Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Development of Food Processing Infrastructure in Budaun District, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 219

ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JANUARY, 2026

## DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE IN BUDAUN DISTRICT, UTTAR PRADESH

## 219. SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that while India's food processing industry has grown to USD 389 billion in 2025, as per the Rubix report, with an annual growth rate of 12.5 per cent and contributes significantly to the agricultural economy, districts  such  as  Budaun  in  Uttar  Pradesh  continue  to  suffer  from  inadequate  food processing  infrastructure,  thereby  limiting  the  full  utilisation  of  local  agricultural produce and adversely affecting farmers' income and employment generation;
- (b) if so, the details of initiatives taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to set up  food  parks  and  cold  chain  facilities  in  the  said  district  along  with  financial  and technical assistance provided to MSMEs to promote agro-based industries and ensure better market availability; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) to (c): Food Processing Industries sector emerged as an important segment of the Indian economy in  terms  of  its  contribution  to  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP),  employment  and exports. During the last nine years ending 2023-24, the sector has been growing at an Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) of around 6.55%. Gross Value Added (GVA) in FP sector has also increased from Rs. 1.30 lakh crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 2.24 lakh crore in 2023-24 as per the 1st  Revised  Estimates  released  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation. Further,  in  order  to  promote  and  ensure  overall  development  of  food  processing  sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing for setting up of related industries  through  its  two  Central  Sector  Scheme  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA Yojana  (PMKSY),  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry (PLISFPI) and a Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME).  These  schemes  are  not  region  or  state  specific  but  demand  driven  and  being implemented across the country including Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

These schemes aim towards creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet which includes storage, transportation, value addition  etc.,  thereby  help  in  providing  better  returns  to  farmers,  reducing  wastage  of agricultural produce, enhancing productivity and creating off-farm employment opportunities.

MoFPI does not set up food processing units on its own. However, it provides financial assistance  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  to  eligible  entrepreneurs for  establishing  related infrastructure, through its schemes as per related scheme guidelines.

MoFPI has approved 1 cold chain project with approved grants in aid of Rs 9.74 crores under  PMKSY and  84  micro food processing  units  with  subsidy  of  Rs  2.93  crores  under PMFME scheme in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

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