Lok Sabha Question No. 2716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Growth of Food Processing Industry
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2716 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## GROWTH OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

## 2716.  SHRI T.R. BAALU:

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

- (a) whether the Food Processing Industry (FPI) is poised to grow to the level of USD 535 billion by 2025- 26 providing nine million jobs;
- (b) if so, the details of estimates made by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether any special efforts are being made for promoting exports and MSMEs in the food processing industries, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government will ensure the growth of food processing industries and helps farmers get remunerative prices for their produce, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): As per latest Annual Survey of Industries(ASI) 2018-19, the total output in food processing sector has been increased from Rs. 9,34,272.19 crore in 2014-15 to Rs.12,76,995.11 crore in 2018-19 at the Compound Annual Growth Rate of 8.13%. The number of persons engaged in the registered food processing sector increases from 17.73 lakh in 2014-15 to 20.05 lakh in 2018-19. As per the National Sample Survey (NSS 73rd round 2015-16), a total of 51.11 lakh persons are engaged in the unincorporated / unregistered food processing sector.
- (c): The efforts being made for promoting exports of processed food products are :
- (i) A comprehensive 'Agriculture Export Policy' has been introduced to harness export potential of Indian agriculture.
- (ii) Products Specific Export Promotion Forums set up by Agricultural and Processed Food Products  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA)  to  give  impetus  to  the  export  of potential products as well as to remove the bottlenecks in the supply chain.

(iii)  APEDA  has  also  formed  Export Promotion Forums  (EPFs)  for  the  products,  viz., Grapes,  Onions,  Mango,  Banana,  Pomegranate,  Floriculture,  Rice,  Dairy  Products  and Nutri cereals.

(iv) A Farmer Connect Portal has been set up for providing a platform for farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives to interact with exporters.

(v) Assistance provided through several other schemes to promote exports, including food export,  viz.  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES),  Market  Access  Initiatives (MAI) Scheme, Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP), Export Promotion  schemes  of  APEDA  &  Marine  Products  Export  Development  Authority (MPEDA) etc.

(vi) Under the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme for food products, marketing and branding support is provided by MoFPI for enhancing global visibility of Indian food products.

Further, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) from  the  year  2020-21  for  providing  financial,  technical  and  business  support  for upgradation / setting up of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises based on One District One Product (ODOP) approach. The scheme is being implemented for the period 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crores.

(d): MoFPI is  implementing  Central  Sector  Scheme-Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016. PMKSY provides a big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country helping thereby the farmers in getting better prices for their produces due to higher demand for agricultural produce by the food processing industries as raw material. It is thus a big step towards increasing the farmers' income in addition to creating employment opportunities  especially  in  the  rural  areas,  reducing  wastage  of  agricultural  produce  and enhancing the export of the processed foods.

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