Lok Sabha Question No. 2968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Training to Workers in FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## TRAINING TO WORKERS IN FPI

## 2968.  SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  employment  generation  in  the  food  processing  industry especially in rural areas during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has initiated any skill development programs specifically aimed at providing training to workers in the food processing industry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to offer financial or technical support to food processing units for adopting modern technologies?

## ANSWER

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

- (a).  The total employment in the food processing sector for the last five years as per the reports of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) are as below:

| Year       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Employment | 20,05,286 | 20,32,625 | 20,36,874 | 20,68,048 | 22,96,654 |

However, rural/urban wise information on employment for food processing sector is not available in the ASI reports. Further, as per the reports of Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises for the year 202122  and  2022-23,  the  total  employment  in  food  processing  sector  is  39,61,353  and  46,57,057  respectively wherein employment in rural area is 22,08,072 in 2021-22 and 26,44,434 in 2022-23.

- (b).  The Directorate General of Training, under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, is imparting vocational training in 166 National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)-compliant courses, including 08 courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme in Food Industry Sector which cater to the need of food processing industry.  A list of courses in Food Industry Sector under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) is at ANNEXURE.
- (c). Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  provides  credit  linked  financial  assistance  (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up/upgradation of food processing/preservation infrastructure which, interalia, includes cold storages to minimize post-harvest losses through  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY).  The  Ministry  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises as well as setting up of new units. Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) is, inter alia, intended to support  creation  of  global  food  manufacturing  champions  and  support  Indian  brands  of  food  products  in international market.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2968 FOR ANSWER ON 12 th  DECEMBER, 2024 ON 'TRAINING TO WORKERS IN FPI'

List of courses in Food Industry Sector under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) are as below:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Trade                    | Entry Qualification                                                          |   NSQF Level | Duration   |   Year Revision |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Food and Beverages Service Assistant | Passed 10th class examination or its equivalent                              |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         2 | Food Beverage                        | Passed 10th Class examination with Science and Mathematics or its equivalent |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         3 | Food Production (General)            | Passed 10th class examination or its equivalent.                             |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         4 | Fruits and Vegetables Processing     | Passed 10th Class examination with Science and Mathematics or its equivalent |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         5 | Milk and Milk Product Technician     | Passed 10th class examination or its equivalent                              |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         6 | Agro Processing                      | Passed 10th Class examination or its equivalent                              |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         7 | Baker &Confectioner                  | Passed 10th class examination or its equivalent                              |            3 | One year   |            2022 |
|         8 | Catering & Hospitality Assistant     | Passed 10th class examination or its equivalent.                             |            3 | One year   |            2022 |

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