Lok Sabha Question No. 2655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Expansion of FPIs in Rajasthan
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Hanuman Beniwal, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## EXPANSION OF FPIs IN RAJASTHAN

## 2655.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has conducted any study regarding setting up and expansion of food processing industries in the country and if so, the details thereof, state-wise:
- (b) The progress made in the establishment/ expansion of food processing industries in the country during the last three years, state - wise including Rajasthan;
- (c) The steps being taken by the Government for the expansion and proliferation of food processing industries in the country; and
- (d) Whether the Government proposed to formulate any scheme to develop food park in Nagaur district and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The data for registered food processing industries is brought out by the Ministry of Statistic  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI) through the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). The latest ASI data is available up to 2018-19 and details of State-wise food processing units including Rajasthan for latest three available years i.e. 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure .
- (c): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing  various  sub schemes of PMKSY which is a comprehensive package for creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. It not only provides boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country but also helps in providing better returns to farmers, creating employment opportunities, reducing loss of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing export of processed foods. Expression of Interest (EoI)  has  been  floated  on  21 st June,  2022  for  inviting  fresh  proposals  for  setting-up  food processing facilities.
- (d): The continuation of Mega Food Park (MFP) scheme during 15 th  Finance Commission cycle has not been approved by the Government.

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## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2655  FOR  ANSWER  ON  02 ND   AUGUST,  2022 REGARDING EXPANSION of FPIs IN RAJASTHAN

## Number of Food processing units in registered sector:

| S. No.   | State / UTs         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | A &NIslands         |         5 |         6 |         4 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      |      5859 |      5789 |      5653 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   |        30 |        29 |        27 |
| 4        | Assam               |      1410 |      1470 |      1569 |
| 5        | Bihar               |       881 |       880 |       884 |
| 6        | Chandigarh          |        19 |        17 |        17 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        |      1309 |      1468 |      1630 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |         8 |         9 |         9 |
| 9        | Daman &Diu          |        32 |        30 |        33 |
| 10       | Delhi               |       166 |       171 |       169 |
| 11       | Goa                 |        98 |       112 |       106 |
| 12       | Gujarat             |      2239 |      2281 |      2245 |
| 13       | Haryana             |       917 |       952 |      1045 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    |       193 |       171 |       157 |
| 15       | Jammu and Kashmir   |       176 |       174 |       176 |
| 16       | Jharkhand           |       228 |       235 |       240 |
| 17       | Karnataka           |      2251 |      2313 |      2343 |
| 18       | Kerala              |      1629 |      1672 |      1708 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh      |       875 |       948 |       927 |
| 20       | Maharashtra         |      2808 |      2762 |      2791 |
| 21       | Manipur             |        28 |        27 |        30 |
| 22       | Meghalaya           |        26 |        27 |        30 |
| 23       | Nagaland            |        21 |        21 |        20 |
| 24       | Odisha              |      1127 |      1157 |      1188 |
| 25       | Puducherry          |        60 |        61 |        66 |
| 26       | Punjab              |      2906 |      2969 |      3114 |
| 27       | Rajasthan           |       882 |       888 |       898 |
| 28       | Sikkim              |        19 |        20 |        20 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu          |      5077 |      4952 |      4982 |
| 30       | Telangana           |      3968 |      3949 |      3900 |
| 31       | Tripura             |        95 |       102 |       105 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh       |      2067 |      2098 |      2105 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand         |       372 |       394 |       362 |
| 34       | West Bengal         |      1959 |      2006 |      2026 |
| Total    |                     |     39740 |     40160 |     40579 |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19