Lok Sabha Question No. 2141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: PLI Scheme in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2141

ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## PLI SCHEME IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 2141.  SHRI C. LALROSANGA

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Food Processing Sectors, if so, the details thereof along with the amount of outlay of funds made for this scheme;
- (b) the manner by which this scheme will benefit the North Eastern Region;
- (c) the number of applications received from North Eastern Region so far along with the number of applicants selected; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  for Nutraceutical sector, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it will be introduced?

## ANSWER

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

(a). Yes, Sir.The Union Cabinet in its meeting on 31.03.2021 approved the Central Sector Scheme'Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)' to support creation of global  food  manufacturing  champions  commensurate  with  India's  natural  resource  endowment  and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets with an outlay of ₹10,900 crores. The implementation of the scheme would facilitate expansion of capacity of processed food products and create employment. The first component of the Scheme relates to incentivising manufacturing of four major food product segments viz. Ready to Cook/ Ready to Eat (RTC/ RTE) foods including Millets based products,  Processed  Fruits  and  Vegetables,  Marine  Products  and  Mozzarella  Cheese.  The  second component  relates  to  production  of  Innovative/  Organic  products  of  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises, including Free Range - Eggs, Poultry Meat, Egg Products in these four segments. The third component relates to support for branding and marketing abroad to incentivise emergence of strong Indian brands. From the savings, one more component for Millet based products has been added in the year 2022-23 with an outlay of ₹800 crores.

(b) & (c). The Scheme is not specific to any State or region. One application from the North Eastern Region, of M/s Sanna Enterprises, for Millet based products, was received and selected. However, various Food Processing Units located in the North Eastern States, covered under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme are as under:

|   S. No. | Name of the Applicant              | District         | State    |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------|----------|
|        1 | Sanna Enterprises                  | Dimapur          | Nagaland |
|        2 | Bikaji Foods International Limited | Kamrup           | Assam    |
|        3 | Prataap Snacks Limited             | Kamrup (2 Units) | Assam    |

(d). The Government constituted a Task Force on Nutraceutical Sector under the Chairmanship of the Principal  Scientific  Adviser  to  the  Government  of  India  in  December,  2021  to  evolve  a  road  map  to provide  a  thrust  to  Nutraceutical  Sector  and  facilitate  unlocking  of  the  sector's  growth  potential  by addressing the challenges the industry is facing. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is a member of this Task Force.

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