Lok Sabha Question No. 2114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Schemes to Promote FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2114

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## SCHEMES TO PROMOTE FPIS

## †2114. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a) the details of various schemes for promoting food processing industries (FPIs) in the country;
- (b) the details of funds allocated for promoting food processing industries during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for development of food processing industries and to solve the problems faced by the promoters; and
- (d) the views of the Government to set up food processing industries in southern part of Rajasthan State?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector Umbrella  Scheme  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  centrally  sponsored  PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLISFPI) for overall growth and development of food processing sector across the country.

Under component schemes of PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital  subsidy)  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  to  entrepreneurs  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  / preservation industries. PMKSY is not region or state specific but demand driven with no state-wise fund allocation. Ministry provides financial, technical and business support for setting up/upgradation of micro food processing enterprises under PMFME scheme. State-wise funds released under the PMFME scheme is placed at Annexure . PLISFPI is targeted to facilitate expansion of food processing capacity by creating champion brands in Food Processing Sector and there is no state-wise allocation of fund under it.

- (c): Ministry has taken various measures for effective implementation of the schemes and handhold promoters  like-  (i)  Online  Portal  for  submission  of  applications;  (ii)  Dashboard  for  monitoring  the implementation  of  the  projects;  (iii)  Regularly  review  meetings  with  the  promoters  to  help  remove bottlenecks in implementation; (iv) Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee  and Technical Committee to streamline evaluation and approval process, (v) Assessing the progress of projects though Virtual site visit in the wake of Covid Pandemic to prevent delays. Ministry has also resolved many logistical and manpower related issues during covid pandemic, through interventions.
- (d) : The  schemes  of  Ministry  are  demand  driven  and  implemented  across  the  country  including southern  part  of  Rajasthan.  So  far  2  Mega  food  Parks,  14  Cold  Chain  projects,  3  Agro  Processing Clusters, 12 Food Processing Units, 6 Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages Projects and 1 Food Testing Lab has been approved for assistance in Rajasthan under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2114  ANSWER  ON  15 TH   MARCH,  2022  REGARDING 'SCHEMES TO PROMOTE FPIs'

## State-wise funds released to States / UTs under PMFME Scheme

| Name of State/UT        | FY 2020-21 (Rs.)   | FY 2021-22 (Rs.)   |
|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Island | 1,81,67,000        | 1,90,97,000        |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 34,98,39,000       | 20,72,48,903       |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 15,34,000          | 7,34,35,820        |
| Assam                   | 16,70,52,000       | 11,12,28,171       |
| Bihar                   | 9,04,52,000        | 13,59,09,000       |
| Chandigarh              | 40,00,000          | 91,00,000          |
| Chhattisgarh            | 7,03,53,000        | 8,85,38,000        |
| DadraNHD&D              | 40,00,000          | 89,03,333          |
| Delhi                   | 50,00,000          | 31,82,674          |
| Goa                     | 41,00,000          | 3,09,98,534        |
| Gujarat                 | 16,55,43,000       | 8,22,72,925        |
| Haryana                 | 3,22,94,000        | 3,12,19,817        |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 5,18,81,000        | 4,84,94,000        |
| J&K                     | 8,18,63,800        | 1,25,07,000        |
| Jharkhand               | 2,68,87,000        | 1,73,94,000        |
| Karnataka               | 32,46,75,514       | 18,96,36,000       |
| Kerala                  | 10,13,36,000       | 2,52,08,000        |
| Ladakh                  | 45,00,000          | 93,30,000          |
| Lakshadweep             | 40,00,000          | 61,00,000          |
| Madhya Pradesh          | 20,62,26,000       | 7,99,54,000        |
| Maharashtra             | 27,57,78,000       | 24,48,81,000       |
| Manipur                 | 3,14,01,000        | 3,27,07,000        |
| Meghalaya               | 2,69,30,000        | 3,04,18,000        |
| Mizoram                 | 7,73,13,000        | 2,93,83,000        |
| Nagaland                | 6,64,36,000        | 5,90,34,800        |
| Odisha                  | 30,36,55,000       | 29,45,34,000       |
| Puducherry              | 1,16,00,000        | 69,40,000          |
| Punjab                  | 5,76,24,000        | 6,73,44,586        |
| Rajasthan               | 14,51,03,000       | 12,45,77,000       |
| Sikkim                  | 5,12,47,000        | 1,47,35,000        |
| Tamil Nadu              | 12,94,70,000       | 2,37,82,000        |
| Telangana               | 33,15,99,000       | 16,79,65,000       |
| Tripura                 | 3,10,54,000        | 10,23,34,500       |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 36,28,85,000       | 23,36,42,765       |
| Uttarakhand             | 6,02,96,000        | 2,17,89,985        |