Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Licene for Setting up of FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3766 ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## LICENE FOR SETTING UP OF FPI

## 3766.   SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  issues  licenses  for  setting  up  of  Food  Processing  Industries (FPI) in the country and if so, the details and the norms/criterion thereof;
- (b) the details of requests received from various States for issue of such licenses specifying the requests which have been approved and pending during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (c) the  amount  of  financial  assistance,  soft  loan  provided  by  the  Government  to  establish food processing industries during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    Ministry of Food Processing Industries does not issue license for setting up of Food Processing Industries  (FPI)  in  the  country.  However,  licenses/registrations  are  being  issued  to  Food  Business Operators under Section 31 of Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 to commence or carry on any food business. The procedure and norms for obtaining license/registration have been prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (FSS) (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulation, 2011. The FSS Act, 2006 is administered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The FSS Regulations 2011  have  been  issued  by the  Food Safety and Standards  Authority of India (FSSAI) established under the FSS Act, 2006.

(b)       As  per  information  provided  by  FSSAI,  license/  registration to the  Food  Business  Operators (FBOs) are  issued as per the provisions prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration  of  Food  Businesses)  Regulation,  2011  as  and  when  the  application  for  grant  of license/registration are  received from FBOs. The details of licenses/registration issued by States/UTs till date is given at Annexure-I.

(c)    The details of financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid provided by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries under the Scheme of Technology Upgradation, Establishment, Modernisation of Food Processing Industries during the last three years and the current year, State-wise are given at Annexure - II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3766 FOR ANSWER ON 09 TH  AUGUST, 2016 REGARDING LICENE FOR SETTING UP OF FPI

## The details of licenses/registration issued by States/UTs

| REPORT ON LICENSING/ REGISTRATION in STATES/UTs   | REPORT ON LICENSING/ REGISTRATION in STATES/UTs   | REPORT ON LICENSING/ REGISTRATION in STATES/UTs   | REPORT ON LICENSING/ REGISTRATION in STATES/UTs   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                            | Name of State                                     | No. of Licenses Issued                            | No. of Registrations Issued                       |
| 1                                                 | Andaman &Nicobar Island                           | 884                                               | 9637                                              |
| 2                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 31384                                             | 32902                                             |
| 3                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 1840                                              | 6500                                              |
| 4                                                 | Assam                                             | 4266                                              | 2344                                              |
| 5                                                 | Bihar                                             | 10474                                             | 25522                                             |
| 6                                                 | Chandigarh                                        | 3155                                              | 1569                                              |
| 7                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 11772                                             | 11332                                             |
| 8                                                 | Dadara& Nagar Haveli                              | 799                                               | 2350                                              |
| 9                                                 | Daman &Diu                                        | 516                                               | 3424                                              |
| 10                                                | Delhi                                             | 15197                                             | 30827                                             |
| 11                                                | Goa                                               | 2748                                              | 21363                                             |
| 12                                                | Gujarat                                           | 52522                                             | 144222                                            |
| 13                                                | Haryana                                           | 7352                                              | 15452                                             |
| 14                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 8038                                              | 87364                                             |
| 15                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                    | 9459                                              | 82912                                             |
| 16                                                | Jharkhand                                         | 5765                                              | 13881                                             |
| 17                                                | Karnataka                                         | 88048                                             | 223421                                            |
| 18                                                | Kerala                                            | 44567                                             | 144651                                            |
| 19                                                | Lakshadweep                                       | 1                                                 | 412                                               |
| 20                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 38549                                             | 389885                                            |
| 21                                                | Maharashtra                                       | 205688                                            | 691285                                            |
| 22                                                | Manipur                                           | 864                                               | 5010                                              |
| 23                                                | Meghalaya                                         | 1578                                              | 3108                                              |
| 24                                                | Mizoram                                           | 584                                               | 3926                                              |
| 25                                                | Nagaland                                          | 611                                               | 5383                                              |
| 26                                                | Odisha                                            | 9179                                              | 13299                                             |
| 27                                                | Puducherry                                        | 1221                                              | 2148                                              |
| 28                                                | Punjab                                            | 18295                                             | 105290                                            |
| 29                                                | Rajasthan                                         | 23482                                             | 86276                                             |
| 30                                                | Sikkim                                            | 1343                                              | 4510                                              |
| 31                                                | Tamil Nadu                                        | 26540                                             | 158250                                            |
| 32                                                | Telangana                                         | 15347                                             | 12694                                             |
| 33                                                | Tripura                                           | 1161                                              | 3848                                              |
| 34                                                | Uttarakhand                                       | 8419                                              | 64632                                             |
| 35                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 50284                                             | 400777                                            |
| 36                                                | West Bengal                                       | 21465                                             | 52845                                             |
| Total                                             | Total                                             | 7,23,397                                          | 28,63,251                                         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3766  FOR  ANSWER  ON  09 TH AUGUST,  2016  REGARDING  LICENE  FOR SETTING UP OF FPI

Details  of  financial  assistance  provided  for  upgradation,  establishment,  modernisation  of  food processing industries during last three years and the current year:

| Sr.No   | State             | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (06.07.2016) (Rs.In Lakh)   | 2016-17 (06.07.2016) (Rs.In Lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sr.No   | State             | Nos.      | Amt.      | Nos.      | Amt.      | Nos.      | Amt.      | Nos.                                | Amt.                                |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 143       | 2877      | 144       | 2585      | 38        | 705       | 15                                  | 330                                 |
| 2       | Andaman& Nicobar  | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 2         | 69        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 4       | Assam             | 11        | 255       | 2         | 40        | 4         | 53        | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 5       | Bihar             | 2         | 27        | 6         | 72        | 3         | 59        | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 2         | 33        | 1         | 8         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 68        | 801       | 57        | 691       | 22        | 248       | 5                                   | 51                                  |
| 8       | Delhi             | 6         | 118       | 2         | 50        | 1         | 25        | 1                                   | 9                                   |
| 9       | Daman& Diu        | 0         | 0         | 1         | 25        | 1         | 25        | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 10      | Goa               | 5         | 93        | 8         | 155       | 1         | 7         | 1                                   | 19                                  |
| 11      | Gujarat           | 77        | 1394      | 70        | 1175      | 54        | 986       | 12                                  | 176                                 |
| 12      | Haryana           | 34        | 566       | 26        | 510       | 27        | 570       | 6                                   | 123                                 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh  | 10        | 260       | 11        | 252       | 9         | 219       | 1                                   | 3                                   |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3         | 55        | 3         | 48        | 9         | 222       | 1                                   | 5                                   |
| 15      | Jharkhand         | 2         | 38        | 5         | 118       | 3         | 67        | 1                                   | 25                                  |
| 16      | Karnataka         | 68        | 840       | 74        | 1084      | 49        | 744       | 21                                  | 267                                 |
| 17      | Kerala            | 43        | 740       | 21        | 355       | 20        | 293       | 8                                   | 156                                 |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh    | 30        | 405       | 23        | 357       | 17        | 325       | 5                                   | 77                                  |
| 19      | Maharashtra       | 168       | 2367      | 142       | 2051      | 100       | 1507      | 21                                  | 419                                 |
| 20      | Manipur           | 38        | 944       | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 21      | Meghalaya         | 3         | 72        | 1         | 38        | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 22      | Mizoram           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 23      | Nagaland          | 2         | 22        | 0         | 0         | 1         | 13        | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 24      | Odisha            | 5         | 73        | 14        | 259       | 7         | 119       | 3                                   | 72                                  |
| 25      | Pondicherry       | 1         | 25        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 26      | Punjab            | 83        | 949       | 42        | 468       | 27        | 364       | 12                                  | 168                                 |
| 27      | Rajasthan         | 50        | 545       | 76        | 1242      | 84        | 1564      | 23                                  | 376                                 |
| 28      | Sikkim            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu        | 58        | 997       | 62        | 1169      | 31        | 674       | 9                                   | 198                                 |
| 30      | Tripura           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 31      | Uttar Pradesh     | 57        | 1028      | 65        | 1098      | 33        | 631       | 18                                  | 297                                 |
| 32      | Uttarakhand       | 7         | 225       | 6         | 156       | 4         | 96        | 2                                   | 75                                  |
| 33      | West Bengal       | 18        | 390       | 27        | 467       | 17        | 409       | 3                                   | 59                                  |
|         | Total             | 996       | 16208     | 889       | 14473     | 562       | 9925      | 168                                 | 2905                                |