Lok Sabha Question No. 1843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Schemes of Poultry and Meat Industry
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  MARCH, 2020

## SCHEMES OF POULTRY AND MEAT INDUSTRY

## 1843. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of schemes/progammes under which the Ministry gives incentives/grants/financial assistance, etc.,  to  poultry  and meat industry during the last  five  years and the current  year, year-wise and  State-wise;
- (b) whether  it  is  true  that  the  share  of  assistance  under  various  schemes  to  poultry  and  meat industry is just 5 per cent;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  manner in  which the Ministry  thinks  that  with  this  meagre  percentage  of  assistance,  the poultry and meat industry has grown/will grow in the food processing sector; and
- (e) whether it is also true that 11 Mega Food Parks are proposed to become operational in 201920 and if so, the manner in which these Mega Food Parks will help poultry and meat industry to push in processing and export?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food  Processing  Industries (MoFPI)  provides  credit-linked financial assistance  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  for  setting  up  food  processing  industries/projects/units  for processing and preservation of various agricultural and allied produce including meat and poultry under the central sector schemes of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain), Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (BFL) and Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation  Capacities  (Unit  Scheme)  which  are  component  schemes  of  Umbrella  SchemePRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY). Whereas the Cold Chain scheme is under  implementation  for  more  than  five  years,  the  Unit  Scheme  and  BFL  scheme  is  under implementation since 2017-18. These schemes are implemented in all States and UTs of India. Besides the  above  three  schemes,  under  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  'Setting  up/  Modernization  of Abattoirs',  Ministry  has  been  providing  financial  assistance,  particularly  to  local  bodies  to  set  up and/or  modernize  abattoir  projects.  This  scheme  has  since  been  discontinued  and  only  funds  are released to the already sanctioned  projects.

(b)  to  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  The  share  of  assistance  to  meat  and  poultry  industry  has  been  around  5%.  The Ministry does not earmark fund for different sub-sector like fruits and vegetables, meat & poultry. The assistance is  based on demand. However, the Ministry gives preference to processing of perishable produce like fruits & vegetables, dairy, meat & poultry.

(e): 12  Mega  Food  Parks  (MFPs)  are  proposed  to  be  made  operational  during  2019-20. However, these MFPs are not especially dedicated to meat & pouty processing industry. Meat & poultry processing units can be set up in these parks to push production of meat & poultry products and export thereof.