(a) the total funds allocated to Food Processing Industries in Tamil Nadu, during the last four years; and
(b) the details of subsidy schemes executed in Tamil Nadu and the list of Food Processing Industries which got support from the Ministry during the said period in Tamil Nadu?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a): No State-wise allocation of funds is made under the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) meant for providing subsidy under them. Financial assistance to the eligible applicants is provided against the Expression of Interests (EoI) invited by the MoFPI from time to time.
(b): The central sector schemes like (i)Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages, (v) Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions are executed by MoFPI in the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu under which subsidy is provided. The schemes of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters, Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages and Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities are new schemes implemented under the umbrella of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016-17. The list of different food processing projects approved under these schemes against the applications during the last four years from the State is at Annexure.
Also, under the Technology Upgradation Scheme, 127 food processing units in Tamil Nadu were provided assistance during the last four years as committed liabilities as the aforementioned scheme has been discontinued since 2012-13.
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