Lok Sabha Question No. 409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Setting up of Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 409

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SETTING UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 409. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for setting up/expansion of food processing industries in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding setting up and expansion of such industries  in  fruit  and  vegetable  growing  areas  in  Bihar  particularly  in  Kishanganj  and adjoining districts;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other measures taken/being taken by the Government in the current year for expansion of food processing industries to provide employment opportunities to the local community?

## ANSWER

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

(a). Ministry of Food Processing Industries (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 including Bihar. 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. Till date, 273 food processing units have been approved / sanctioned under the CEFPPC Scheme including one unit in Bihar. A statewise list indicating number of food processing unit under CEFPPC Scheme is at Annexure.

- (b). No Sir.
- (c). Does not arise.

(d). As part of Aatamnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) 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 for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10000 cr.

The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry, promote their formalization and support Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Producers Cooperatives along their entire value chain.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 409 FOR ANSWER ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF FOOD PROCESSING UNITS'.

Details of State-wise approved food processing units under the Scheme for Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) as on 31.08.2020

| Sr. No   | State                     |   Total no. of approved units |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            |                             4 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                             3 |
| 3        | Assam                     |                            14 |
| 4        | Bihar                     |                             1 |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh               |                             1 |
| 6        | Goa                       |                             1 |
| 7        | Gujarat                   |                            26 |
| 8        | Haryana                   |                            15 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh          |                            21 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                 |                             0 |
| 11       | Karnataka                 |                            14 |
| 12       | Kerala                    |                            13 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh            |                             8 |
| 14       | Maharashtra               |                            34 |
| 15       | Manipur                   |                             3 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                 |                             2 |
| 17       | Mizoram                   |                             2 |
| 18       | Nagaland                  |                             4 |
| 19       | Odisha                    |                             2 |
| 20       | Punjab                    |                             8 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                 |                            12 |
| 22       | Sikkim                    |                             1 |
| 23       | Tamil nadu                |                            19 |
| 24       | Telangana                 |                             2 |
| 25       | Tripura                   |                             5 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh             |                            20 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               |                            10 |
| 28       | West Bengal               |                             8 |
| 29       | A&N Islands               |                             0 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                |                             0 |
| 31       | D &NHaveli and Daman& Diu |                             1 |
| 32       | Delhi                     |                             0 |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir            |                            19 |
| 34       | Ladakh                    |                             0 |
| 35       | Lakshdweep                |                             0 |
| 36       | Pondicherry               |                             0 |
|          | Total                     |                           273 |