Lok Sabha Question No. 2553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: FPI in Gujarat
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2553

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## FPI IN GUJARAT

## †2553. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is making comprehensive efforts to promote Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in Gujarat; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  achieve  the  said  goal  and  the  funds  spent  thereon including the details of various schemes in this regard during the last five years, yearwise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): In order to ensure overall development of Food Processing Sector, Ministry of Food Processing  Industries (MoFPI)  has  been  incentivizing  setting up/expansion  of  related infrastructure through its Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana  (PMKSY),  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country including Gujarat.

Under component schemes of PMKSY, MoFPI mostly provides credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) to entrepreneurs and so far in state of Gujarat, a total of 2 Mega food Parks, 25 Cold Chain projects, 4 Agro- Processing Clusters, 40 Food Processing Units, 8 Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages Projects & 8 Operation Green projects have been approved  for  assistance  under  corresponding  component  schemes  of  PMKSY  with  total subsidy of Rs 676.42 Cr.

PLISFPI  is,  inter  alia,  intended  to  support  creation  of  global  food  manufacturing champions and support Indian brands of food products in international market. The Scheme is being  implemented  over  a  six-year  period  from  2021-22  to  2026-27  with  an  outlay  of  Rs. 10,900  crores.  So  far,  28  Food  Processing  projects  have  been  approved  with  Committed Investment of Rs 1324.60 Cr in Gujarat.

MoFPI  also  provides  financial, technical  and  business  support for setting up/ upgradation  of  micro  food  processing  enterprises  under  PMFME  scheme.  The  scheme  is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with total outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore. A total of 259  micro food processing enterprises  have  been approved  for assistance under PMFME in Gujarat.

State-wise fund allocations are not made in PMKSY & PLISFPI schemes. Funds released to Gujarat state under PMFME scheme since 2020-21 are placed at Annexure .

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2553 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023 REGARDING FPI IN GUJARAT

## Funds released to Gujarat State under PMFME Scheme since 2020-21

(Rs. in Crores)

| State   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24* |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Gujarat |     16.55 |      8.47 |         0 |       7.02 |

* as on 30.11.2023