Lok Sabha Question No. 2126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Infrastructure facilities in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2126 ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 2126.  SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

1067.

SHR WILSON

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

- (a) the details of common infrastructure facilities in food processing sector provided in Andhra Pradesh during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the amount sanctioned, allocated, released and spent for above purpose in Andhra Pradesh during the said period;
- (c) the extent to which the above facilities have helped to grow in marketing and sale of food processing units in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government has provided any branding of food processing items so produced by FPIs in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Two of the sub-schemes of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), namely, scheme for Creation of Agro Processing Cluster (APC) and Mega Food Parks (MFP) scheme provide for setting up of common infrastructure facilities,  like  warehouse,  silos,  cold  storage,  ripening  chamber,  individual  quick  freezing  (IQF), effluent treatment plant (ETP), sewerage treatment plant (STP), etc. to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units.

The year-wise details of approved MFP and APC projects located in Andhra Pradesh are as under:

| Year     |   Number of Project Approved | Scheme   |   Approved Project cost (Rs. in crores) |   Approved Grant (Rs. in crores) | Released Grant (Rs. in crores)   |   Preservation Capacity (in Metric tons) |   Processing Capacity (in Metric tons) |
|----------|------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2014- 15 |                           01 | MFP      |                                  112.94 |                           50     | 9.15*                            |                                    28512 |                                  87600 |
| 2021- 22 |                           01 | APC      |                                   28.74 |                            5.879 | -                                |                                    12250 |                                  40200 |
| 2022- 23 |                           03 | APC      |                                   93.83 |                           29.31  | -                                |                                    59600 |                                  65700 |
| Total    |                           05 |          |                                  235.51 |                           85.189 | 9.15                             |                                   100362 |                                 193500 |

(c): Establishment  of  facilities  associated  with  the  approved  projects  add  to  the  capacity  for preservation  and  processing  of  surplus  crops,  besides  helping  to  reduce  the  losses  and  enhancing income of growers, in addition to widening the range of available processed food products for the consumers.

(d): MoFPI, under provisions of the centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme,  provides  grants-in-aid  up  to  50%  for  Branding  and Marketing support to FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or an SPV of micro food processing enterprises. For the State of Andhra Pradesh, two brands namely, 'Madugula Halwa' and 'Aamodam' have been approved under Branding and Marketing component of PMFME Scheme.

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