Question : ASSISTANCE FOR FPIS

(a) the number of proposals received from the State Governments/private industries for financial assistance to set up Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in their States during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the present status of the proposals and the action taken by the Union Government thereon along with the details of projects sanctioned/pending for consideration during the above period State/UT-wise;

(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Union Government to coordinate with the State Governments for development and modernisation of FPIs;

(d) the number of FPIs set up in various parts of the country and the funds sanctioned, released and utilised for the purpose during the above period, State/UTwise; and

(e) the measures taken by the Union Government for providing marketing facilities to sell the processed food products in foreign countries?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) implemented the Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries during 11th Plan. Under the Scheme the details of the proposals received, financial assistance provided and pending State-wise and year-wise during the last three years at Annexure.

(b): Ministry has taken initiatives to enhance the allocation for meeting the 11th plan committed liabilities of the scheme.

(c): Government has launched National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through State/UT Governments during 2012-13. The above Scheme of Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernisation of Food Processing Industries has been subsumed in the NMFP w.e.f. 01.04.2012 (2012-13). This component of the Mission provides for development and modernization of FPIs.

(d): The Ministry does not maintain data on number of food processing units set up in the country. However, number of food processing units sanctioned and fund released including utilization of funds by various food processing units is at Annexure.

(e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.