Lok Sabha Question No. 986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: CSIR-CFTRI
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 986

## ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## CSIR-CFTRI

† 986.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

## Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether it is true that the research centre CSIR-CFTRI is the only centre for engineering services, technology development, transferable research, food protein and safety, located at Mysore in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the Government  is aware  that a large quantity of agricultural  produce,  fruits,  vegetables,  forest  produce  is  being produced  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  but  the  young  entrepreneurs  of Satna  do  not  have  the  necessary  technology  to  process  all  the products, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)        whether  setting  up  of  a  regional  unit  in  various  States  of  the country including in Parliamentary constituency of Satna in Madhya Pradesh, would be considered; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF

## SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore, a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial  Research  (CSIR)  is  the  only  laboratory  (under  the Ministry  of  Science  &  Technology)  involved  in  research  and development  in  the  areas  of  food  science  and  technology.  The research  focus  of  the  institute  has  revolved  broadly  around engineering sciences, technology development, translational research  and  food  protection  and  safety.  CSIR-CFTRI  has  three Resource Centres located at Hyderabad, Mumbai and Lucknow.
- (b) CSIR-CFTRI has developed technologies for several commercially attractive, nutritionally superior and safe food products for adoption by tiny, small, medium  and  large  food processing sectors.    The  institute  has  a  portfolio  of  over  400  technologies such as Value-added Spice products; Fruits & vegetable products; Health and nutritional foods, Infant supplementary and speciality food  formulations;  Meat,  fish  and  poultry  products;  Canned  and retort  pouched  products;  Ready  to-eat  foods;  Dehydrated  foods; Bakery  products;  Fermented  foods;  Convenience  foods;  Food machinery; Beverages; Processed cereals and pulses; By-product utilization; Natural food additives (preservatives, flavours, colours) etc. These technologies are transferred to micro, small & medium enterprises, SHGs (Self Help Groups) and FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations). The Institute also provides analytical services for testing of food contaminants and adulterants. CSIR-CFTRI is ready to  provide  support  to  the  young  entrepreneurs  of  the  country including  Satna,  Madhya  Pradesh.  The  same  may  be  through licensing of the ready technologies as well as providing training to them  as  per CSIR  norms  in various processing aspects of agricultural produce, fruits, vegetables and forest produce.
- (c)&(d)  Presently,  there  is  no  plan  to  establish  regional  units  of  the laboratories by CSIR in any state of the country including Satna in Madhya Pradesh.

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