Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: World Food India-2023
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Prataprao  Jadhav, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrirang Appa Barne, Manjulata Mandal, Sudheer Gupta, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 238

ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

## WORLD FOOD INDIA-2023

## 238.   SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government had organized a three days World Food India, 2023 recently in New Delhi and if so, the details thereof and the events organized under it;
- (b) the details of foreign countries and various stakeholders that participated in the said event;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to organize more such events across the country to encourage domestic and international investor in the food processing sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote food processing industries and explore new avenues for their development and growth;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to create a separate fund for organizing World Food in different parts of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to present India as the food basket of the world?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) organized World  Food India-2023 during 3rd to 5th November, 2023 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Wide  spectrum  of  domestic  and  overseas  stakeholders  participated  in  the  Event,  which included 1208 exhibitors, 14 International delegations including 7 Ministerial delegations, 715 overseas and 218 domestic buyers, 97 corporate leaders, 10 Union Ministries/Departments, 6 Commodity Boards apart from 25 States/UTs.  Netherlands was the Partner Country and Japan the Focus Country of the Event.

(c) to (f): Ministry helps bring together Food Processing stakeholders, including domestic & International  Investors,  on  common  collaborative  platform  through  Promotional Events organized  from  time  to  time.  These  Promotional  Events  and  the  World Food India are supported through Budgetary Provisions of the Ministry.

Ministry  also  promotes  Investment  in  Food  Processing  Sectorthrough  its  schemes  (i) Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  (ii)  Production  Linked  Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and (iii) PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME). Projects assisted under these schemes  have resulted  in estimated Investment leverage of more than Rs 21656 Cr. PLISFPI is targeted to facilitate expansion of  food processing capacity  by  creating  champion  brands  in  Food  Processing Sector.

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