Lok Sabha Question No. 1599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Processed Food
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1599

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019

## PROCESSED FOOD

## 1599.  SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) the details regarding the processed foods consumption in Kerala;
- (b) whether any new food startups are being introduced by the Government in Kerala;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details on the significance of the food industry in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the results of the Household Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by NSSO during 2011-12,  the  processed  foods  such  snacks,  prepared  sweets,  cake,  pastry,  biscuits,  chocolates,  papad, bhujia, namkeen, chips, pickles, sauce, jam, jelly are consumed both in rural and urban areas. As per the survey, the monthly per capita expenditure for such products is Rs.58.60 in rural areas and Rs.66.69 in urban areas.

(b) & (c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)  is implementing various Central Sector Schemes  under  its  Central  Sector  Umbrella  Scheme  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana (PMKSY) for overall development of food processing sector including providing assistance to set up new food processing units. PMKSY has seven component schemes viz. (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,  and  (vii)  Human  Resources  and Institutions.  The  PMKSY  is  designed  to  create  robust  modern  infrastructure  along  the  entire  food processing value/supply chain i.e. from farm gate to consumer. Also, MoFPI is implementing Operation Greens scheme as a vertical of PMKSY for integrated development of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops value chain, with an outlay of Rs. 500 Crore in the selected States on pilot basis.

Individuals, farmers, Farmer  Producer  Organisations (FPOs), Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies,  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs),  Private  Companies  and  Central/  State  PSUs  etc.  are  eligible  for financial  assistance  under  the  schemes  of  PMKSY  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  industries/  units/ projects in any part of the country including in the State of Kerala.

(d): As per the estimates of the National  Accounts Statistics, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the food processing sector contributed 1.59 % to all India-GVA (Gross value added) in 2017-18. As per the  latest  estimates  of  the  Annual  Survey  of  Industries,  2016-17, the  food  processing industry  is  one  of  the  major  employment  intensive  segments  constituting  12.43%  of  employment generated  in  all  registered  factory  sector.  The  processed  food  sector  also  accounts  for  about  11%  of country's total export.

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