(a) whether the Government is considering a special scheme to involve entrepreneurs to take up contract farming to encourage the setting up of food processing industries; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government is considering a special scheme to involve entrepreneurs to take up contract farming to encourage the setting up of food processing industries; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b): No, Sir. However, in the 11th Plan, the Ministry
is implementing a plan scheme to establish Mega Food Parks
with a view to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure
facilities for Food Processing Sector in the Country on pre-
identified cluster basis with a strong backward and forward
linkages and to provide value addition of agricultural
commodities including poultry, meat, dairy, fisheries etc.
in a demand driven. The scheme envisages financial
assistance in the form of grants-in-aid upto 50% of the
project cost excluding land component in general areas and
upto 75% of the project cost in the difficult areas subject
to a maximum of Rs. 50.00 crores.