Lok Sabha Question No. 2034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Pashupati Kumar Paras

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2034

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 2034.  SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- ( a ) whether  the  Union  Government  is  not  aware  of  the  food  processing  industries operating in the States, if so, the details thereof;
- ( b ) the  manner in  which  the strategy  for  the  development  and  expansion  of  the food processing industries is formulated without the said information and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- ( c ) the details of corrective measures adopted by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The State-wise number of registered food processing units/factories and number of units/factories in operation in the country as per Annual Survey of Industries 2016-17 estimates is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2034 FOR ANSWER  ON 03 RD MARCH, 2020 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES'.

State-wise Number of Registered Food Processing Units/Factories along with Number of Units/Factories in Operation in the Country in 2016-17

| Sl.No   | State/UT            | Registered   | Operational   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|
| 1       | A &NIslands         | 5            | 4             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      | 5859         | 4702          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 30           | 29            |
| 4       | Assam               | 1410         | 1389          |
| 5       | Bihar               | 881          | 751           |
| 6       | Chandigarh          | 19           | 14            |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh        | 1309         | 1168          |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 8            | 7             |
| 9       | Daman &Diu          | 32           | 31            |
| 10      | Delhi               | 166          | 140           |
| 11      | Goa                 | 98           | 97            |
| 12      | Gujarat             | 2239         | 1745          |
| 13      | Haryana             | 917          | 751           |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh    | 193          | 169           |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 176          | 164           |
| 16      | Jharkhand           | 228          | 220           |
| 17      | Karnataka           | 2251         | 2037          |
| 18      | Kerala              | 1629         | 1556          |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh      | 875          | 818           |
| 20      | Maharashtra         | 2808         | 2424          |
| 21      | Manipur             | 28           | 26            |
| 22      | Meghalaya           | 26           | 25            |
| 23      | Nagaland            | 21           | 21            |
| 24      | Odisha              | 1127         | 1007          |
| 25      | Puducherry          | 60           | 55            |
| 26      | Punjab              | 2906         | 2498          |
| 27      | Rajasthan           | 882          | 821           |
| 28      | Sikkim              | 19           | 19            |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu          | 5077         | 4583          |
| 30      | Telangana           | 3968         | 3443          |
| 31      | Tripura             | 95           | 91            |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh       | 2067         | 1752          |
| 33      | Uttarakhand         | 372          | 305           |
| 34      | West Bengal         | 1959         | 1849          |
| Total   | Total               | 39,740       | 34,711        |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2016-17, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation