Lok Sabha Question No. 3309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Processed Food
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3309

ANSWERED ON 01 ST  JANUARY, 2019

## PROCESSED FOOD

## 3309.   SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Indian processed food industry accounts for 32 per cent of the country's total food market and 13 per cent of India's exports and it will increase to over 40 per cent of overall intake by 2025- 2030;
- (b) if  so,  whether,  it  is  a  fact  that  despite  all  the  above,  presently  there  is  very  limited educational and research program with management orientation institutes in food industry in the country; and
- (c) if so, the proposal of the Government to set up more viable industries, educational institutes and observation of compliance with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in regard to safe and wholesome food for human consumption?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):      As per the latest data released by National Accounts Division, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the estimated value of output from Food Processing Industries in India is  ₹ 9,27,844 crore in 201617 at 2011-12 prices and value of export of processed food during 2017-18 accounted for 11.69 per cent of India's total exports respectively.

(b) & (c):      The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has two institutes viz. Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) and National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) offering academic programmes on food processing/technology and also undertaking research activities pertaining to food processing. At present, there is no proposal under  consideration  of  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  for  setting  up  of  additional educational institutes.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not set up any food processing industries/units/projects on its own. It provides financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid under  component  schemes  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY)  to  the individuals,  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs),  entrepreneurs,  cooperatives,  Self  Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and central/State PSUs etc. for setting up of food processing industries/units/projects.

The food safety and standards regulations are laid down under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 administered by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Standards are harmonized as  per  the  international  practices  by  FSSAI  from  time  to  time.   FSSAI  under  the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is mandated for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability  of  safe  and  wholesome  food  for  human  consumption  and  for  matters  connected therewith or incidental thereto.