FPI Ministry takes up special measures for weaker sections of the society

The schemes operated by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries are aimed at providing facilities and incentives for promotion of Food Processing Industries in the country. These schemes are project oriented and not state or area or community specific. However, these plan scheme envisages enhanced scheme of assistance for difficult areas including Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) areas. In order to ensure greater benefits to the people belonging to SC/ST communities, the following provision has been included:

1 Preferential treatment for providing assistance for holding seminar, symposium etc in SC/STs areas.

2 One of the conditions of contact farming is that 25% of the minimum number of contacted farmers (25) should belong to SC/ST communities.

3 Preference is given to people belonging to SC/ST communities and women for training under entrepreneurial development programmes.

4 A certain percentage of trainees under Food Processing and Training Center (FPTC) should be from SC/ST communities and women.

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