Question : Expansion of Food Processing Industries

(a) the details of progress made in setting up/expansion of food processing industries in the country;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding setting up and expansion of such industries in the country;

(c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government for expansion of food processing industries in the country; and

(e) the extent to which progress has been made in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House:

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87* FOR ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2018 REGARDING EXPANSION OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

(a): With a view to promoting food processing industries in the country, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has sanctioned 42 Mega Food Parks, 234 Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, 17 Agro Processing Clusters, 32 Backward and Forward Linkages and 83 food processing units under various schemes of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).

(b) & (c): MoFPI has not conducted any study regarding setting up and expansion of food processing industries in the country.

(d) & (e): To promote food processing, MoFPI is implementing Mega Food Parks Scheme, Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters Scheme, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme, Creation of Backward and Linkages Scheme, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure Scheme and Human Resource & Institutions Scheme in the country. Out of 42 Mega Food Parks 12 have become operational, out of 234 Integrated Cold Chain 124 have become operational and out of 116 Food Testing Laboratories 75 have become operational. In addition, under 3 new schemes approved in 2017 under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) viz Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters, Creation / Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) and Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages, a total number of 132 projects have been sanctioned.

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