Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Targets for Development of FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, JOSE K. MANI, V. SATHYABAMA, RAHUL KASWAN, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2751

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016.

## TARGETS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FPI

## †2751.   SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI  PATIL:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FOODPROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  norms/criteria  laid  down  by  the  Government  for  setting  up  of  Food  Processing Industries (FPI) in the country;
- (b) whether any targets have been fixed for the development of FPI in the country during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof and the subsidy/assistance provided/proposed to be provided to the States for the purpose, Statewise along with the achievements made in this regard;
- (c) the role of FPIs in the elimination of unemployment in the country during the said period;
- (d) whether a number of FPIs have been closed in the country during the said period and if so, the details thereof, State-wise  including Rajasthan and Maharashtra and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  the  such  food processing units operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  a  number  of  Central Sector  Schemes  for  promotion  and  development  of  food  processing  sector  in  the country.  The  detailed  guidelines  of  these  schemes  having  the  pattern  of  financial

assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects etc. are available on the Ministry's website at www.mofpi.nic.in.

- (b) The  year-wise  targets  for  development  of  Food  Processing  Industries  are  not  fixed. The  Ministry  is  implementing  Central  Sector  Schemes  under  which  the  financial assistance  is  provided directly  to  the  beneficiaries.  However,  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme,  namely,  National  Mission  on  Food  Processing  (NMFP)  was  implemented through  States/  UTs  with  effect  from  01.04.2012  to  31.03.2015.  The  details  of assistance provided to the States during this period for implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of NMFP  and  number  of  projects sanctionedare given at Annexure. The  Scheme  has  been  de-linked  from  Central  Government  support  with effect from 01.04.2015.
- (c) Food  Processing  Industry  is  one  of  the  major  employment  intensive  segments constituting 11.69 per cent of employment generated in all Registered Factory sector in  2013-14.    According  to  the  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries  2013-14,  the total number of persons engaged in registered food processing sector is 17.41 lakh.  During the last 5 years ending 2013-14, employment in registered food processing sector has been  increasing at  an  Average  Annual  Growth  Rate  of  2.25  per  cent.    Unregistered food processing sector supports employment to 47.9 lakh workers  as per the NSSO 67 th Round, 2010-11.
- (d) & (e)  The  data  with  regard  to  closed  food  processing  industries  in  the  country  are  not maintained by this Ministry.  The Ministry is not implementing any scheme for revival of closed food processing industries.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2751  ANSWERED  ON  2 ND   AUGUST,  2016  REGARDING  TARGETS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FPI.

State-wise  and  year-wise  Subsidy/Assistance  provided  to  the  States/UTs  under  the  Scheme  of National Mission on Food Processing

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Subsidy/Assistance Provided (Rupees in Crore)   | Subsidy/Assistance Provided (Rupees in Crore)   | Subsidy/Assistance Provided (Rupees in Crore)   | No. of Projects sanctioned   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2012-13                                         | 2013-14                                         | 2014-15                                         | No. of Projects sanctioned   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 10.68                                           | 0.00                                            | 14.60                                           | 28                           |
| 2         | Andaman& Nicobar  | 1.98                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.71                                            | 0                            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 3.15                                            | 1.35                                            | 0.52                                            | 14                           |
| 4         | Assam             | 4.10                                            | 0.00                                            | 2.35                                            | 77                           |
| 5         | Bihar             | 8.57                                            | 2.29                                            | 0.00                                            | 6                            |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 5.91                                            | 0.00                                            | 5.23                                            | 82                           |
| 8         | Daman &Diu        | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0                            |
| 9         | Delhi             | 2.05                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 2                            |
| 10        | Goa               | 2.75                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 1                            |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 8.36                                            | 0.62                                            | 8.51                                            | 75                           |
| 12        | Haryana           | 4.44                                            | 4.16                                            | 12.00                                           | 48                           |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 3.82                                            | 0.00                                            | 1.70                                            | 111                          |
| 14        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 6.75                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.75                                            | 44                           |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 5.32                                            | 0.00                                            | 1.53                                            | 7                            |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 8.33                                            | 8.23                                            | 8.84                                            | 84                           |
| 17        | Kerala            | 4.67                                            | 2.22                                            | 0.36                                            | 48                           |
| 18        | Lakshadweep       | 1.69                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0                            |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    | 10.70                                           | 0.00                                            | 7.90                                            | 47                           |
| 20        | Maharashtra       | 12.38                                           | 3.53                                            | 13.71                                           | 104                          |
| 21        | Manipur           | 2.84                                            | 0.00                                            | 3.84                                            | 120                          |
| 22        | Meghalaya         | 2.85                                            | 1.15                                            | 0.82                                            | 36                           |
| 23        | Mizoram           | 2.78                                            | 1.11                                            | 0.00                                            | 19                           |
| 24        | Nagaland          | 2.78                                            | 0.00                                            | 6.11                                            | 18                           |
| 25        | Odisha            | 6.93                                            | 0.00                                            | 5.80                                            | 84                           |
| 26        | Puducherry        | 1.73                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 7                            |
| 27        | Punjab            | 4.62                                            | 0.00                                            | 1.94                                            | 38                           |
| 28        | Rajasthan         | 11.08                                           | 0.00                                            | 11.82                                           | 79                           |
| 29        | Sikkim            | 3.06                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.62                                            | 27                           |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu        | 7.80                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.44                                            | 24                           |
| 31        | Telangana         | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 2.39                                            | 17                           |
| 32        | Tripura           | 2.81                                            | 1.12                                            | 0.74                                            | 12                           |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh     | 15.02                                           | 0.00                                            | 5.51                                            | 51                           |
| 34        | Uttarakhand       | 3.92                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.99                                            | 8                            |
| 35        | West Bengal       | 10.82                                           | 3.94                                            | 5.58                                            | 119                          |
|           | Total             | 184.69                                          | 29.72                                           | 125.31                                          | 1437                         |

Note: During 2015-16 the UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry were released an amount of Rs.1.12 crore and Rs.0.97 crore respectively.

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