Lok Sabha Question No. 2656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Value Addition for Jack-Fruit
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2656

ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## VALUE ADDITION FOR JACK-FRUIT

## 2656.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is encouraging the value addition of Jack-fruit;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  assistance for processing/value addition of Jack-fruit; and
- (d) if so, the details of such assistance provided by the Government during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): For encouraging processing and value addition of agricultural and horticultural produce including Jack-Fruit 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.  Under this scheme, financial assistance in the  form  of  grant-in-aid  had  been  provided  for  Setting  up/Technology Upgradation/Modernization  of  all  food  processing  units  in  the  country,  which  includes industries involved in value addition of Jack-Fruit also.

The quantum of financial assistance  admissible for eligible entrepreneurs under the above scheme was at the rate of 25% of the cost of Plant & Machinery and Technical Civil Works subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs in case of General areas and for difficult areas, the same was at rate of 33.33% of the cost of Plant & Machinery and Technical Civil Works subject to a maximum of Rs. 75 lakhs.  The aforesaid scheme was subsequently subsumed in the  Centrally  Sponsored  (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 14th Finance Commission.

As a part of the Committed / Spillover liabilities of 11 th Plan  period during the 12 th Plan period also,  Ministry  of  Food Processing  Industries  has  been releasing  grant-in-aid  to eligible entrepreneurs  under  the  Scheme  for  Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries, which includes entrepreneurs involved in value addition of Jack-Fruit also.

The  year-wise  and  state-wise  details  regarding  financial  assistance  released  by  the Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  under  the  Scheme  for  Technology  Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries during last three years, are given in Annexure .

In addition,  the  Government  has  also  created  a  special  fund of  Rs. 2000  crore with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for providing affordable credit  to  entrepreneurs  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  units  in  designated  Food  Parks notified by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.  The entrepreneurs involved in value addition  of Jack  Fruit  can  also  avail  the  affordable  credit  under  this  fund  for  setting  up of their units.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2656 FOR ANSWER ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016 REGARDING VALUE ADDITION FOR JACK-FRUIT

Year-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  units  assisted  and  financial  assistance  released  by  the  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries under the Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Establishment / Modernization of Food Processing Industries during last three years are as under:

| S.No.   | State             | 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       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 225       | 43.45           | 145       | 29.40           | 144       | 25.85           | 38        | 7.05            |
| 2       | ASSAM             | 18        | 3.76            | 10        | 2.14            | 2         | 0.40            | 4         | 0.53            |
| 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            | 2         | 0.50            |
| 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            | 26        | 5.45            |
| 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           | 49        | 7.44            |
| 15      | KERALA            | 14        | 2.44            | 43        | 7.40            | 21        | 3.55            | 20        | 2.93            |
| 16      | MADHYAPRADESH     | 31        | 4.27            | 30        | 4.05            | 23        | 3.57            | 17        | 3.25            |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA       | 136       | 18.35           | 171       | 24.17           | 144       | 21.01           | 100       | 15.07           |
| 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            | 1         | 0.13            |
| 21      | ODISHA            | 15        | 2.59            | 5         | 0.73            | 14        | 2.59            | 7         | 1.19            |
| 22      | PUDUCHERRY        | 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           | 84        | 15.64           |
| 25      | TAMILNADU         | 46        | 7.23            | 58        | 9.97            | 62        | 11.69           | 31        | 6.74            |
| 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   |                   | 1226      | 182.12          | 1000      |                 |           |                 |           | 99.25           |
|         |                   |           |                 |           | 161.13          | 889       | 144.73          | 562       |                 |