THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES(SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a): Food Processing Industries are set up both in
organized and unorganized sectors and as such data on the
number of food processing units in the country is not
centrally maintained by the Ministry. However, as per
competitiveness report of National Manufacturing
Competitiveness Council, Government of India, a total 1719
registered food processing units are functioning in Uttar
Pradesh.
(b): The details of financial assistance provided to
food processing units in Uttar Pradesh under the Scheme of
Technology Upgradation / Establishment/ Modernization of
Food Processing Industries during last three years are given
as below:-
(Rs. in lakhs)
Year No. of unit Amount released approved
2007-08 63 1123.425
2008-09 43 875.475
2009-10 32 560.63
2010-11 46 894.33
(c): The Scheme of Technology Upgradation / Establishment/
Modernization of Food Processing Industries is aimed at
creation of new processing capacity and up-gradation of
existing processing capabilities, modernization of Food
Processing Sector to include Milk, Fruit & Vegetables, Meat,
Poultry, fishery, cereal, consumer items, oil seeds, rice
milling, flour milling, pulse etc. Product-wise details are
not maintained.
(d): To promote food processing in the country, Ministry of
Food Processing Industries extends financial assistance in
the form of grant-in-aid to implementing
agencies/entrepreneurs @ 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 under the Scheme of
Setting up/Modernization/Expansion of food processing
industries. In order to ensure speedy disbursement of
financial assistance, the Ministry has decentralized the
disbursement procedure through banks/ financial institutions
under the scheme of setting up/Establishment/
Modernization/Expansion of Food Processing Industries w.e.f.
01.04.2007.
Government has formulated and is implementing several
Plan Schemes to provide financial assistance for the
establishment and modernization of Food processing units,
creation of infrastructure, support of R&D, human resource
development besides other promotional measures to encourage
development of food processing industries. Moreover, the
Government has taken several steps like tax reduction,
waiver/reduction of excise duty, reduction of custom duty on
specific food items with a view to encourage the growth of
Food Processing Industries and make them more competitive.
Further, the Ministry under its Plan Scheme of establishing
Food Testing Labs, Implementation of Quality Systems such as
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Promotion
of Research and Development, Capacity Building and Human
Resources Development provide assistance to food processing
industries to enable them to compete in the international
market.
