Lok Sabha Question No. 716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Production of Pickles
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 716 ANSWERED ON 1 ST MARCH, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF PICKLES

## 716. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

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

- (a) the  details of  schemes and  programmes launched for promoting homemade pickles and self-help groups initiatives for making pickles:
- (b) whether any women self-help group has approached the Government seeking support for such initiatives; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): For  the  development  of  food  processing  sector  in  the  country,  Ministry  of  Food processing  industries  had  been  implementing  a  Scheme  namely  Scheme  for  Technology Upgradation/  Establishment/  Modernization  of  Food  Processing  Industries  up  to  31.03.2012 which  was  subsumed  in  the  Centrally  sponsored  Scheme(CSS)-National  Mission  on  Food Processing (NMFP) with effect from 01.04.2012 till 31.03.2015.  Thereafter, the said scheme got delinked  from  Government  of  India's  assistance  and  it  was  left  to  the  State  Governments  to decide on its continuance from their increased resource as per recommendation of 14 th Finance Commission. However, in case of UT Governments, the above CSS-NMFP Scheme is still in operation.

Financial assistance was provided in the form of Grant- in- aid to various eligible groups including Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) in sectors like Fruits And Vegetables, milk/meat/poultry/fish  products,  rice/flour/purse/oil  milling  and  such  others  agri-horti  sectors including  food  flavours,  colours,  oleoresins,  spices,  coconut,  mushrooms,  wines  &  hops  and other eligible food processing sectors for the purpose of doing the processing/ value addition / shelf life enhancement. All pickle processing units were covered under the scheme in Fruits & Vegetables segmnet.  The details of eligible financial assistance to food processing units under the scheme is given in the Annexure-I .

(b) & (c): Under the above scheme, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has released Grant - in - aid to the eligible organization as per the scheme which include SHG's/PSUs/Joint

Ventures/ NGOs/ Cooperatives/Private Sectors in the Food processing sector for setting up / Technology Upgradation / Expansion of Food Processing units in the Country. Woman Self Help Groups were also eligible under the Self Help Group (SHGs) category. The details of Grant-inaid released to the Food Processing units including Fruits and Vegetables units during the period from 2012-13 to 2015-16 under the committed liabilities of Technology Upgradation Scheme is given at Annexure-II and under CSS-NMFP is at Annexure III.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 716 FOR 1 ST MARCH, 2016 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF PICKLES

Detail of eligible financial assistance under Scheme for Technology Upgradation/Establishment/Modernization of Food Processing Industries and CSSNational Mission on Food Processing

| S.   | Scheme                                                                                                                                              | Grant-in-aid   | Grant-in-aid                                                                                              | Grant-in-aid                                                                                                                  |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  |                                                                                                                                                     | General Areas  | Difficult areas including Northeast areas, Sikkim and Hilly areas like J&K, H.P., Uttarakhand &ITDP areas | Maximum limit of Grant- in-aid                                                                                                |
| 1    | Technology Up-gradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of FPIs (Cost of Plant &Machinery& Technical Civil Works) of 11 th Plan committed liabilities | 25%            | 33.33%                                                                                                    | Rs.7 5 lakhs (for difficult areas)                                                                                            |
| 1    | Technology Up-gradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of FPIs (Cost of Plant &Machinery& Technical Civil Works) of 11 th Plan committed liabilities | 25%            | 33.33%                                                                                                    | Rs.50 lakhs (for others)                                                                                                      |
| 2.   | TUS as per CSS-NMFP National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) during 12 th Plan                                                                    | 25%            | 33.33%                                                                                                    | Rs. 50 Lakh (General areas) Rs. 75 Lakh for difficult and ITDP areas ) Rs. 100 Lakh for North Eastern states including Sikkim |
| 2.   | TUS as per CSS-NMFP National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) during 12 th Plan                                                                    | 25%            | 50%                                                                                                       | Rs. 50 Lakh (General areas) Rs. 75 Lakh for difficult and ITDP areas ) Rs. 100 Lakh for North Eastern states including Sikkim |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  THE  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  AND  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 716 FOR 1 ST  MARCH, 2016 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF PICKLES

State wise Sanctioned cases under  Scheme of Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernisation of Food Processing Industries

| S.No.   |                   | 2012-13   | 2012-13        | 2013-14   | 2013-14        | 2014-15   | 2014-15        | 2015-16   | 2015-16        |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|
| S.No.   | State             | Nos.      | Amount[in Cr.] | Nos.      | Amount[in Cr.] | Nos.      | Amount[in Cr.] | Nos.      | Amount[in Cr.] |
| 1       | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 225       | 43.45          | 145       | 29.40          | 144       | 25.85          | 38        | 7.05           |
| 2       | ASSAM             | 18        | 3.76           | 10        | 2.14           | 2         | 0.40           | 2         | 0.36           |
| 3       | BIHAR             | 2         | 0.36           | 2         | 0.27           | 6         | 0.72           | 3         | 0.59           |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH        | 0         | 0.00           | 2         | 0.33           | 1         | 0.08           | 0         | 0.00           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      | 149       | 17.54          | 68        | 8.01           | 57        | 6.91           | 22        | 2.48           |
| 6       | DAMAN &DIU        | 0         | 0.00           | 0         | 0.00           | 1         | 0.25           | 1         | 0.25           |
| 7       | DELHI             | 2         | 0.50           | 6         | 1.18           | 2         | 0.50           | 1         | 0.25           |
| 8       | GOA               | 1         | 0.19           | 5         | 0.93           | 6         | 1.05           | 1         | 0.07           |
| 9       | GUJARAT           | 52        | 8.34           | 80        | 14.31          | 70        | 11.75          | 54        | 9.86           |
| 10      | HARYANA           | 88        | 11.58          | 34        | 5.66           | 27        | 5.12           | 27        | 5.70           |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 5         | 1.33           | 10        | 2.60           | 11        | 2.52           | 9         | 2.19           |
| 12      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 2         | 0.16           | 3         | 0.55           | 3         | 0.48           | 9         | 2.22           |
| 13      | JHARKHAND         | 6         | 1.24           | 2         | 0.38           | 5         | 1.18           | 3         | 0.67           |
| 14      | KARNATAKA         | 78        | 12.19          | 68        | 8.40           | 74        | 10.84          | 47        | 7.39           |
| 15      | KERALA            | 14        | 2.44           | 43        | 7.40           | 21        | 3.55           | 18        | 2.54           |
| 16      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 31        | 4.27           | 30        | 4.05           | 23        | 3.57           | 17        | 3.25           |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA       | 136       | 18.35          | 171       | 24.17          | 144       | 21.01          | 98        | 14.90          |
| 18      | MANIPUR           | 21        | 4.67           | 36        | 7.93           | 0         | 0.00           | 0         | 0.00           |
| 19      | MEGHALAYA         | 1         | 0.05           | 3         | 0.72           | 1         | 0.38           | 0         | 0.00           |
| 20      | NAGALAND          | 2         | 0.14           | 1         | 0.08           | 0         | 0.00           | 0         | 0.00           |
| 21      | ODISHA            | 15        | 2.59           | 5         | 0.73           | 14        | 2.59           | 7         | 1.19           |
| 22      | PONDICHERRY       | 6         | 1.50           | 1         | 0.25           | 0         | 0.00           | 0         | 0.00           |
| 23      | PUNJAB            | 231       | 24.45          | 83        | 9.49           | 42        | 4.68           | 27        | 3.64           |
| 24      | RAJASTHAN         | 44        | 6.71           | 50        | 5.45           | 76        | 12.42          | 81        | 14.98          |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU        | 46        | 7.23           | 58        | 9.97           | 62        | 11.69          | 28        | 6.17           |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 38        | 5.97           | 59        | 10.58          | 64        | 10.96          | 33        | 6.31           |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND       | 7         | 1.72           | 7         | 2.25           | 6         | 1.56           | 4         | 0.96           |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL       | 6         | 1.39           | 18        | 3.90           | 27        | 4.67           | 17        | 4.09           |
| Total   | Total             | 1226      | 182.12         | 1000      | 161.13         | 889       | 144.73         | 547       | 97.11          |

Report as on : Thursday, February 25, 2016

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *79 FOR ANSWER ON 1 ST MARCH, 2016 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF PICKLES

( Year-wise and State-wise statement indicating the projects assisted for food processing units by  State / UT  Governments under the CSS-NMFP Scheme for Technology  Up-gradation /  Establishment / Modernisation  of Food  Processing  Industries during its  period  of  operation  as  a  CSS scheme i.e 2012-15)

(Rs. in crore)

|         |                            | 2012-13                    | 2012-13            | 2012-13         | 2013-14                    | 2013-14           | 2013-14          | 2014-15                    | 2014-15           | 2014-15         |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No. | State Name                 | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanctio ned | Amount Released | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Release d | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released |
| 1       | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3                          | 0.61               | 0.61            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH             | 6                          | 2.38               | 2.38            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 7                          | 1.51               | 1.51            | 3                          | 1.00              | 0.81             | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 4       | ASSAM                      | 8                          | 2.61               | 1.76            | 19                         | 1.56              | 0.57             | 4                          | 0.25              | 0               |
| 5       | BIHAR                      | 3                          | 0.58               | 0.13            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH                 | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH               | 2                          | 1.00               | 0.75            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 9                          | 3.50              | 2.25            |
| 8       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI     | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 9       | DAMANAND DIU               | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 10      | DELHI                      | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 11      | GOA                        | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 12      | GUJARAT                    | 51                         | 18.56              | 14.09           | 23                         | 8.94              | 3.58             | 1                          | 0.50              | 0               |
| 13      | HARYANA                    | 9                          | 3.87               | 3.72            | 4                          | 1.78              | 1.78             | 9                          | 4.14              | 3.05            |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 5                          | 1.35               | 0.85            | 12                         | 4.59              | 3.26             | 4                          | 1.35              | 0.62            |
| 15      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR          | 10                         | 4.54               | 3.68            | 4                          | 1.71              | 0.84             | 8                          | 3.10              | 0.60            |
| 16      | JHARKHAND                  | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 17      | KARNATAKA                  | 36                         | 13.92              | 13.80           | 14                         | 4.71              | 4.47             | 14                         | 4.48              | 2.24            |
| 18      | KERALA                     | 7                          | 2.59               | 2.52            | 14                         | 5.88              | 4.82             | 2                          | 1.00              | 0.38            |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP                | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |

| Sl. No.   | State Name     | 2012-13                    | 2012-13            | 2012-13         | 2013-14                    | 2013-14           | 2013-14          | 2014-15                    | 2014-15           | 2014-15         |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State Name     | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanction ed | Amount Released | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Release d | No. of Sanctioned Projects | Amount Sanctioned | Amount Released |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH | 20                         | 6.26               | 5.83            | 23                         | 8.56              | 7.96             | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA    | 58                         | 19.75              | 17.89           | 27                         | 8.29              | 4.14             | 4                          | 1.07              | 0.54            |
| 22        | MANIPUR        | 37                         | 2.08               | 1.11            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA      | 3                          | 0.35               | 0.35            | 9                          | 2.24              | 0.52             | 1                          | 0.30              | 0.15            |
| 24        | MIZORAM        | 2                          | 0.35               | 0.35            | 2                          | 0.40              | 0.15             | 7                          | 1.16              | 0.69            |
| 25        | NAGALAND       | 7                          | 0.89               | 0.89            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 26        | ODISHA         | 11                         | 4.50               | 4.35            | 12                         | 4.64              | 4.26             | 9                          | 2.33              | 1.83            |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY     | 3                          | 1.41               | 1.41            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 28        | PUNJAB         | 3                          | 1.27               | 0.99            | 5                          | 0.89              | 0.56             | 1                          | 0.50              | 0.50            |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN      | 9                          | 3.23               | 2.73            | 39                         | 14.17             | 14.17            | 31                         | 11.91             | 11.91           |
| 30        | SIKKIM         | 0                          | 0                  | 0               | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 1                          | 1.00              | 0.20            |
| 31        | TAMIL NADU     | 5                          | 1.75               | 0.87            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 32        | TELANGANA      | 3                          | 1.00               | 0.25            | 0                          | 0                 | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 33        | TRIPURA        | 1                          | 0.75               | 0.75            | 1                          | 0.99              | 0.99             | 1                          | 1.00              | 0.50            |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH  | 39                         | 15.13              | 12.71           | 7                          | 0.61              | 0                | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 35        | UTTARAKHAND    | 4                          | 1.35               | 0.12            | 1                          | 0.75              | 0.75             | 0                          | 0                 | 0               |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL    | 10                         | 3.95               | 3.95            | 36                         | 16.26             | 12.71            | 21                         | 9.57              | 2.48            |
|           | Total:         | 362                        | 117.54             | 100.35          | 255                        | 87.97             | 66.34            | 127                        | 47.16             | 27.94           |

( Source: Data entered by State / UT Governments in NMFP MIS portal)