Lok Sabha Question No. 3670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Lack of Sufficient FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3670

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## LACK OF SUFFICIENT FPIs

## 3670.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether farmers are facing losses due to lack of sufficient Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  sought  help  from  developed  nations  to  establish  food processing industries and if so, the details thereof, country-wise;
- (c) the  amount  of  assistance  provided  by  these  countries  to  develop  food  processing industries in the country; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to establish food processing industries under Public-Private Partnership model?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the Studies, 'Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major  Crops  and  Commodities  in  India'  carried  out  by  Central  Institute  of  Post-Harvest Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPHET),  Ludhiana  in  2015,  the  estimated  cumulative percentages  of  annual  harvest  and  post-harvest  losses  of  major  agricultural  produce  are  as follows:

| Agricultural Produce   | Cumulative loss (%)   |
|------------------------|-----------------------|
| Cereals                | 4.65-5.99             |
| Pulses                 | 6.36-8.41             |
| Oil Seeds              | 3.08-9.96             |
| Fruits &Vegetables     | 4.58-15.88            |
| Milk                   | 0.92                  |
| Fisheries (inland)     | 5.23                  |
| Fisheries (marine)     | 10.52                 |
| Meat                   | 2.71                  |
| Poultry Meat           | 6.74                  |

(b) & (c): The Government has not sought any assistance from the developed countries. The Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  organizing  and  taking  part  in  various promotional  activities  at  national  and  international  level  to  showcase  India's  potential  and opportunities  in  the  food  processing  sector to  attract  foreign  investment  in  food  processing sector from all across the globe. The Ministry organized a mega international event, World Food India 2017 during 3- 5 November, 2017 to this end.

(d): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  does  not  set  up  any  food  processing industries/ units/projects/plants on  its own. Under the Central Sector Scheme  - PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA - (PMKSY), it provides financial assistance as capita subsidy in the form of grants-in-aid 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 in the country. The schemes under PMKSY are demand driven and financial assistance is provided to the eligible applicants against the Expression of Interest issued by the MoFPI from time to time.

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