Lok Sabha Question No. 774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Food Processing Units in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 774

ANSWERED ON 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## FOOD PROCESSING UNITS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 774. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a)    whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Andhra  Pradesh  has  the  highest  number  of  registered  food processing units in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether  it  is  also  true  that  wastage  of  fruits  and  vegetables  is  also  highest  in    Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the efforts made by the Government to reduce wastage of fruits and vegetables in the country, particularly in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)  the extent to which the opening up of recent Mega Food Parks in Andhra Pradesh    has helped in reducing the wastage?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):  Yes, sir. The details are at Annexure-I
- (b):  No,  sir.  The  average  horticulture  production  per  processing  unit  in  the  fruits  and vegetables sub-sector  of  Andhra  Pradesh  is lower  than the  national  average.  Lower availability of  horticulture  produce  per processing  unit  is  associated  with  lower  processing burden and lower wastage.
- (c):  Government has been supporting the setting up of cold storage facilities in the country through  provision  of  subsidy  and  tax  benefits  for  eliminating  wastage  of  perishables including  fruits  and  vegetables.  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries have been implementing schemes for setting up Cold Storage/  Cold Chain projects in the country. Out of 4197 Cold Storage/ Cold Chain projects assisted by Government, 185 Cold  Storage/  Cold  Chain  projects  are  in  Andhra  Pradesh.  To  increase  the  level  of  food processing  government  has  sanctioned  42  Mega  Food  Parks  of  which  3  are  in  Andhra Pradesh.  A  special  corpus  of  Rs.2000  crore  has  also  been  constituted  with  NABARD  to provide concessional credit for financing of Mega Food Parks and processing units to be set up therein  and  in  other designated food parks. Government was also providing subsidy for setting up food processing units before the scheme was transferred to the state governments.
- (d):  Out of 3 Mega Food Parks approved for Andhra Pradesh, two are yet to achieve project completion and one has recently  started commercial operations. The impact of Mega Food Parks on eliminating wastage is awaited.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  774  FOR  1 ST   MARCH  2016  REGARDING  FOOD PROCESSING UNITS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## Registered Food Processing Industries in Andhra Pradesh

|                                                                                 |   Factories (Number) |   Fixed Capital (Rs. crore) |   Employee (Persons) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
| Processing and preserving of meat                                               |                   11 |                       23.74 |                  244 |
| Processing and preserving of fish, crustaeans and molluscs and products thereof |                   72 |                      442.26 |                 9817 |
| Processing and preserving of fruits and vegetables                              |                  143 |                      364.71 |                14135 |
| Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats                               |                  421 |                     2460.32 |                15818 |
| Manufacture of dairy products                                                   |                  318 |                      614.01 |                14832 |
| Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products                |                 3563 |                     1367.91 |                35266 |
| Manufacture of other food products                                              |                  822 |                     1982.17 |                41021 |
| Manufacture of prepared animal feeds                                            |                  125 |                      629.38 |                 5114 |
| Manufacture of beverages                                                        |                  261 |                      962.49 |                 8148 |
| Total                                                                           |                 5736 |                     8873.99 |               144395 |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2012-13