Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Women Entrepreneurs in FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 32 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN FPI

## 32. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to promote small and micro food processing  units  which  are  being  managed  by  women  in  rural  areas  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the contribution of these units in the food processing industries; and
- (d) the  funds  allocated  for  establishment  of  such  single  unit  along  with  the budgetary allocation for the same, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): For promotion and development of food processing sector in the country, the Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme for Infrastructure Development for Food  Processing  having  components  of  Mega  Food  Parks  and  Integrated  Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure. Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided in the form of grant-in-aid to eligible entrepreneurs, including women entrepreneurs, @ 50% in general areas and @ 75% in North-Eastern Region and  difficult  areas,  subject  to  a  maximum  of  Rs.  50.00  crore  for  establishment  of Mega Food Park and Rs.10.00 crore for establishment of Cold Chain Infrastructure.

(c): As  per  the  latest  Census  (Fourth  Census),  conducted  (with  base  reference year  2006-07),  wherein  the  data  was  collected  till  2009  and  results  published  in 2011-12,  as  well  as  data  extracted  from  Economic  Census  2005  conducted  by Central  Statistics  Office,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation,  for activities excluded from Fourth  Census,  namely wholesale/retail trade, legal, educational  &  social  services,  hotel  &  restaurants,  transports  and  storage  & warehousing (except cold storage); the small & micro food processing units which are being managed by woman in rural areas of the country are as under:

| Sector              | Enterprises   | Enterprises   | Enterprises   | Enterprises   |
|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sector              | Micro         | Small         | Medium        | Total         |
| Registered Sector   | 11,289        | 114           | 8             | 11,411        |
| Unregistered Sector | 91,308        | 348           | -             | 91,656        |
| MSME Sector         | 1,02,597      | 462           | 8             | 1,03,067      |

Further, as per latest Annual Survey of Industries: 2012-13, the total number of units in the registered food processing sector in the country was 37,175. As such, share of small & micro food processing units which are being managed by women in rural areas of the country in the registered sector is more than 30% in comparison to overall registered food processing units in the country.

(d): In  order  to  promote  food  processing  units  in  the  country,  Ministry  of  Food Processing  Industries  was  implementing  a  Scheme  for  Technology  Upgradation  / Establishment  /  Modernization  of  Food  Processing  Industries  under  the  National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) through State / UT governments. However, the NMFP has been delinked from Central Government Support w.e.f. 1.4.2015. Hence, there  is  no  budgetary  allocation  in  the  Ministry  for  the  NMFP,  except  for  Union Territories (UTs). Allocation to UTs during 2015-16 is as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Union Territories           |   Allocation |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |         2.24 |
| 2.        | Chandigarh*                 |         0.00 |
| 3.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli*     |         0.00 |
| 4.        | Daman and Diu*              |         0.00 |
| 5.        | Delhi                       |         2.58 |
| 6.        | Lakshadweep                 |         1.01 |
| 7.        | Puducherry                  |         1.17 |
| Total     | Total                       |         7.00 |

*UTs which have not shown interest in implementation of NMFP.

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