Lok Sabha Question No. 3370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Management
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Nisith Pramanik, Sukanta Majumdar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Bhola Singh, Sarmistha Sethi, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3370

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT

## 3370. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  new  National  Institutes  of  Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) for education and training in food processing and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the functioning of the NIFTEM and if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to bring a legislation regarding the NIFTEM;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  accepted  the  recommendations  of  the  Standing Committee on the NIFTEM Bill and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  human  resource  development  in  food processing industry in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Sir.

(b): Yes, Sir. The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) was setup in 2012 as an apex world-class institute, which would be a pioneer in creating a centre for integrated research, education, enterprise incubation and outreach in the area of food service and food technology. The functioning of the NIFTEM has been reviewed from time to time by  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  and  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education (AICTE). Besides, a peer review of the NIFTEM was carried out on 21.12.2016 by a Committee setup  by  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI),  which  was  headed  by  the  Chief Scientist, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI).  The Committee in its report has indicated that the objectives for which NIFTEM has been set up are being met by NIFTEM. NIFTEM has strived hard to fulfill the mandate and did exceedingly well in the farmer outreach programme which is crucial for the economic upliftment of farmers & their income and food industry as a whole.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The Standing Committee has made recommendations inter alia capping of the fee structure for technical courses, implementation of tuition fee waiver scheme for economically weaker sections. Those recommendations have been broadly accepted and are being implemented.
- (e): With a view to provide human resource development in food processing industry in the country,  the  two  autonomous  institutions  under  the  administrative  control  of  MoFPI  namely; NIFTEM,  Kundli,  Haryana  and  the  Indian  Institute  of  Food  Processing  Technology  (IIFPT) at  Thanjavur,  Tamil  Nadu offers degrees such as B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D and M.B.A (only in NIFTEM) in the field of food technology and allied sectors.

Besides,  MoFPI  is  also  running  a  scheme  called Scheme  for  Human  Resources  and Institution - Skill Development (SHRISD) with allocation of Rs.  27.50 crore from year 2017-18 to 2019-20. The scheme has two components which are as under:-

- (a). Development  of  Course  curriculum  for  training  modules  and  its  translation  in English Hindi and regional languages.
- (b). Assistance for creation of infrastructure facilities for Skill Training Centers.

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