(a) whether the Union Government had proposed to set up
new food processing centres and to assist the State
Governments in setting up food processing training
centres during the current year;
(b) if so, the total fiscal assistance provided to the
State Governments for setting up food processing training
centres, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to increase food
processing training centres in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) do not
set up Food Processing Training Centres (FPTCs) on its
own in the country. However, this Ministry provides
financial assistance to Central or State Government
Organizations, Educational & Training Institutions,
Schools and Colleges, ITIs, NGOs, Co-operatives for
setting up of Food Processing Training Centres (FPTCs) in
the country.
(b): MFPI provides financial assistance of Rs. 6 lakh
i.e. Rs. 4.00 lakh for fixed capital costs and Rs. 2.00
lakh as revolving seed capital for Single Product Line
Centre and Rs. 15 lakh i.e. Rs. 11.00 lakh for fixed
capital costs and Rs. 4.00 lakh as revolving seed capital
for setting up of Multi Product Line Centre. The scheme
is project oriented not state specific. No state-wise
allocation under the scheme of FPTC has been made by the
Ministry. However, the state wise details of financial
assistance provided by the Ministry during 11th Plan for
setting up of FPTCs is at Annexure.
(c): The Ministry has taken up various initiatives like
conducting awareness programmes, workshops, seminars,
publicity in the print media for inviting applications
for setting up of Food Processing Training Centres in the
country.