Lok Sabha Question No. 2651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: International Year of Millets 2023
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2651

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS 2023

## 2651.   SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) the  details  of  events  organised  as  part  of  the  International  Year  of  Millets  (IYM)  2023, including millet processing capacity expansion, ODOP selections, and millet-related events, conferences and exhibitions held across States and Union Territories; and
- (b) the outcomes of the global food event 'World Food India' held during 3-5 November 2023, including the participation of stakeholders, innovations  showcased,  and  collaborations established, with a focus on promoting Indian brands and products in the international markets?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE )

(a): As part of the International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has organized a series of Millet (Shree Anna) Mahotsavs in 27 districts spread across the country. The details of the Mahotsavs is placed at Annexure. Also, Shree Anna was one of the focus areas in World Food India (WFI), 2023 organized during 3-5 November, 2023 in Pragati Maidan New Delhi.

MoFPI  is  also  strengthening  Shree  Anna  Processing  &  Preservation  Infrastructure  in  the country through its schemes.  30 Shree Anna based proposals, including proposals from 8 large entities and 22 MSMEs, have been approved for assistance under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) with an outlay of Rs 800 Cr.  A total of 1745 loans have been sanctioned  amounting  Rs.  90.80  Cr  for  individual  Shree  Anna  processing  units  under  PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme.  MoFPI has also identified 19 districts with Shree Anna Products as One District One Product (ODOP) under its PMFME scheme and has approved 3 Marketing & Branding proposals for Shree Anna Products. Also, 17 incubation centres have been approved in 10 states having Shree Anna Processing lines.

(b): Wide spectrum of domestic and overseas stakeholders participated in World Food India 2023, 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. Total Investment interests announced & MoUs signed during the World Food India 2023 amounts to Rs. 33,129 Crore.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2651 FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023 REGARDING 'INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MILLETS 2023'.

| S.No.                  | Date of the Mahotsav State   | District     |
|------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
| 1 21-22 Jan,           | 2023 Madhya Pradesh          | Mandla       |
| 2 22-23 Jan,           | 2023 Andhra Pradesh          | Vizianagaram |
| 3 28 Feb-1 March, 2023 | Bihar                        | Bhojpur      |
| 4 3-4 March, 2023      | Uttar Pradesh                | Agra         |
| 5 6-7 March, 2023      | Tamil Nadu                   | Madurai      |
| 6 17-18 March, 2023    | Odisha                       | Nuapada      |
| 7 25-26 March, 2023    | Telangana                    | Mahabubnagar |
| 8 20-21 April, 2023    | Rajasthan                    | Jodhpur      |
| 9 27-28 April, 2023    | Jharkhand                    | Khunti       |
| 10 2-3 May, 2023       | Arunachal Pradesh            | Tirap        |
| 11 17-18 May, 2023     | Uttarakhand                  | Almora       |
| 12 30-31 May, 2023     | Kerala                       | Palakkad     |
| 13 6-7 June, 2023      | Gujarat                      | Surat        |
| 14 26-27 June, 2023    | Bihar                        | Patna        |
| 15 06-Jul, 2023        | Gujarat                      | Ahmedabad    |
| 16 07-Jul, 2023        | Haryana                      | Chandigarh   |
| 17 12-Jul, 2023        | Chhattisgarh                 | Raipur       |
| 18 12-Jul, 2023        | Maharashtra                  | Pune         |
| 19 17-Aug, 2023        | Rajasthan                    | Jaipur       |
| 20 19-20 Aug, 2023     | Tamil Nadu                   | Coimbatore   |
| 21 28-Aug, 2023        | Karnataka                    | Mandya       |
| 22 05-Sep, 2023        | West Bengal                  | Kolkata      |
| 23 05-Sep, 2023        | Punjab                       | Amritsar     |
| 24 15-Sep, 2023        | Telangana                    | Hyderabad    |
| 25 05-Oct, 2023        | Jammu &Kashmir               | Jammu        |
| 26 05-Oct, 2023        | Maharashtra                  | Thane        |
| 27 24-Nov, 2023        | Andaman &Nicobar Island      | Port Blair   |

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