Question : Expansion of FPIs

(a) the details of progress made in setting up/expansion of Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in the country so far, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding the possibility of setting up food processing industries and their expansion in the country;

(c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof including the response of the Government thereto; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government for expansion of food processing industries in the country and the progress made as a result thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under the Umbrella Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for setting up/expansion of food processing industries in the country. Under the Scheme, grant-in-aid @ 35% of the eligible project cost is provided in General Areas and 50% of the eligible project cost in North Eastern States (including Sikkim), difficult areas i.e. Himalayan States/UTs (Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Ladakh & Uttarakhand), notified ITDP areas and Islands subject to a maximum of Rs.5.00 crore. Till date, 294 food processing units have been approved / sanctioned under the CEFPPC Scheme. Out of which 45 food processing units have been completed till date. The details of units approved till date across the country under the Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) is as under:

Sr. No State Number of Units Approved/ Sanctioned Number of Units completed
1 Andhra Pradesh 4 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 6 0
3 Assam 15 3
4 Bihar 1 0
5 Chhatisgarh 1 1
6 Goa 1 0
7 Gujarat 27 2
8 Haryana 15 2
9 Himachal Pradesh 20 1
10 Jharkhand 0 0
11 Karnataka 18 1
12 Kerala 12 1
13 Madhya Pradesh 9 3
14 Maharashtra 38 3
15 Manipur 6 0
16 Meghalaya 2 1
17 Mizoram 2 0
18 Nagaland 4 0
19 Odisha 2 2
20 Punjab 8 3
21 Rajasthan 12 5
22 Sikkim 1 0
23 Tamil Nadu 22 11
24 Telangana 2 0
25 Tripura 5 0
26 Uttar Pradesh 22 6
27 Uttarakhand 10 0
28 West Bengal 8 0
29 A&N Islands 0 0
30 Chandigarh 0 0
31 Delhi 0 0
32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 1 0
33 Jammu & Kashmir 20 0
34 Ladakh 0 0
35 Lakshdweep 0 0
36 Pondicherry 0 0
Total 294 45


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