(a) the private sector units set up in the country particularly in West Bengal and Sikkim for food processing;
(b) the total investment in the food processing sector; and
(c) the other steps taken or being taken by the Government
to boost the growth of food processing industry in these
States?
MINISTER OF THE STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a) to (c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(MFPI) under its Plan Scheme for Technology
Upgradation/Modernization/ Establishment of Food Processing
Industries extends financial assistance to implementing
agencies/entrepreneurs for setting up/ modernization/
technology upgradation of food processing industries in the
country in the form of grant-in-aid @ 25% of the cost of
Plant & Machinery and Technical Civil Works subject to a
maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs in general areas or 33.33% subject
to a maximum of Rs.75 lakhs in difficult areas including
North–Eastern States and Sikkim. Under the Mini Mission IV
of Technology Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture, in North Eastern States including Sikkim,
J&K, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh assistance at still
higher rates @50% upto Rs. 4 crore for promotion of new
units and upto Rs.1 crore for upgradation/modernization of
units is available for processing of horticultural
produce. During the last five years i.e. from 2002-03 to
2006-07, grant of Rs.22644.69 lakhs was disbursed under
the Scheme by MFPI. This includes Rs.1183.26 lakhs for West
Bengal. No food processing unit in Sikkim availed MFPI grant
under the Scheme. According to Ministry of Small Scale
Industries, the information regarding registered and
unregistered food processing units in West Bengal and
Sikkim, as per 3rd Census (2001-02) on Small Scale
Industry, is as below:
Category Total No. Total of Market working Value of units Fixed (Food Assets in Processing) Rs.Lakhs Registered 1.Sikkim 67 203.35 2.West Bengal 60 17417.56 Unregistered 1.Sikkim 09 9.00 2.West Bengal 19525 77440.38
As per the Industrial Entrepreneurs (IEMs) filed and Letters of Intent (LOIs/ Direct Industrial Licenses (DILs) issued by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, a total of 758 food processing units has been proposed to be set up in the country at an investment cost of Rs.8474 crores, during the last three years as per details given below:
Year Number of Proposed units investment (Rs. in Crore) 2004 241 2047 2005 247 3072 2006 270 3355
Total 758 8474