Lok Sabha Question No. 1543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Expansion of FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1543

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## EXPANSION OF FPIs

## 1543.  SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN :

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

- (a) the progress made with respect to setting-up/ expansion of Food Processing Industries (FPI) in various States/UTs of the country including Rajasthan during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has carried out any study for setting-up and expansion of such industries in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government for expansion and dissemination of food processing industries in the country;
- (d) the number of Mega Food Parks set-up so far in the country;
- (e) whether the Government is working on any roadmap for setting-up of these parks in future; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof.

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector umbrella scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector including setting up/ expansion of Food Processing Industries across the country including Rajasthan. No of projects sanctioned and completed during  last  three  years  under  component  schemes  of  PMKSY  across  the  country  and  in Rajasthan is placed at Annexure.

(b) & (c): MoFPI has not conducted any study specifically for setting up/ expansion of Food Processing Industries, though evaluation study of the relevant component schemes of PMKSY has been conducted. Under the component schemes,  Ministry provides credit linked financial assistance  (capital  subsidy)  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  to  entrepreneurs  for  setting  up /expansion of food processing / preservation industries.

(d) to (f): Out of 41Mega Food Parks (MFP) approved across the country under PMKSY, a total  of  22  MFPs  are  operational.  Regular  monitoring  &  coordination  with   Implementing Agencies, State Authorities etc is done to expedite implementation of the MFPs. A Special Food Processing Fund of Rs. 2000 crore has been set up with NABARD to provide affordable credit for investments in setting up Mega Food Parks as well as processing units in the MFPs. Ministry  also  incentivizes  setting  up/  expansion  of  Food  Processing  Units  in  these  parks through relevant component scheme of PMKSY

ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1543  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07 TH   DECEMBER,  2021 REGARDING EXPANSION OF FPIS

Year-wise  no  of  Projects  Sanctioned/  Completed  for  setting  up/  expansion  of  Food Processing  Industries  during  last  three  years  under  component  schemes  of   Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)

| Scheme                                                          | Financial Year   |   No of Projects sanctioned across the country |   No of Projects completed across the country |   No of Projects sanctioned in Rajasthan |   No of Projects completed in Rajasthan |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages            | 2018-19          |                                             52 |                                             0 |                                        6 |                                       0 |
| Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages            | 2019-20          |                                              1 |                                             3 |                                        0 |                                       3 |
| Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages            | 2020-21          |                                              8 |                                            14 |                                        0 |                                       2 |
| Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities | 2018-19          |                                             85 |                                             3 |                                        5 |                                       1 |
| Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities | 2019-20          |                                            112 |                                            19 |                                        5 |                                       2 |
| Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities | 2020-21          |                                             55 |                                            40 |                                        1 |                                       2 |
| Infrastructure for Agro processing Clusters                     | 2018-19          |                                             17 |                                             0 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Infrastructure for Agro processing Clusters                     | 2019-20          |                                             10 |                                             4 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Infrastructure for Agro processing Clusters                     | 2020-21          |                                             31 |                                             3 |                                        2 |                                       0 |
| Operation Greens                                                | 2018-19          |                                              2 |                                             0 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Operation Greens                                                | 2019-20          |                                              3 |                                             0 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Operation Greens                                                | 2020-21          |                                              1 |                                             0 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Mega Food Parks                                                 | 2018-19          |                                              1 |                                             6 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Mega Food Parks                                                 | 2019-20          |                                              0 |                                             2 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Mega Food Parks                                                 | 2020-21          |                                              4 |                                             4 |                                        1 |                                       0 |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition                        | 2018-19          |                                             45 |                                            26 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
| Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition                        | 2019-20          |                                             14 |                                            47 |                                        1 |                                       6 |
| Infrastructure                                                  | 2020-21          |                                             74 |                                            24 |                                        3 |                                       1 |
| Food Testing Labs                                               | 2018-19          |                                             13 |                                             5 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
|                                                                 | 2019-20          |                                             16 |                                            13 |                                        0 |                                       0 |
|                                                                 | 2020-21          |                                             22 |                                             8 |                                        0 |                                       0 |