Lok Sabha Question No. 3159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Setting Up of Sukh Food Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3159 ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH 2022

## SETTING UP OF SUKH FOOD PROCESSING UNITS

## 3159.  SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR

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

- (a) whether the Government is providing grants for setting up of Sukh food Processing Units in the country;
- (b) if so, the details there of especially with respect of Darbhanga in Bihar and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has implemented any proposal to set up a mini food park for the benefit of small farmers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor especially in respect of Bihar, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps relating to food processing industries for the benefit of small and medium farmers; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for setting up/expansion of food processing industries  in  the  country  for  (i)  Fruits  &  vegetables  processing,  (ii).  Milk  processing  (iii). Meat/poultry/fish processing, (iv). Ready to Eat / Ready to Cook Food Products/ Breakfast cereals/  Snacks  /  bakery  and  other  food  products  including  nutritional  health  foods.  (v). Grains/pulses, oil seed milling and processing based on modern technology. (vi). Modern Rice milling.  (vii).  Other  agri-horti  products  including  spices,  coconut,  soybean,  mushroom processing,  honey  processing,  etc.  (viii).  Fruits/  Honey  based  wines.  (ix).  Natural  Food flavors, food additives/ food extracts & colours, oleoresins, guar gum, cocoa products etc. (x). Manufacturing  jaggery  from  sugarcane  and  value  added  products  from  jaggery  (as  raw material) except sugar mills. (xi). Any other sector that makes food products fit for human consumption. (xii). Animal feed manufacturing

Under the scheme, grants-in-aid @ 35% of the eligible project cost is provided in General Areas  and  50%  of  the  eligible  project  cost  in  North  Eastern  States  including  Sikkim  and Difficult areas including Himalayan States (Himachal Pradesh, J&K & Uttarakhand), notified ITDP areas and Islands subject to a maximum of Rs.5.00 crore.

Till  date,  Ministry  has  not  received  any  eligible  proposal  for  setting  up  of  food processing units under CEFPPC scheme from Darbhanga, Bihar.

(c) to (d): Ministry does not set up any infrastructure project at its own. However, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  (APC)  since  2017  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to incentivize the setting up of agro processing clusters in the country.  The scheme aims at development of modern infrastructure including cold storages to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach. These clusters will help in reducing the wastage of the surplus produce and add value to the horticultural / agricultural produce which will result in increase of income of the farmers.  The Scheme envisages grantsin-aid @35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible project cost in the North East States including Sikkim and difficult areas namely Himalayan States (i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), State notified ITDP areas, Islands and SC/ST entrepreneurs subject to max. of Rs. 10.00 crore per project.

Till date total 68 agro processing clusters have been approved by this Ministry. The total project cost of these projects is Rs. 1934.10 cr. including grants-in-aid of Rs.547.87 Cr. Statewise list of projects approved under APC scheme is as under:-

|   Sl. No. | State            |   No. of Projects approved |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |                          2 |
|         2 | Assam            |                          6 |
|         3 | Bihar            |                          1 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     |                          2 |
|         5 | Goa              |                          0 |
|         6 | Gujarat          |                          5 |
|         7 | Haryana          |                          2 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh |                          1 |
|         9 | Jammu &Kashmir   |                          1 |
|        10 | Jharkhand        |                          0 |
|        11 | Karnataka        |                          4 |
|        12 | Kerala           |                          2 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh   |                          4 |
|        14 | Maharashtra      |                         12 |
|        15 | Orissa           |                          0 |
|        16 | Punjab           |                          3 |
|        17 | Rajasthan        |                          3 |
|        18 | Tamil Nadu       |                         11 |
|        19 | Telangana        |                          1 |
|        20 | Uttar Pradesh    |                          4 |

| 21   | Uttarakhand            |   1 |
|------|------------------------|-----|
| 22   | West Bengal            |   0 |
| 23   | Arunachal Pradesh      |   1 |
| 24   | Manipur                |   0 |
| 25   | Meghalaya              |   1 |
| 26   | Mizoram                |   0 |
| 27   | Nagaland               |   0 |
| 28   | Tripura                |   0 |
| 29   | Sikkim                 |   0 |
| 30   | A &NIslands            |   0 |
| 31   | Chandigarh             |   0 |
| 32   | D &NHaveli &Daman &Diu |   1 |
| 33   | Delhi                  |   0 |
| 34   | Lakshadweep            |   0 |
| 35   | Pondicherry            |   0 |
| 36   | Ladakh                 |   0 |
|      | Total                  |  68 |

(e) to (f): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector Umbrella Scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016-17 for overall growth and development of food processing sector, including processing of agroproducts and thus increasing the income of the farmers across the country including in the state of  Uttar Pradesh. The component schemes of PMKSY are -  (i) Mega Food Park;  (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iii) Creation /Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation  Capacities;  (iv)  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro-Processing  Clusters;  (v) Creation  of  Backward  &  Forward  linkages;  (vi)  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance Infrastructure; (vii) Human Resource and Institutions; (viii) Operation Greens.

Also, as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, MoFPI is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM  Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises  Scheme (PMFME) for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation/ setting up of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises across the country  during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore.

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