Lok Sabha Question No. 4532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Development of Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri N K Premachandran

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4532

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 4532.   SHRI N K PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce an effective mechanism for the development of food processing industries, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  introduced  any  mechanism  for  effective  pricing  and  marketing strategies, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to ensure the availability of raw materials to be procured for the food processing industries in a reasonable price and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to extend the financial assistance for modernization of the food processing industry, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details regarding the closed down food processing industries due to COVID-19 pandemic, State-wise; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to introduce any special scheme for comprehensive revival of the said food processing industries and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): In order to promote and 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  schemes  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored - Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven.

Under PMKSY, credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing industries with total outlay of Rs 5520 Cr for 15 th  Finance Commission Cycle.

Under PMFME scheme, financial, technical and business support is provided for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises. The scheme is operational for a period of upto 202526 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 Crore.

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 operational for a period from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores.

(b) & (c): Grants upto 50% for branding and marketing support to groups of FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or a Special Purpose Vehicle of Micro Food Processing Enterprises is available under related component of PMFME Scheme.

In order to promote local industries, One District One Product (ODOP) approach under PMFME Scheme has been adopted to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services  and  marketing  of  products.  It  provides  the  framework  for  value  chain  development  and alignment of support infrastructure. The ODOP are identified by States / UTs based on the agriculture production, raw material availability, perishability of the product etc.

MoFPI has identified 40 clusters for 10 fruits in 15 states, 97 clusters for 11 vegetables in 25 states and 1 cluster in 1 state for marine under scheme for Operation Greens under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana for better availability of raw material to food processing industries. List of production clusters is placed at Annexure.

Schemes  of  MoFPI  are,  inter  alia,  intended  to  develop  value-added  products,  benefitting  & increasing the price of their products and income of the farmers in the country.

(d): MoFPI aims to promote preservation and processing  of food products and modernization/ capacity enhancement  of  food  processing  units and  Ministry extends financial support to prospective entrepreneurs for setting up of different kinds of food processing, as per respective scheme guidelines.

(e): While  some  food  processing  industries  faced  temporary  disruptions  and  closures  due  to  Covid Pandemic related restrictions in India, the industry as a whole did not experience a complete shutdown, and many businesses adapted to continue operations.

In order to support Food Processing Industry during lockdown phases, MoFPI had constituted a dedicated team of officers and a COVID grievance cell. The team continuously monitored the food production and supply chain logistics  etc.  and  facilitated  resolution  of  649  COVID  related  Industry grievances  and  supported  more  than  100  companies  with  restarting  their  operations.  12  industry interactions  through  video  conferences,  were  also  organized  with  industry  associations,  leading processors, exporters, FPOs, retailers and other stakeholders to resolve and provide maximum benefits to this sector.

As per Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23, the number of registered food processing units, pre & post Covid-19 in the country is as under -:

| Year    | No. of Registered Units   |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2018-19 | 40,579                    |
| 2019-20 | 41,484                    |
| 2020-21 | 41, 938                   |
| 2021-22 | 41,913                    |
| 2022-23 | 42,801                    |

(f): In order to ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries in the country including to deal with challenges arising out of COVID-19, MoFPI has undertaken a number of measures as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, which includes (a) New Centrally Sponsored PMFME Scheme; (b) New  Central  Sector  PLISFPI;  (c)   Expansion  in  scope  of  transportation  &  storage  subsidy  under Operation Greens scheme from Tomato, Onion & Potato to 41 notified fruits & vegetables.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4532 FOR ANSWER ON 27 TH MARCH, 2025 REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES'

## LIST OF CLUSTERS

## A. List of Clusters for Fruits

## 1. Production Clusters for Mango

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                           |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1-Chittoor, Anantapuram, Kadapa                                                      |
|        2 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Lucknow, Unnao, Sitapur Cluster-2-Saharanpur, Bijnor, Meerut, Amroha, Bulandshahar |
|        3 | Gujarat        | Cluster-1- Navsari, Valsad                                                                   |
|        4 | Maharashtra    | Cluster-1-Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad                                                      |

## 2. Production Cluster for Banana

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1- Kadapa, Anantapur Cluster-2-East Godawari, West Godawari, |
|        2 | Gujrat         | Cluster-1-Bharuch, Anand, Narmada, Surat, Chhotaudepur, Vadodara,    |
|        3 | Maharashtra    | Cluster-1-Jalgaon                                                    |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu     | Cluster-1- Erode, Coimbatore Cluster-2-Tuticorin, Theni, Madurai     |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Maharajganj                        |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-2- Fatehpur, Kaushambi                                       |

## 3. Production Clusters for Apple

|   S. No. | State             | Production Cluster                                                       |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Jammu and Kashmir | Cluster-1-Baramulla, Shopian, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Pulwama |

| 2   | Himachal Pradesh   | Cluster-1-Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur   |
|-----|--------------------|------------------------------------|

## 4. Production Clusters for Pineapple

|   S. No. | State       | Production Cluster                                    |
|----------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | West Bengal | Cluster-1-Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri      |
|        2 | Assam       | Cluster-1-Dima Hasao, East/West-Karbi Anglong, Kamrup |
|        3 | Tripura     | Cluster-1-Dhalai, North Tripura                       |
|        4 | Meghalaya   | Cluster-2 - East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills          |

## 5. Production Clusters for Kinnow/Mandarin

|   S.No. | State          | Production Cluster                       |
|---------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1- Agar Malwa, Shajapur, Rajgarh |
|       2 | Punjab         | Cluster-1- Fazilka , Muktsar, Bhatinda   |
|       3 | Maharashtra    | Cluster-1-Amravati, Nagpur, Akola        |
|       4 | Rajasthan      | Cluster-1-Jhalawar                       |

## 6. Production Clusters for Grapes

|   S. No. | State       | Production Cluster                               |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Maharashtra | Cluster-1-Nashik, Pune Cluster-2-Sangli, Solapur |

## 7. Production Clusters for Amla

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                  |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1- Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Banda |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1-Katni, Chhindwara, Rewa, Sidhi, Shahdol   |
|        3 | Tamil Nadu     | Cluster-1-Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Theni              |

## 8. Production Clusters for Pomegranate

| S. No.   | State       | Production Cluster                                           |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Maharashtra | Cluster-1-Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune Cluster-2-Solapur, Sangli |
| 2        | Gujarat     | Cluster-1-Kachchh, Banas Kantha                              |
|          |             | Total                                                        |

## 9. Production Clusters for Guava

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                     |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Budaun, Kasganj, Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Etah |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1-Khargone, Indore, Dhar                       |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-2- Sehore, Vidisha, Bhopal                     |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-3- Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior                    |
|        3 | Bihar          | Cluster-1-Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Patna                  |

## 10. Production Clusters for Litchi

|   S. No. | State   | Production Cluster                                                              |
|----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar   | Cluster-1-Muzaffarpur, Purbi Champaran, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Pashchim Champaran |

## B. List of Clusters for Vegetables

## 1. Production cluster of Tomato:

|   S. No | State          | Production Cluster                                            |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor, Anantpur                                            |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri                                                      |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Kolar, Chikkaballapur                                         |
|       4 | Odisha         | Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar                                          |
|       5 | Gujarat        | Sabarkantha, Anand, Kheda                                     |
|       6 | Telangana      | Ranga Reddy, Adilabad, Vikarabad                              |
|       7 | West Bengal    | Coochbehar, North 24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad, Alipurduar |

## 2. Production cluster of Onion:

|   S. No | State          | Production Cluster                                |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra    | Nasik, Ahmednagar, Jalgaon, Pune, Satara, Solapur |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh | Dewas, Indore, Ujjain, Khandwa                    |
|       3 | Karnataka      | Gadag, Dharwad                                    |
|       4 | Gujarat        | Bhavnagar, Amreli                                 |
|       5 | Bihar          | Nalanda                                           |

## 3. Production cluster of Potato

|   S. No | State         | Production Cluster                                                                                              |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Firozabad, Hathras, Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahar, Badaun, Sambal, Muradabad |
|       2 | West Bengal   | Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Bankura                                                            |
|       3 | Bihar         | Nalanda , Patna, Vaishali                                                                                       |
|       4 | Gujarat       | Banaskantha, Sabarkantha                                                                                        |

|   5. | Madhya Pradesh   | Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapur, Chindwada   |
|------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|    6 | Punjab           | Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Kapurthala  |

## 4. Production Clusters for Beans

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                           |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat        | Cluster-1 - Anand, Kheda, Banas Kantha, Mahesana, Ahmadabad, Vadodara                        |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1 Kurnool, Chittoor, Prakasam, Kadapa, Guntur, Anantapur                             |
|        3 | Jharkhand      | Cluster-1 Ranchi, Gumla, Khunti, Simdega, Lohardaga                                          |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu     | Cluster-1 -Krishnagiri, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Erode, The Nilgiris, Salem. Cluster-2- Dindigul |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Lucknow, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Unnao, Kanpur Nagar, Gonda, Sitapur                |
|        6 | West Bengal    | Cluster-1 -24 Paraganas North, Murshidabad, Nadia, Hooghly, 24 Paraganas South, Birbhum      |
|        7 | Bihar          | Cluster-1 -Munger. Cluster-2 Vaishali, Patna, Nalanda                                        |
|        8 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Indore, Barwani, Ratlam, Sehore                                                   |

## 5. Production Clusters for Gourd Family

## [Ash Gourd/Petha, Bitter Gourd/Karela, Bottle Gourd/Loki, Pointed Gourd/Parwal, Ridge/Sponge Gourd/Torai]

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                                                                         |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Agra, Mainpuri, Faizabad, Unnao, Lucknow, Kannauj                                                                               |
|        2 | Bihar          | Cluster-1 -Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Pashchim Champaran, Gopalganj, Patna                                                                     |
|        3 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Dhar, Ratlam, Dewas, Barwani, Khargone, Indore                                                                                  |
|        4 | West Bengal    | Cluster-1 -24 Paraganas North, 24 Paraganas South, Nadia, Bankura, Murshidabad, Medinipur East, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman, Purulia, Birbhum |
|        5 | Haryana        | Cluster-1 -Mewat, Gurgaon, Sonipat, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Palwal                                                                   |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh   | Cluster-1 -Durg, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon, Kondagaon, Kanker, Balod                                                                           |
|        7 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Darrang, Dhubri, Kamrup, Barpeta, Sonitpur, Nalbari, Goalpara                                                                   |

## 6. Production Clusters for Carrot

|   S. No. | State   | Production Cluster                                                                  |
|----------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Haryana | Cluster-1 -Sonipat, Panipat, Rohtak, Karnal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehadbad, Sirsa         |
|        2 | Punjab  | Cluster-1 -Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Amritsar Cluster-2 -Ludhiana, Sangrur |

|   3 | West Bengal    | Cluster-1 -24 Paraganas North, 24 Paraganas South, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman, Medinipur East   |
|-----|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, Meerut, Mainpuri                                       |
|   5 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Katni, Satna Cluster-2 Indore, Ujjain, Mandsaur                                    |
|   6 | Bihar          | Cluster-1 -Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, Patna                                                 |
|   7 | Tamil Nadu     | Districts -Dindigul, Krishnagiri, The Nilgiris                                                |
|   8 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Chirang, Barpeta, Udalgiri, Baksa, Nalbari                     |

## 7. Production Clusters for Cauliflower

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                                           |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | West Bengal    | Cluster-1 -Murshidabad, Nadia, Bankura, 24 Paraganas North, Maldah, Medinipur West, Hooghly, Purba Bardhaman |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Chhindwara, Rewa, Sagar, Katni, Jabalpur, Sidhi, Shahdol, Anuppur Cluster-2 - Indore, Dewas       |
|        3 | Bihar          | Cluster-1 Vaishali, Nalanda, Samastipur                                                                      |
|        4 | Haryana        | Cluster-1 -Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa                      |
|        5 | Gujarat        | Cluster-1 -Sabarkantha, Vadodara, Kheda, Banaskantha, Ahmadabad                                              |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh   | Cluster-1 -Kondagaon, Durg, Raipur, Bemetara, Balod                                                          |
|        7 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Barpeta, Kamrup Metro, Nalbari, Kamrup                                                            |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Agra Cluster-2 Unnao, Lucknow                                                                     |
|        9 | Punjab         | Cluster-1 -Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala. Cluster-2 - Sangrur, Fatehgarh Sahib                           |

## 8. Production Clusters for Okra

|   S. No. | State          | Production Cluster                                                                                      |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Gujarat        | Cluster-1 -Surat, Tapi, Navsari                                                                         |
|        2 | West Bengal    | Cluster-1 -Nadia, 24 Paraganas South, 24 Paraganas North, Bankura, Murshidabad, Medinipur East, Hooghly |
|        3 | Bihar          | Cluster-1 -Patna, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Nalanda, Samastipur                                            |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Barwani, Alirajpur, Ratlam, Dewas Cluster-2 - Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Sagar                    |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh   | Cluster-1 -Kondagaon Cluster-2 - Raipur, Durg, Mahasamund                                               |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Agra, Meerut, Lucknow, Unnao, Mainpuri, Gonda, Hapur                                         |
|        7 | Odisha         | Cluster-1 -Baleshwar, Kendujhar, Bhadrak Cluster-2 -Ganjam, Boudh, Nayagarh, Khordha, Puri              |
|        8 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Kurnool, Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa                                                         |
|        9 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Dhubri, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Cachar, Darrang                                                   |

## 9. Production Clusters for Green Peas

|   S. No. | State          | Production Clusters                                                                                                      |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Jalaun, Lalitpur, Jhanshi,Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lucknow. Cluster-2 - Azamgarh                                     |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Narsinghpur, Sehoni. Cluster-2-Ujjain, Ratlam, Dewas. Cluster-2- Rewa, Sidhi, Tikamgarh |
|        3 | Punjab         | Cluster-1 -Amritsar, Tarn Taran. Cluster-2 -Hoshiarpur,                                                                  |
|        4 | Jharkhand      | Cluster-1 -Koderma. Cluster-2 - Gumla, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Khunti, Simdega                                                |

## 10. Production Clusters for Ginger

|   S. No. | State          | Production Clusters                                                                                                                 |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Tikamgarh, Sagar, Chattarpur, Vidhisha Cluster-2 -Annupur, Rewa, Katni, Singrauli. Other Districts - Dhar, Chhindwara    |
|        2 | Karnataka      | Cluster-1 -Mysore, Hassan, Kodagu Cluster-2 - Shimoga, Haveri,                                                                      |
|        3 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Dima Hasao, K.Anglong, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Udalguri                                                                      |
|        4 | WEST BENGAL    | Cluster-1 -Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Uttar Dinajpore, Alipurduar, Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri                                               |
|        5 | Orissa         | Cluster-1 -Koraput, Kandhamal                                                                                                       |
|        6 | Gujarat        | Cluster-1 -Dahod, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Chota Udepur                                                                               |
|        7 | Maharashtra    | Cluster-1 -Aurangabad, Jalna Cluster-2 -Satara, Sangli, Pune                                                                        |
|        8 | Sikkim         | Cluster-1 -South District, East Ditrict, West District, North District                                                              |
|        9 | Manipur        | Cluster-1 -Churachandpur, Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                        |
|       10 | Meghalaya      | Cluster-1 -East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, Ri Bhoi, South West Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Jaintia Hills, North Garo Hills |
|       11 | Mizoram        | Aizawl, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit, Saiha, Serchhip, Champhai, Hnahthial, Khawzawl, Saitual                                 |
|       12 | Nagaland       | Cluster-1 -Peren, Zunheboto, Kohima, Mon, Longleng, Wokha, Dimapur, Phek, Mokokchung, Tuensang                                      |

## 11. Production Clusters for Garlic

|   S. No. | State          | Production Clusters                                                                               |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Madhya Pradesh | Cluster-1 -Ujjain, Ratlam, Nimach, Mandsaur, Indore, Dhar, Dewas, Agar Malwa, Sagar, Rajgarh      |
|        2 | Rajasthan      | Cluster-1 -Baran, Kota, Pratapgarh, Jhalawar, Other Districts - Jodhpur                           |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh  | Cluster-1 -Mainpuri, Etah, Firozabad, Etawah, Kanshi Ram Nagar, Aoraiyya                          |
|        4 | Assam          | Cluster-1 -Dhubri, Kamrup (R ), Baksa, Chirang, Morigaon, Barpeta, Kamrup (M), Bongaigaon, Nagaon |

- C. List of Clusters for studies awarded for Shrimp

|   S. No. | State          | Major Production Cluster                         |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Cluster-1- East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna |

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