(a) whether any survey has been conducted about food processing industry during the last three years and current year, till date;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government have provided any financial assistance for conducting these surveys; and
(d) if so, the details of assistance provided to each of the institutions for conducting such surveys during the said period indicating the aspects of every survey?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (PROF. CHAMAN LAL GUPTA)
(a) to (d): Ministry of Food Processing Industries under its Plan Schemes extend financial assistance to state governments, academic bodies, industry associations, non-government organizations etc. for undertaking studies and surveys for assessment of potential for food processing industries on sectoral and regional basis. The Ministry also commissions similar studies suo-motto. A statement showing Studies/Surveys conducted about food processing industry during the last three years and current year, till date, is annexed. Besides, the Ministry has commissioned three product specific studies in the last week of March 2002.
ANNEXURE
LIST OF STUDIES/SURVEYS SPONSORED/FINANCED BY MINISTRTY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS, INCLUDING CURRENT YEAR - TILL DATE
s.nO. YEAR Name of the Institute Details of Study/Survey Amount sanctioned Rupees
1.1999-2000 Jharkhand Autonomous Conduct of Study of Techno-Economic 3lakhs Feasibility on setting up of Fruits & Vegetables processing units in Chhotanagar area on Bihar
2. -do- Tripura Small Study on revival of Rural Food 1.60lakhs Industries Development Processing and Nutrition Centre Corporation Ltd., Agartala
3. -do- Prometheus Management Study on the development of Selected 4.10 lakhs Consultancy Services traditional foods as small scale food Ltd., Gurgaon processing industries
4. - do- Indian institute of Techno-Economic Feasibility Report 5.00 lakhs Packaging, Mumbai (10 projects) on Food Packaging industries and market survey for demand of packaging media
5. -do- Central Potato Research Study of Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh 1.58 lakhs Institute, Shimla regarding Potato 6. -do- MITCON Consultancy Survey report for development of Food 2.64 lakhs Services Ltd., Pune Processing Industries in Maharashtra
7 -do- APEDA, New Delhi Study on Cold Chain Linkages in 3 24.75 lakhs States