Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Mini-Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1541 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## MINI-PROCESSING UNITS

## 1541. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has considered setting up of mini-processing units across the country so as to  ensure  nutritional  security  to  farmers,  if  so,  the  number  of  mini-food  processing  units  set up/registered across the country since 2014, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that since multinational food processing industries came to the country, it led to a decrease in number of local mini-food processing units, if so, the details of the steps taken to renew the industry;
- (c) whether the Government have any scheme to provide mini-processing units with credit for initial set up, if so, the details of the credit distributed, State-wise, and in Mahbubnagar District in Telangana, since 2014; and
- (d) the  number of trainings  conducted  in tribal areas, and  in  Mahbubnagar  district in  Telangana,  for setting up local food processing units?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  setup  food  processing  units  on  its  own. However,  as  per  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries  (ASI)  conducted  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation, the total number of factories in the registered food processing industries sector in the country during 2014-15 and 2015-16 was estimated at 38,603 and 39, 320 respectively. The state-wise details of the number of registered food processing units for ASI 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure .

- (b): MoFPI does not maintain data on decrease in number of local mini-food processing units on account of entry of multinational food processing industries.

(c): MoFPI does not provide any credit for setting up of food processing units including mini-processing units.  However,  MoFPI  is  implementing  a  Scheme  for  Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for setting up/expansion of food processing industries in the country. Under the scheme, grants-in-aid @ 35% of the eligible project cost is provided in General Areas and 50% of the eligible project cost in North Eastern States including Sikkim and Difficult areas including Himalayan States (Himachal Pradesh, J&K & Uttarakhand), notified ITDP areas and Islands subject to a maximum of Rs.5.00 crore.

The food processing units can be setup in Mega Food Parks (MFPs), Agro Processing Clusters (APC) and Designated Food Parks (DFPs) notified by the Ministry from time to time. However, in States / UTs having no MFP, APC or DFP, the food processing units may be setup anywhere in the State / UT.

Further, the units having majority stake of SC / ST promoter(s) and with an eligible project cost of more than Rs. 5 (five) crore can be set up at any location in the country.

No proposal for setting up of food processing unit in Mahbubnagar District of Telangana has been approved under CEFPPC Scheme.

(d): MoFPI  has  not  conducted  any  training  program  specifically  for  the  tribal  communities  and  in Mahbubnagar district in Telangana for setting up local food processing units.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1541  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  12 TH   FEBRUARY,  2019  REGARDING  MINIPROCESSING UNITS

| State/UT-wise No. of Registered Food Processing Units in India   | State/UT-wise No. of Registered Food Processing Units in India   | State/UT-wise No. of Registered Food Processing Units in India   | State/UT-wise No. of Registered Food Processing Units in India   |
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| Sr.No                                                            | State                                                            | 2014-15                                                          | 2015-16                                                          |
| 1                                                                | A &NIslands                                                      | 6                                                                | 5                                                                |
| 2                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | 5833                                                             | 5913                                                             |
| 3                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                | 28                                                               | 30                                                               |
| 4                                                                | Assam                                                            | 1317                                                             | 1354                                                             |
| 5                                                                | Bihar                                                            | 838                                                              | 894                                                              |
| 6                                                                | Chandigarh                                                       | 19                                                               | 18                                                               |
| 7                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                     | 1141                                                             | 1274                                                             |
| 8                                                                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                              | 6                                                                | 6                                                                |
| 9                                                                | Daman &Diu                                                       | 43                                                               | 33                                                               |
| 10                                                               | Delhi                                                            | 165                                                              | 166                                                              |
| 11                                                               | Goa                                                              | 88                                                               | 97                                                               |
| 12                                                               | Gujarat                                                          | 2001                                                             | 2068                                                             |
| 13                                                               | Harayana                                                         | 881                                                              | 857                                                              |
| 14                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                 | 166                                                              | 171                                                              |
| 15                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir                                                | 162                                                              | 152                                                              |
| 16                                                               | Jharkhand                                                        | 219                                                              | 233                                                              |
| 17                                                               | Karnataka                                                        | 2084                                                             | 2159                                                             |
| 18                                                               | Kerala                                                           | 1525                                                             | 1579                                                             |
| 19                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                   | 816                                                              | 846                                                              |
| 20                                                               | Maharasthra                                                      | 3014                                                             | 3031                                                             |
| 21                                                               | Manipur                                                          | 23                                                               | 25                                                               |
| 22                                                               | Meghalaya                                                        | 19                                                               | 19                                                               |
| 23                                                               | Nagaland                                                         | 20                                                               | 20                                                               |
| 24                                                               | Odisha                                                           | 969                                                              | 1064                                                             |
| 25                                                               | Puducherry                                                       | 65                                                               | 59                                                               |
| 26                                                               | Punjab                                                           | 2840                                                             | 2895                                                             |
| 27                                                               | Rajasthan                                                        | 857                                                              | 880                                                              |
| 28                                                               | Sikkim                                                           | 18                                                               | 21                                                               |
| 29                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                       | 5149                                                             | 5082                                                             |
| 30                                                               | Telangana                                                        | 3967                                                             | 3961                                                             |
| 31                                                               | Tripura                                                          | 75                                                               | 79                                                               |
| 32                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                    | 2055                                                             | 2086                                                             |
| 33                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                      | 386                                                              | 364                                                              |
| 34                                                               | West Bengal                                                      | 1808                                                             | 1879                                                             |
| Total 38603 39320                                                | Total 38603 39320                                                | Total 38603 39320                                                | Total 38603 39320                                                |