(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up National Meat and
Poultry Processing Board and Indian Board of Grapes Processing;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said boards are likely to be set up?`
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up National Meat and
Poultry Processing Board and Indian Board of Grapes Processing;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said boards are likely to be set up?`
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a) to (c): Government has set up the National Meat and Poultry Processing
Board (NMPPB) at New Delhi. The Board was notified in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary vide Notification No.127 dated 20th January, 2009 and registered
on 26th March, 2009 under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
Government has also set up the Indian Grape Processing Board (IGPB) at Pune,
Maharashtra registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The IGPB
has been notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary vide Notification
No.169 dated 22nd January, 2009.