Lok Sabha Question No. 1690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Food Processing Facilities
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1690

ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2024

## FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES

## † 1690. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a)     whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Governments for setting up of food processing units therein;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (c)         whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the requirement of food processing facilities in various States including Rajasthan and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (d)       the details of the schemes launched by the Government to provide necessary facilities for the development of food processing industries in Rajasthan along with the steps taken / proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has received 58 proposals from various State  /  UT  Governments  and  their  organisations  including  2  (Two)  proposals  from  the  State Government  of  Rajasthan  and  its  organisations  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  projects  under various component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). State/ UT -wise details of the same are at Annexure .
- (c) The MoFPI has not conducted specific study to assess the requirement of food processing facilities in various States including Rajasthan.
- (d) MoFPI has been implementing a Central Sector umbrella scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18. The PMKSY is one of the important interventions by the Government in Food Processing sector and it has made substantial contribution in strengthening Food Preservation  and  Processing  Infrastructure  of  the  country.  PMKSY  is  demand  driven  and  it  is  a comprehensive package of component schemes, which is aimed at creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. Under the component schemes of PMKSY, viz. Mega Food Parks (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021), Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters, Creation/Expansion of  Food  Processing  and  Preservation  Capacities,  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward  Linkages (discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021)  Operation Greens, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure - Setting up / Up gradation of  Food Testing Laboratories, Human Resource Institutions - Research & Development,  financial support in the form of grants-in-aid/ subsidy is being provided for setting

up  of  food  processing  projects  across  the  country  including  the  State  of  Rajasthan  to  encourage investments  in  both  on-farm  and  off-farm  preservation  and  processing  infrastructure  across  the country.

MoFPI has been implementing another Central Sector Scheme- viz. Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) scheme, which is aimed at creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate with the country's natural resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets.

MoFPI is also implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme- viz. Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  with  an  objective  to  enhance  competitiveness  of existing  individual  micro-enterprises  and  promote  formalization  of  the  sector.  PMFME  supports individual  enterprises/  FPOs/  SHGs/  Cooperatives  along  the  entire  value  chain.  It  also  assists  in capacity building of entrepreneurs through National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM). It supports common Infrastructure and Marketing & Branding. The fund-sharing pattern under the scheme is Centre: State  60:40 for States/ UTs with Legislature, 100% Centre  share  for  UTs  without  Legislature,  and  Centre:  State  90:10  for  North  Eastern  States  and Himalayan States. PMFME is being implemented across the country including the State of Rajasthan on One District One Product (ODOP) approach.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  IN  RESPECT  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1690  FOR  REPLY  ON  01.08.2024  REGARDING  FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES.

| S. No.   | State/UT               |   MFP |   APC |   CEFPPC |   CC |   OG |   CBFL |   Total |
|----------|------------------------|-------|-------|----------|------|------|--------|---------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         |     1 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    1 |      0 |       2 |
| 2.       | Assam                  |     2 |     1 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       3 |
| 3.       | Bihar                  |     1 |     1 |        0 |    1 |    0 |      0 |       3 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh           |     2 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       2 |
| 5.       | Goa                    |     0 |     0 |        1 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 6.       | Gujarat                |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 7.       | Haryana                |     3 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       3 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh       |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir         |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand              |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 11.      | Karnataka              |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 12.      | Kerala                 |     2 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       2 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh         |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra            |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 15.      | Orissa                 |     3 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       3 |
| 16.      | Punjab                 |     1 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 17.      | Rajasthan              |     1 |     1 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       2 |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu             |     3 |    20 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |      23 |
| 19.      | Telangana              |     6 |     0 |        1 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       7 |
| 20.      | Uttar Pradesh          |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 21.      | Uttarakhand            |     0 |     1 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 22.      | West Bengal            |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 23.      | Arunachal Pradesh      |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 24.      | Manipur                |     1 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 25.      | Meghalaya              |     2 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       2 |
| 26.      | Mizoram                |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 27.      | Nagaland               |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 28.      | Tripura                |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 29.      | Sikkim                 |     0 |     0 |        1 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 30.      | A &NIslands            |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 31.      | Chandigarh             |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 32.      | D &NHaveli &Daman& Diu |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 33.      | Delhi                  |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 34.      | Lakshadweep            |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
| 35.      | Pondicherry            |     1 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       1 |
| 36.      | Ladakh                 |     0 |     0 |        0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |       0 |
|          | Total                  |    29 |    24 |        3 |    1 |    1 |      0 |      58 |

State/ UT-wise details of proposals received from State Governments and their Organizations under various component schemes of PMKSY

- MFP- Mega Food Parks scheme
- APC - Agro Processing Clusters scheme;
- FTL - Food Testing Laboratories scheme
- CEFPPC- Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and preservation Capacities scheme (Unit scheme)
- CC - Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure scheme
- OG - Operation Greens scheme
- CBFL - Creation of Backward and Forward Linkage Scheme

R&D - Research & Development scheme