Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Milk Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3766 ANSWERED ON 22 ND DECEMBER, 2015

## MILK PROCESSING UNITS

## 3766. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of milk processing units in the country State/UT-wise;
- (b) the ranking of milk processing units in the country, State/UT-wise; and

(c)   the measures taken by the Government for generating awareness of food processing sector among common man and farmers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  Madam, Ministry of Food Processing Industries does not maintain data centrally on number  of  Milk  processing  units  in  the  country  State/UT-wise  and  its  ranking.  However, information  furnished  by  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI),  Ministry  of Health  and  Family  Welfare,  New  Delhi  regarding  active  licenses  of  Dairy  Units  under  Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 in the country State/UT-wise is given as Annexure I.

(c):  Yes Madam, Ministry of Food Processing industries under the plan scheme for 'Promotion of  Food  Processing  Industries'  provides  financial  assistance  for  organizing  Pan-India  Level Seminar/ Workshop/ Fair/ Exhibition, conferences, symposium. MoFPI also participates in PanIndia  level  Fair,  Exhibition  organized  by  Apex  Industry  Association,  Autonomous  Bodies  and PSUs of Government of India with the objective of dissemination of information regarding food processing  industries,  familiarizing  the  existing  and  prospective  entrepreneurs  with  modern techniques of production and packaging, development of markets and popularization of products.

The two Institutions under administrative control of this Ministry i.e. National Institute of Food Technology  Entrepreneurship and Management  (NIFTEM)  and  Indian  Institute  of Crop Processing  Technology  (IICPT)  are  also  conducting  regular  training  programmes,  outreach  / awareness  programmes  on  food  processing  for  youth,  farmers,  self  help  groups  and  food industry, Courses on skill development of food industry personnel through which several farmers and  budding entrepreneur  are benefited. Ministry  is  also  assisting  Food  Industry  Capacity  and Skill Initiative (FICSI), for skill development programs in food processing sector.

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN THE REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3766  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 ND DECEMBER,  2015 REGARDING MILK PROCESSING UNITS

Active Licenses of Dairy Units under FSS Act, 2006

| Sr. No.   | State / UT       |   No Licenses (Central) |   No. Licenses ( States/ UTs) |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                      21 |                           102 |
| 2.        | Assam            |                       0 |                             1 |
| 3.        | Bihar            |                       7 |                             2 |
| 4.        | Chandigarh       |                       0 |                             1 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh     |                       2 |                             0 |
| 6.        | Daman &Diu       |                       0 |                             0 |
| 7.        | Delhi            |                       2 |                             2 |
| 8.        | Goa              |                       2 |                             0 |
| 9.        | Gujarat          |                      22 |                           214 |
| 10.       | Haryana          |                      15 |                            29 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh |                       0 |                             2 |
| 12.       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                       4 |                             0 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand        |                       0 |                             0 |
| 14.       | Karnataka        |                      34 |                            25 |
| 15.       | Kerala           |                      10 |                            12 |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh   |                      13 |                            76 |
| 17.       | Maharashtra      |                      53 |                           102 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya        |                       0 |                             0 |
| 19.       | Odisha           |                       4 |                             0 |
| 20.       | Puducherry       |                       2 |                             1 |
| 21.       | Punjab           |                      14 |                           119 |
| 22.       | Rajasthan        |                      37 |                            64 |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu       |                      36 |                            88 |
| 24.       | Telangana        |                      10 |                           116 |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand      |                       4 |                             3 |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                      51 |                           132 |
| 27.       | West Bengal      |                       6 |                             0 |
|           | Total            |                     349 |                          1091 |

Source: Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS)