Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Setting up of FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *22

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022

## SETTING UP OF FPIs

## *22.     SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) whether States have ample scope to set up food processing and agriculture industries and if so, the names of such States;
- (b) whether the Government has taken adequate steps to set up Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in the States particularly in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken and outcome thereof;
- (c) whether  inadequate  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  activities  are  adversely affecting the food processing sector in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including reasons alongwith the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government is providing any investment-linked incentives for in-house R&D expenditure incurred by companies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  indigenously  developed  technologies  which  have  been  utilized gainfully for enhancing production and improving quality of food products during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

- (a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. *22 FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF FPIS'

(a) & (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting of Food Processing Industries through Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing Industry  (PLISFPI)  and  Centrally  sponsored  PM  Formalization  of  Micro  Food  Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across all the states including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. The details of projects approved in these two states are placed at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e): Keeping in view the requirement of innovative product and process development in Food Processing Sector, MoFPI extends Grant-in-Aid to educational and research institutions including  Council  of  Scientific  &  Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  recognized  Research  and Development (R&D) units in private sector for related demand driven R&D projects through its R&D scheme under PMKSY. A total of 72 research projects have been approved under the scheme with approved Grants of Rs. 26.4 Cr.

In addition, National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEM) Kundli and NIFTEM, Thanjavur, under administrative control of MoFPI, are also engaged in R&D activities in the sector.

Also, expenditure on scientific research on in-house research and development facility is eligible for deduction under relevant sections of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

(f): List of Technologies developed by National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship  & Management (NIFTEM) Kundli and NIFTEM, Thanjavur, which have been  put to commercial  during  last  3 years is placed at Annexure-II. Central  Food Technological  Research  Institute  (CSIR-CFTRI),  Mysuru,  Karnataka  has  also  undertaken technology transfer for 130 processes in the last three years.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.22  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19 TH  JULY,  2022 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF FPIs'

## Food  Processing  Industries  approved/completed  in  Maharashtra  &  Tamil  Nadu  state under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY since inception

|   Sl. No. | Component Scheme                                                        | State       |   No. of projects Approved |   No. of projects Completed |   Grants -in- aid Approved (Rs. Crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Mega Food Park                                                          | Tamil Nadu  |                          1 |                           0 |                                23.64   |
|         1 | Mega Food Park                                                          | Maharashtra |                          3 |                           2 |                               148.82   |
|         2 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure                 | Tamil Nadu  |                         16 |                          11 |                               107.01   |
|         2 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure                 | Maharashtra |                         62 |                          61 |                               424.6    |
|         3 | Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters Scheme                      | Tamil Nadu  |                         11 |                           0 |                                71.6869 |
|         3 | Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters Scheme                      | Maharashtra |                         12 |                           4 |                               107.041  |
|         4 | Creation / Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities Scheme | Tamil Nadu  |                         24 |                          14 |                                82.69   |
|         4 | Creation / Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities Scheme | Maharashtra |                         42 |                          19 |                               140.93   |
|         5 | Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                    | Tamil Nadu  |                          9 |                           8 |                                19.57   |
|         5 | Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                    | Maharashtra |                         11 |                           8 |                                27.35   |
|         6 | Operation Greens                                                        | Tamil Nadu  |                          0 |                           0 |                                 0      |
|         6 | Operation Greens                                                        | Maharashtra |                          2 |                           0 |                                27.71   |

## Investment proposals approved in Maharashtra & Tamil Nadu state under PLISFPI

| State       |   No. of Food Processing Plants |   Investment (Rs. Crore) |
|-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Maharashtra |                              46 |                  1128.22 |
| Tamil Nadu  |                              22 |                   676.95 |

## Micro  Food  Processing  Industry  based  proposals  approved  in  Maharashtra  &  Tamil Nadu state under PMFME

|   Sl No | State       |   Proposals approved/loan sanctioned |
|---------|-------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra |                                  979 |
|       2 | Tamil Nadu  |                                  434 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.22 FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF FPIs'

## List  of  Food  Processing  Technologies  transferred  by  National  Institutes  of  Food Technology, Entrepreneurship & Management (NIFTEMs) on non-exclusive basis

-  Non-dairy millet ice cream technology
-  Neera Sugar Crystal Technology
-  Solar hybrid dryer
-  Mobile Processing Unit
-  Integrated onion Processing Unit
-  Puffing Machine
-  Moringa leaf separator
-  Process on Non-dairy Millet Ice Cream
-  Millet Idly/ Dosa dry mix
-  Idly/ Dosa Batter
-  Idly batter production
-  Coconut Water Extraction Machine

## List  of  Food  Processing  Technologies  transferred  by  Central  Food  Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, Karnataka on non-exclusive basis

-  RTS Fruit juice and Beverages
-  Spirulina Choco bar and Spirulina Cereal bar
-  Nutra Chikki with added Spirulina
-  Tomato products: preparation
-  Nutri Fruit bars with immune boosters
-  Shelf Stable Chapati
-  Continuous idli making unit
-  Modified atmosphere packaging of minimally processed vegetables
-  RTS Fruit juices & beverages
-  Fruit syrups and squashes
-  Spirulina choco bar and Spirulina cereal bar
-  Shelf Stable Chapati
-  Modified atmosphere packaging of minimally processed Vegetables
-  Tomato products: preparation
-  Improved process for preservation of Neera
-  Neera concentrate
-  Tamarind candy
-  Eggless cake premix
-  Preparation of shelf stable roti from non wheat cereal and millet
-  Process for the preparation of gluten free bakery products
-  Raw banana powder
-  Osmo-air dried fruits (Amla, Jackfruit, Pineaple & Mango)
-  Bio preservation of RTE sugarcane chunks
-  Herbal fogging disinfectants for mist sanitizer system
-  Sugar free biscuits
-  Sugar free cup cake
-  Sugar free cake rusk
-  Coffee concentrate
-  Tomato product: preparation
-  Potato wafers/chips
-  Fortified mango bar
-  Pickles and chutnes preparation
-  Prawn pickle
-  Mutton pickle
-  Meat pickle
-  Instant coffee cubes
-  Sugarcane juice spread
-  Ginger Beverage
-  Tomato product: preparation
-  Paan flavoured water
-  High protein biscuits
-  High protein Rusk
-  Shelf stable chapatti
-  Paan flovored water
-  Annatto dye: preparation
-  Osmo-air dried fruits (Amla)
-  Deep fat fried and flavoured cashew kernels
-  Desiccated coconut
-  Malted weaning food
-  Process for the preparation of raw banana powder (unripe)
-  Herbal fogging disinfectants for mist sanitizer system
-  Osmo-air dried fruits (Amla, Jackfruit, Pineapple & Mango)
-  Process for flovour essence from decalepis
-  Layered Parotta (South Indian)
-  Sugar free cup cake
-  Shelf stable roti from non wheat cereal & millet
-  Plant growth promoter: containing n-triacontanol
-  Water soluble turmeric colourant (odourless)
-  Instant products form moringa leaves
-  Layered parotta (south Indian)
-  Roasted and flavoured cashew kernels
-  Pasta: Chocolate, Multigrain, Legume based
-  Tamarind Candy
-  Preparation of ready to cook multigrain whole mix for drink/porridge
-  Tamarind juice concentrate & powder
-  Layered Parotta (South Indian)
-  RTS Fruit juice and beverages
-  Fortified Mango bar
-  Osmo-air dried fruit -mango
-  Process for instant tomato crush, tomato rasam mix and tomato rice bath mix
-  Dehydrated whole lime
-  Pulse based papads
-  Online fortification of atta/maida
-  Egg wafers
-  RTE shelf stable egg crunchy bites
-  Dehydration egg cubes
-  Egg loaf
-  Instant upma mix millet and multimillet semolina
-  Instant halva mix millet and multimillet semolina
-  Shelf stable jowar flour
-  Egg wafers
-  Shelf stable chicken biriyani
-  Chicken wafers
-  Chicken pickle
-  Shelf stable kabab mix with chicken meat
-  Shelf stable Chicken tit-bits
-  Preparation of shelf stable biriyani paste
-  Pulse based papads
-  Instant mushroom soup mix
-  Shelf stable jowar flour
-  Desiccated coconut
-  Layered parotta (South Indian)
-  RTS fruit juice and beverages
-  Making superior quality of white pepper
-  Layered parotta (South Indian)
-  Fermented and dehydrated ready mixes for dosa batter
-  RTC multigrain whole mix for drink/porridge
-  Shelf stable chapatti
-  RTC multigrain whole mix for drink/porridge
-  Spray dried refined papain
-  Layered parotta (South Indian)
-  Plant growth promoter: containing n-triacontanol
-  Pickles and chutneys: preparation
-  Coffee leaf brew mix
-  Spray dried refined papain
-  Pulse based papads
-  Ragi based ready to cook malted weaning food
-  Ragi based papads
-  Coffee flakes based mouth freshener
-  RTS fruit juice and beverages
-  Fish Pickle
-  Fish Wafer
-  Prawn wafer
-  Layered parotta (South Indian)
-  Preparation of beverage mix from malted ragi
-  Osmo-air dried fruits (Amla, Jackfruit, Pineapple & Mango)
-  Potato flour
-  Mustard / Rape seed integrated processing
-  Nutra chikki with added spirulina
-  Spirulina choco bar and spirulina cereal bar
-  Shelf stable chapati
-  Chikki with moringa
-  Chicken wafer
-  Egg wafer
-  Processed Besan (Bengal Gram Flour) for sev and boondi preparation
-  Quick cooking, germinated and dehydrated pulses
-  RTE convenience food-Khakra
-  Ready mix: Pakoda
-  Dolymix, a ready to use mix for soft and enhanced number of IDLYS
-  Moulding machine for besan, soji/rava and similar laddus