital subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid to individuals, farmers, entrepreneurs, organizations such as Central and State PSUs/Joint Ventures/Farmer Producer Organizations  (FPOs)/NGOs/Cooperatives/SHGs/ Public and Private Companies etc. under the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to set up food processing industries/projects/units in the country including rural areas. PMKSY is implemented all States and Union Territories of India including in the State of Karnataka. The scheme components of PMKSY are- (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, (vii) Human Resources and Institutions and (viii) Operation  Greens.  These  schemes  are  demand-driven,  mostly  by  the  private  investors.  Financial assistance to the eligible applicants is provided against the Expression of Interests (EoI) issued by the MoFPI from time to time. The scheme-wise food processing projects/food testing laboratories approved in the country and in the State of Karnataka in particular are as follows:

(As on 29.02.2020)

| Scheme                                                         |   Number of Food Processing Projects/Units Approved in the Country Number of /Units Karnataka |   Food Processing Projects Approved in the State of |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Mega Food Parks                                                |                                                                                            37 |                                                   2 |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure        |                                                                                           297 |                                                  14 |
| Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters                    |                                                                                            45 |                                                  11 |
| Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                      |                                                                                            58 |                                                   4 |
| Creation/Expansion of Food Processing &Preservation Capacities |                                                                                           219 |                                                   3 |
| Operation Greens                                               |                                                                                             5 |                                                   0 |
| Food Testing Laboratories                                      |                                                                                           150 |                                                   7 |