Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Processing of Dry Fruits
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2696 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  May, 2016

## PROCESSING OF DRY FRUITS

## 2696.   SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide subsidy for setting up   processing centres for dry fruits and fruits; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Under the Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing  Industries  (TUS)  implemented  during  11 th Plan,  the  financial  assistance  has  been provided for setting up of new food processing industries (including processing centres for dry fruits and fruits) as well as Technological Upgradation and Expansion of existing industries in the country.  Ministry extended financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid to entrepreneurs @ 25% of the cost of Plant & Machinery and Technical Civil Works subject to a maximum of Rs.  50  lakhs  in  general  areas  and  33.33%  subject  to  a  maximum  of  Rs.  75  lakhs  in  difficult areas.  Now, the said scheme was subsumed in 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 14th Finance Commission. The committed/spillover liabilities of 11 th Plan  is  being  considered during 12 th Plan  under the scheme. Further, Ministry of Food Processing  Industries has proposed to implement a central sector scheme for 'Creation/Expansion of Food Processing Industries & Preservation capacities' shortly.  Under  the  Scheme,  financial  assistance  will  be  provided  for  setting  up  of  food processing industries which may include processing centres for dry fruits and fruits processing units.

(b) The  state  wise  units  assisted  during  the  year  2015-16  under  Scheme  for  Technology Upgradation/  Establishment/  Modernization  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  given  in  the Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2696  FOR  10 TH May,  2016  REGARDING  PROCESSING  OF  DRY FRUITS

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

| S.No.   | State            | 2015-16   | 2015-16         | 2015-16         |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|         |                  | Nos.      | Amount [in Cr.] | Amount [in Cr.] |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 38        |                 | 7.05            |
| 2       | ASSAM            | 4         |                 | 0.53            |
| 3       | BIHAR            | 3         |                 | 0.59            |
| 4       | CHHATTISGARH     | 22        |                 | 2.48            |
| 5       | DAMAN &DIU       | 1         |                 | 0.25            |
| 6       | DELHI            | 1         |                 | 0.25            |
| 7       | GOA              | 1         |                 | 0.07            |
| 8       | GUJARAT          | 54        |                 | 9.86            |
| 9       | HARYANA          | 27        |                 | 5.70            |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 9         |                 | 2.19            |
| 11      | JAMMUAND KASHMIR | 9         |                 | 2.22            |
| 12      | JHARKHAND        | 3         |                 | 0.67            |
| 13      | KARNATAKA        | 49        |                 | 7.44            |
| 14      | KERALA           | 20        |                 | 2.93            |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH   | 17        |                 | 3.25            |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA      | 100       |                 | 15.07           |
| 17      | NAGALAND         | 1         |                 | 0.13            |
| 18      | ODISHA           | 7         |                 | 1.19            |
| 19      | PUNJAB           | 27        |                 | 3.64            |
| 20      | RAJASTHAN        | 84        |                 | 15.64           |
| 21      | TAMIL NADU       | 31        |                 | 6.74            |
| 22      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 33        |                 | 6.31            |
| 23      | UTTARAKHAND      | 4         |                 | 0.96            |
| 24      | WEST BENGAL      | 17        |                 | 4.09            |
| Total   | Total            | 562       |                 | 99.25           |