Lok Sabha Question No. 4580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Boosting Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4580 ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2021

## BOOSTING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 4580.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  share  of  agriculture  based  food  processing  sectors  in country's GDP has risen to the extent of 17.8% for the fiscal year 2019-20 and the same has worsened to 3.4% due to Covid pandemic; and
- (b) if so, the details of schemes and projects which the Government has proposed to boost the agricultural based food processing industries, including funds allocated, State-wise particularly Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The average annual growth rate (AAGR) for the food processing sector for the five years ending  2018-19  has  been  10.0%  as  compared  to  8.25%  in  manufacturing  and  3.11  %  in agriculture.  The  share  of  food  processing  sector  GVA  (gross  value  addition)  out  of  the manufacturing sector GVA and agriculture sector GVA were 8.98% and 11.11% respectively in  2018-19.  The  GVA  data  for  sub-sector  of  manufacturing  for  2019-20  has  not  yet  been released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
- (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a central sector  scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for overall development of food processing sector.  The  various  component  schemes  of    PMKSY  are  demanddriven  and  no  State-wise allocation of funds is made under the schemes.  The projects approved in the country and in Maharashtra under component schemes of PMKSY during FY 2020-21 is at Annexure-I.

As  part  of  the  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Initiative,  MoFPI  is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises  for providing financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  upgradation  /  setting  up  of  2  lakh  micro  food processing  enterprises  during  the  five  years  from  2020-21  to  2024-25  with  an  outlay  of Rs.10,000 cr. The state-wise outlay is at Annexure-II.

MoFPI  has  also  extended  financial  assistance  for  transportation  and  storage  under price stabilization component of Operation Greens scheme from Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP) to all notified fruits & vegetables (Total) during 2020-21.

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ANNEXURES  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (b)  OF  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4580  FOR  ANSWER  ON  23 RD   MARCH,  2021 REGARDING 'BOOSTING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES'.

## The details of the projects sanctioned during 2020-21 (up to 28.02.2021) under PMKSY

|                                                                   |                | All India                 | All India                       | Maharashtra               | Maharashtra                     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Scheme                                                            | Financial Year | No of Projects sanctioned | Total Grant Approved (Rs crore) | No of Projects sanctioned | Total Grant Approved (Rs crore) |
| Backward& Forward Linkages                                        | 2020-21        | 8                         | 17.99                           | 2                         | 1.65                            |
| Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities | 2020-21        | 55                        | 192.12                          | 7                         | 26.47                           |
| Agro Processing Clusters                                          | 2020-21        | 22                        | 165.98                          | 3                         | 27.58                           |
| Operation Greens                                                  | 2020-21        | 1                         | 13.11                           | 1                         | 13.11                           |
| Mega Food Parks (MFPs)                                            | 2020-21        | *                         | *                               | *                         | *                               |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure           | 2020-21        | 45                        | 371.90                          | *                         | *                               |
| Food Testing Labs                                                 | 2020-21        | 15                        | 45.13                           | *                         | *                               |

Note: * No project was sanctioned under MFP during 2020-21. No project was sanctioned under Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  &  Food  Testing  Labs(FTL)  in Maharashtra during 2020-21

ANNEXURES  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (b)  OF  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4580  FOR  ANSWER  ON  23 RD   MARCH,  2021 REGARDING 'BOOSTING FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES'.

## State-wise allocation of funds under PM FME scheme

|   Sl. No | States/UTs                     |   Total Outlay for 2020-25 (In Rs Crore) |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh              |                                    15.34 |
|        2 | Assam                          |                                   638.92 |
|        3 | Manipur                        |                                    75.01 |
|        4 | Meghalaya                      |                                    47.43 |
|        5 | Mizoram                        |                                    24.93 |
|        6 | Nagaland                       |                                    60.76 |
|        7 | Sikkim                         |                                    11.08 |
|        8 | Tripura                        |                                   126.54 |
|        9 | A &NIslands (UT)               |                                     4.58 |
|       10 | Chandigarh (UT)                |                                     4.58 |
|       11 | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu (UT) |                                     4.58 |
|       12 | Delhi (UT)                     |                                    25.41 |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)            |                                    70.4  |
|       14 | Lakshadweep (UT)               |                                     4.58 |
|       15 | Puducherry (UT)                |                                     6.99 |
|       16 | Ladakh UT                      |                                     4.58 |
|       17 | Andhra Pradesh                 |                                   459.37 |
|       18 | Bihar                          |                                   469.73 |
|       19 | Chhattisgarh                   |                                   118.74 |
|       20 | Goa                            |                                     5.56 |
|       21 | Gujarat                        |                                   364.44 |
|       22 | Haryana                        |                                   188.94 |
|       23 | Himachal Pradesh               |                                    54.57 |
|       24 | Jharkhand                      |                                   250.33 |
|       25 | Karnataka                      |                                   493.65 |
|       26 | Kerala                         |                                   182.08 |
|       27 | Madhya Pradesh                 |                                   480.66 |
|       28 | Maharashtra                    |                                   921.53 |
|       29 | Odisha                         |                                   215.58 |
|       30 | Punjab                         |                                   305.6  |
|       31 | Rajasthan                      |                                   303.87 |
|       32 | Tamil Nadu                     |                                   502.67 |
|       33 | Telangana                      |                                   215.19 |
|       34 | Uttar Pradesh                  |                                  1731.6  |
|       35 | Uttarakhand                    |                                    72.86 |
|       36 | West Bengal                    |                                   777.34 |