Republic of India - Food Processing Industries

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries

02-January, 2017 11:15 IST
Major Achievements of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries – 2016

Year End Review – 2016

The Ministry of Food Processing Industriesis implementing a number of Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country since 12th Plan.


The major achievements of the Ministry during 2016 are as under:-



Government has allowed 100% FDI for trading including through e-commerce, in respect of food products manufactured or produced in India. 100% FDI is already permitted in manufacturing of food products through automatic route. This will provide impetus to the foreign investment in food processing sector, benefit farmers immensely and will create vast employment opportunities.


The following additional fiscal concessions have been granted for boosting the investment in the food processing sector :


(a) Reduction in Excise Duty on Refrigerated Containers from 12.5% to 6%.

(b) Reduction in Basic Custom Duty on Refrigerated Containers from 10% to 5%.

(c) 5% Basic Customs Duty as presently available under project imports for cold storage, cold room also extended for Cold Chain including pre-cooling unit, pack house, sorting and grading lines and ripening chambers.


Under the Scheme of Mega Food Parks:

(a) The Indus Mega Food Park, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh); Jharkhand Mega Food Park Ranchi (Jharkhand), and Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park, Murshidabad(West Bengal) were made operational and inaugurated.



(b) Foundation Stone of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC) Mega Food Park Project in Ludhiana was laid.

(c) As such, 8 Mega Food Parks have been made operational so far.



(d) A Mega Food Park is likely to benefit about 25000-30000 farmers apart from creating employment for 5000-6000 persons, especially in rural areas.


(e) The Mega Food Park projects at Satara (Maharashtra), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Rayagada (Odisha) and Agartala (Tripura) are at advanced stage for operationalisation by the end of current financial year.


(f) NABARD has sanctioned term loan of Rs. 427.69 Crore to 10 Mega Food Park projects and 2 processing units under ‘Food Processing Fund’ of Rs. 2000 Crore and out of this an amount of Rs. 81.10 Crore has been disbursed.The Ministry has notified 157 designated food parks in different States for the purpose of availing affordable credit from special fund with NABARD.


Under the Scheme of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure:

(a) 20 projects have been operationalised in 2016. With their operationalisation, Ministry has created an additional capacity of 0.63 lakh metric tonnes of cold storage, 15 metric tonnes per hour of individual Quick Freezing (IQF), 10.65 lakh litres per day of Milk of processing/ storage and 99 reefer vans during 2016.


(b) During last two and half years, 54 Integrated Cold Chain projects have been made operational taking the total number of Cold Chain projects to 91. The Ministry has so far assisted 135 Cold Chain projects having a capacity of 3.67 lakh metric tones of cold storage, 94.29 metric tones per hour of individual Quick Freezing (IQF) 37.93 lakh litres per day of Milk processing/ storage and 549 reefer vans.


(c) The guidelines of Scheme have been revised on the basis of feedback and experience of this Ministry to make them investor friendly.

(d) On an average, each cold chain project benefits to around 500 farmers in fruits and vegetables sector and around 5000 farmers in dairy sector and creates employment for 100 persons.


Ministry has invited EOIs to fill up vacant slots of Mega Food parks and Cold Chain projects. The Ministry has received 54 proposals against 8 vacant slots of Mega Food Parks and 308 proposals for 100 Cold Chain projects which stand testimony to the increasing interest of the investors in this sector.

Under the Scheme of Setting up/ Modernization of Abattoirs, one project at Panji(Goa) has been operationalised.

During the year, 10 Food Testing Labs have been completed.

FSSAI has simplified product approval:

(a) approved a large number of new Additives harmonized with the International Codex Standards.


(b) notified an amendment to the regulations as a result of which non-standardized food products called proprietary foods (except novel food and nutra-ceuticals) that use ingredients and additives approved in the regulations will no longer require product approval. This has provided considerable relief to the industry.


A web-based on-line system has been operationalised for processing claims for release of grants-in-aid under the Schemes of Mega Food Parks and the Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.

The National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) at Kundli, Sonepat, Haryana and Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu are being developed by the Government as the Centres of Excellence. The pass-outs of these institutes have got 100% placements.


The Ministry is also taking steps to implement a new scheme namely Scheme for Agro-Marine produce Processing and Development of Agro-clusters (SAMPADA) for overall development of food processing sector, for providing enabling infrastructure, expanding processing and preservation capacities, controlled temperature logistics and backward and forward linkages, with an allocation of Rs.6000 Crore for a period co-terminus with 14th Finance Commission.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
07-February, 2017 17:20 IST
FPI in Hill States

The Ministry is implementing various Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country including hill areas namely (i) Scheme for Mega Food Park; (ii) Scheme for Modernization of Abattoirs; (iii) Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iv) Scheme for Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities; (v) Scheme for Quality Assurance; and (vi) Scheme for Human Resources and Institutions. Under these schemes, higher level of financial assistance as grant-in-aid is provided for the projects set up in difficult and hilly areas (North-East States including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand). The detailed guidelines of these schemes, explaining the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, and procedure for approval of projects / release of grant-in-aid are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in.


Under the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, projects may be set up throughout the country including the tomato and other seasonal vegetable growing areas. Proposals for setting up of the projects are invited from the eligible entrepreneurs and entities and eligible proposals are selected based upon the criteria laid down in the respective Scheme guidelines.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal at a meeting with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on February 27, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar and the Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri J.P. Meena are also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal at a meeting with the Ambassadors and High Commissioners on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on February 27, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar and the Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri J.P. Meena are also seen.

 

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The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal launching the ‘website’ at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressing at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressing at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressing at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal at the meeting with the State Food Processing Ministers on World Food India – 2017, in New Delhi on March 06, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar is also seen.

 

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Since 2013-14, a total of 81 cold chain projects have been sanctioned by the Food Processing Ministry. Out of which, a maximum of 19 are in Maharashtra, followed by 13 in Uttarakhand, says the government data.

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ore-cold-chains-harsimrat-kaur-badal-4558497/

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published:March 7, 2017 4:25 pm

The government will sanction 100 more cold chain projects in the next few days which will help cut wastage of farm produce and check price volatility, Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said today. These facilities will be part of the national cold chain grid being created to transfer perishables from farm areas to consumers seamlessly, the minister said. “Our processing levels are very low. The government has created an environment to encourage food processing… We are going to sanction 100 more cold chains in the next few days,” Badal said at the inaugural ceremony of the 32nd edition of the global food and hospitality fair ‘Aahar’ here.

The aim is to set up 150 cold chain units, she said.

Since 2013-14, a total of 81 cold chain projects have been sanctioned by the Food Processing Ministry. Out of which, a maximum of 19 are in Maharashtra, followed by 13 in Uttarakhand, says the government data.

Peru Vice-Minister of Foreign Trade Edgar Vasquez and Poland Deputy Agriculture Minister Ewa Lech were among other senior officials present at the event.

Talking about food wastage, Badal said it is 30-40 per cent in India and the government is taking all policy measures, including FDI, to reduce wastage of farm produce during harvesting and transportation to a zero level.

“Globally, the wastages are to the tune of 30 per cent. In other countries the wastage is more on plate, while they have zero wastage during harvest and transportation,” she said.

Whereas in India, the food wastage is not on plate but during transportation and post harvesting stages, she added.

Badal further said that increasing food processing level is the need of the hour as it helps ensure better prices to farmers and curb price rise in farm commodities besides generating huge employment opportunity for youth.

Highlighting the policy support being given to the sector, the minister said, “We have declared food processing as priority sector for lending. We have created a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore in NABARD to give credit at a cheaper interest rate for putting up food processing units.”

The FDI norms have been relaxed to encourage investment in food processing and transform the country’s food economy, she added.

 

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
10-March, 2017 14:29 IST
Mega Food Parks in Maharashtra

Ministry has approved three Mega Food Park projects in Maharashtra to M/s Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd in Wardha District, M/s Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd in Aurangabad District and M/s Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd in Satara District. As per the Scheme Guidelines, the time schedule for completion of a project is 30 months from the date of issue of final approval unless extended by Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee. The two Mega Food Park projects at Satara and Aurangabad are at advanced stage of implementation. The Mega Food Park at Wardha has been given final approval on 13.01.2016 and is at initial stage of implementation. The progress of implementation of these projects is reviewed by the Government from time to time to expedite their completion at the earliest.

Ministry has been implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) to create modern infrastructure for the food processing. The Scheme of Mega Food Parks is project oriented and not state or region specific. Under the Mega Food Park Scheme, applications for setting up Mega Food Park Projects, are invited through the Expression of Interest (EOI) which is uploaded on the website of the Ministry and widely published in the newspapers. Selection of the suitable proposals is made through a transparent and elaborate procedure involving evaluation by Program Management Agency, Technical Committee and Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee. Approval is accorded to the Mega Food Park projects on merit based on marks obtained against evaluation parameters notified in scheme guidelines. State Government /State Government entities/Co-operatives, Private Sector Companies/Firms, individuals are eligible to apply against the EoI. Government has sanctioned 42 Mega Food Park projects in the country. Presently there is no vacant slot to sanction a new Mega Food Park.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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UP is the largest food grain producer in the country but the government did not think it suitable to give at least one Mega Food Park project to the state while Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab get 3 each. MoS for Food Processing hails from UP and yet she could not muster even just one Central Government Project for her own state. Narendra Modi calls himself adopted son of Varanasi but when it comes to development he forgets it. Its really sad.

 

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
14-March, 2017 15:14 IST
Employment in FPI

There is a scope for growth of food processing industries and employment in the food processing sector in the country as India has huge diversified production base and low level of processing. The level of processing in perishable products in India is estimated only at 2.1% in fruits and vegetables, 35% in milk and milk products, 21% in meat, 6% in poultry and 23% in marine. During the last six years ending 2014-15, the employment in registered food processing sector has been increasing at an Average Annual Growth Rate of 2.18 per cent.


There is a huge potential of creating off-farm employment in food processing sector especially in rural areas. To promote growth and employment in the sector the Ministry of food processing industries is implementing a number of central sector schemes for promotion and development of food processing industries in the country. This includes (1) Scheme for Mega Food Parks under which a total of 42 Mega Food Park projects have been approved. (2) Scheme for Modern Abattoirs under which 38 Abattoir projects have been sanctioned. (3) Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure under which 134 Integrated Cold Chain Projects have been sanctioned. (4) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation under which the committed/spillover liabilities of 11th Plan are being liquidated during 12th Plan. (5) Scheme for Quality Assurance under which 101 Food Testing Laboratories have been approved. (6) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions under which 200 R & D Projects have been assisted by this Ministry. The schemes of this Ministry are demand driven and not specific to any region or state. Farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations, Individuals, Group of Entrepreneurs, Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups, NGO’s, Central/ State PSU etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing industries in the country. The detailed guidelines of these schemes having the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects etc. are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in.


Through the various schemes of this Ministry the private sector is encouraged to make investment in the food processing sector. Under the schemes, grant-in-aid is provided @ 35-50 percent of the eligible project cost in general areas and 50-75 percent in difficult areas and hilly areas i.e., North East Region including Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and ITDP notified areas of the states, subject to a maximum limit as set in each scheme. To encourage the development of food processing industries Government has provided various fiscal incentives in terms of reduction and exemption of taxes. A fund of Rs. 2000 crore has also been constituted with NABARD to provide loans at concessional rate to Mega Food Parks and units established therein. The food processing industry has been included under agricultural activity so that it can avail the benefit of priority sector lending. 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route in food processing industries and through approval route for trading, including through e-commerce in respect of food products manufactured and/or produced in India.



This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
14-March, 2017 15:11 IST
FDI in trading of Food Products

Ministry of Food Processing Industries has held three meetings on 17.03.2016, 03.08.2016 and 27.02.2017 with Ambassadors and High Commissioners in India of various foreign countries namely Australia, China, Canada, France, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Netherland, Poland, Russia, Singapore, UK, New Zealand, UAE, Thailand, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. These meetings were facilitated by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and were attended by Ambassadors/High Commissioners/representatives of Embassies/High Commissions in India, of these countries.

In the first two meetings, the foreign Missions were apprised about the recent path breaking policy initiatives of Government of India allowing 100% FDI in manufacturing under automatic route and 100% FDI in trading, including e-commerce, in respect of food products manufactured and/or produced in India. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries further explained them the opportunities available as a result of these policies for the investors of their country to invest in India in the Food Processing sector for exploring new food business tie-ups as well as expansion of their food business already existing in India. They were also asked to further disseminate the information in this regard to the investors of their country.

In the latest meeting held on 27.02.2017, Ministry of Food Processing Industries invited all the foreign Missions present in the meeting to participate in the mega international food event, World Food India 2017, to be held in New Delhi from 3rd – 5th November 2017 to showcase the various investment opportunities in India in the food processing and food retail sector.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries has already sanctioned new Mega Food Parks, Cold Chains infrastructure and Food Testing Laboratories, which are normally equipped with latest technology and modern infrastructure in their units/plants.

The Ministry is also encouraging organization of seminars, workshops and conferences to exhibit opportunities in the food processing sector and Make in India initiative in all fields including latest equipments and technologies. New policy initiatives such as Ease of doing business, Make in India and 100% FDI policy in manufacturing of food products and trading of food products manufactured/produced in India, will also help to bring latest technologies to this sector.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries is attending various food related international events from time to time and also interacting with foreign investors, which would further facilitate transfer of latest technologies to food processing sector in India.

The Ministry is organizing mega international event, World Food India 2017 from 3rd to 5th November 2017 which is also likely to attract latest technologies in Food Processing sector.

The increase in FDI in the Food Processing sector and retailing of food products will encourage creation of more food processing infrastructure including backward and forward linkages, cold storages, etc. which will in turn benefit the farmers in realizing remunerative prices for their produce and will create opportunities for generating more employment.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Police investigate at the debris of cold storage building that collapsed due to an explosion triggered by gas leak in its chiller plant, at Shivrajpur in Kanpur district on Wednesday. PTI Photo
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Five people were killed and eight injured today while several others are feared trapped after a gas leak at a cold storage in Shivrajpur area here caused an explosion in which parts of the structure collapsed.

According to SP (Rural) Rajesh Kumar, the gas leak started at the Katiyar Cold Storage in the afternoon. In the resulting explosion, the roof of the structure collapsed.

Several people are feared trapped in the debris, and fire brigade personnel along with NDRF and Army teams are carrying out rescue and relief operations, Kumar said.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Ramayan Prasad said the five seriously injured labourers, who were rescued between 4 PM and 6 PM, were declared brought dead by doctors of the medical college-cum-hospital here.

Eleven labourers have been rescued and those with minor injuries have been released for the hospital after treatment, he said.

Doctors at the hospital have been put on alert as the number of those injured is expected to rise, Prasad said.

Kanpur District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said around two dozen labourers were having their lunch when the incident happened.

More labourers could be still trapped under the debris, district administration officials said.

The DM said rescue workers have been given protective gear, including masks. The district administration will also check if the cold storage had a license.

 

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
21-March, 2017 15:19 IST
Investment in Food Processing Sector


There is a scope for growth of food processing industries as the level of food processing in the country was only 6.76% in 2010-11, as per a 2014 study, commissioned by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and undertaken by Institute of Economic Growth. Government is promoting both domestic and foreign investment in food processing sector and employment levels therein.


As per the Annual Survey of Industries 2014-15 conducted by Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Food Processing is one of the major employment intensive industries constituting 12.77% per cent of employment generated in all factories registered under Factories Act 1948. The total number of persons engaged in such food processing industries was 17.73 lakhs in 2014-15. As per the NSSO 67th Round, 2010-11, total number of persons engaged in unincorporated enterprises of food processing industries was 47.9 lakh.


As per Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, India ranks number 1 in the world, in 2014, in the production of Banana, Guava (including mangoes and mangosteens), Ginger and Papaya with the following share:

Item
Share (%)

Banana
26.04%

Guava (including mangoes and mangosteens)
40.75%

Ginger
30.37%

Papaya
44.51%


India has huge diversified production base but low level of processing. The level of processing in perishable products in India is estimated only at 2.1% in fruits and vegetables, 6% in poultry, 21% in meat, 23% in marine and 35% in milk and milk products.


To increase investment in food processing infrastructure the Ministry of food processing industries is implementing a number of central sector schemes namely (1) Scheme for Mega Food Parks (2) Scheme for Modern Abattoirs (3) Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (4) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Scheme for Quality Assurance (6) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions. Further, the Government has provided various fiscal incentives in terms of reduction and exemption of taxes. A fund of Rs. 2000 crore has also been constituted with NABARD to provide loans at concessional rate to Mega Food Parks and units established therein. Loans to food & agro-based processing units and Cold Chain have been classified under Agriculture activities for Priority Sector lending (PSL) as per the revised RBI Guidelines issued on 23/04/2015. 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route in food processing industries and through approval route for trading, including through e-commerce in respect of food products manufactured and/or produced in India.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
21-March, 2017 15:16 IST
Database for Food Processing Units

The Government is implementing a number of Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing industries in the country including rural areas. These schemes are
(1) Scheme of Mega Food Parks;
(2) Scheme of Modern Abattoirs;
(3) Scheme of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure;
(4) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation;
(5) Scheme for Quality Assurance; and
(6) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions.

These schemes are demand driven and not specific to any region. Farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations, Individuals, Group of Entrepreneurs, Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups, NGO’s, Central/State PSU etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing industries in the country including rural areas.

Central Statistical Office (CSO) and National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) under the aegis of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, regularly update data on food processing industries in the country including in the rural areas to facilitate policy formulation on food processing sector.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
21-March, 2017 15:14 IST
Mango Processing Units

At present, Ministry of Food Processing Industries does not have any scheme for assisting setting up of food processing units including mango processing units. However, under the Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries implemented during 11th Plan, the financial assistance has been provided for setting up of new food processing units as well as Technological Upgradation and Expansion of existing units including mango processing units under Fruit & Vegetable sector in the country.

This scheme was subsequently subsumed in the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)-National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) with effect from 01.04.2012 till 31.03.2015. Thereafter, the said scheme got delinked from Government of India’s assistance and it was left to the State Governments to decide on its continuance from their increased resources as per recommendation of 14th Finance Commission. The committed/spillover liabilities of cases received upto end of 11th Plan are being considered by Ministry of Food Processing Industries for sanction of Grant – in - aid during the 12th Plan under the said scheme as per availability of funds and merits of proposals

However, under the Skill Development initiative, this Ministry has been assisting Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI) since September, 2015 to impart training in food processing sector under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Besides, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), a deemed de novo university & Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) under the administrative control of Ministry of Food Processing Industries also conduct programmes/courses on Skill Development (under self-financing, sponsored and PMKVY) and entrepreneurship for the youth, farmers, self–help groups besides running their normal educational courses and other academic research and outreach activities.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
27-March, 2017 14:44 IST
Sanction of 101 New Integrated Cold Chain Projects

India is one of the largest food producers in the world and is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables yet only 2.2% of our fruits and vegetables are processed. India requires affordable cold storages and cold chains at every food producing hub in the country. While existing cold storages are concentrated in few states and roughly 80 to 90% are used for potatoes, India has a long way to go. MoFPI is building National Cold Chain Grid in the country so that all food producing hubs are connected to cold storage and processing industries.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been constantly involved in setting up new cold chain infrastructure which has both cold storage and processing facilities. The Ministry had announced sanction of 30 Cold Chain Projects in May, 2015. Today Ministry announces sanction of 101 new integrated Cold Chain Projects spread across the country. These projects are for fruits and vegetables, dairy, fish, meat, marine, poultry, ready to eat/ready to cook sectors.

The Ministry is focusing on creating Cold Chain infrastructure by strategic planning which eventually builds Cold Chain Grid in the entire country. This will help in realizing the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister for doubling of farmer’s income. It will also reduce wastage in agri supply chain and will create huge employment opportunities.

The scheme of Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure provides financial assistance up to Rs. 10 crore for entrepreneurs.

These 101 new integrated cold chain projects will leverage total investment of Rs. 3100 crore for creation of modern infrastructure for the food processing sector. The total expected grant-in-aid to be released to these projects is Rs. 838 crore.

The 101 new Cold chain Projects will create additional capacity of 2.76 lakh MT of Cold Storage/Controlled Atmosphere/Frozen Storage, 115 MT per hour of Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) capacity, 56 lakh litres per day of Milk Processing, 210 MT per batch of Blast Freezing and 629 Refrigerated/Insulated vehicles.

These Integrated Cold Chain projects will not only provide a big boost to the growth of food processing infrastructure in the concerned states but also help in providing better prices to farmers and is a step towards doubling of farmers’ income. The infrastructure will also reduce wastage of perishables, add value to the agricultural produce and create huge employment opportunities especially in rural areas.

Creation of above Cold Chain Infrastructure and other necessary infrastructure would go a long way in further expanding and strengthening required food processing infrastructure in the country which shall create short, consistent and compressed supply chains from producers to processors, retailers and exporters and give major boost to fruits and vegetables processing, milk processing and non-horticulture food processing in the country.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
28-March, 2017 15:42 IST
Cold Storage Units

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is presently assisting 135 integrated cold chain projects under its central sector Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure. Of this, 97 have achieved completion and commenced commercial operation.


Further, Government has approved taking up 100 new Integrated Cold Chain Projects in 2016-17 for financial assistance. Accordingly, revised operational guidelines for scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure for taking up 100 new cold chain projects in 2016-17 have been issued on 29.08.2016. Based on the revised operational guidelines an Expression of Interest was issued on 31.08.2016 inviting applications/proposals from prospective entrepreneurs for taking up 100 new integrated cold chain projects. Total 308 integrated cold chain proposals from all over the country have been received against the Expression of Interest.


Operationalization of 135 cold chain projects envisages creation ofa cold chain capacity of 5.01 lakh MT of Cold Storage/Controlled Atmosphere/Deep Freezer, 116.40 MT/Hr of Individual Quick Freeze, 52.65 lakh LitrePer Day of Milk Processing/Storage and 766 nos. of Reefer Vehicles. Out of this, Ministry has so far created a capacity of 3.70 lakh metric tonnes of cold storage, 95.04 metric tonnes per hour of Individual Quick Freezing, 37.96 lakh litres per day of Milk processing/ storage and 552 reefer vans.A study was undertaken by National Centre for Cold Chain Development,Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in 2015 on All India Cold-Chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap) to assess the requirement for cold chain infrastructure in the country. The study has made the following gap analysis of cold chain infrastructure:



Type of Infrastructure
Infrastructure Requirement
(A)
Infrastructure created (B)
All India Gap
(A-B)

Pack-house
70,080 nos.
249 nos.
69,831 nos.

Cold Storage (Bulk)
34,164,411 MT
31,823,700 MT
32,76,962 MT

Cold Storage (Hub)
9,36,251 MT

Reefer Vehicles
61826 nos.
9000 nos.
52826 nos.

Ripening Chamber
9131 nos.
812 nos.
8319 nos.


Thus, there is a gap of 3.28 Million Metric Ton of cold storage requirement. The study was primarily based on requirement of fruits & vegetables and has excluded the requirement for milk, meat, marine and processed products.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries SadhviNiranjanJyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries28-March, 2017 15:39 IST
Integrated Cold Chain Projects

The objective of the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure of Ministry of Food Processing Industries is to provide integrated cold chain, preservation and value addition infrastructure facilities without any break, from the farm gate to the consumer in order to reduce post-harvest losses of horticulture and non-horticulture agri-produce. This will enable linking groups of producers to processors and market through a well-equipped supply chain and cold chain, thereby ensuring remunerative prices to farmers and year-round availability of food products to consumers.


Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure,wherein financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid upto maximum of Rs. 10 crore per project is provided for setting up the cold chain infrastructure in the country.


The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is presently assisting 135 integrated cold chain projects. Of this, 97 have already been achieved completion and commenced commercial operation. Operationalization of 135 cold chain projects envisages creation ofa cold chain capacity of 5.01 lakh MT of Cold Storage/Controlled Atmosphere/Deep Freezer, 116.40 MT/Hr of Individual Quick Freeze, 52.65 lakh LitrePer Day of Milk Processing/Storage and 766 nos. of Reefer Vehicles. Out of this, Ministry has so far created a capacity of 3.70 lakh metric tonnes of cold storage, 95.04 metric tonnes per hour of Individual Quick Freezing (IQF), 37.96 lakh litres per day of Milk processing/ storage and 552 reefer vans.


State-wise details of Cold Chain Projects sanctioned by Ministry of Food Processing Industries during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-I.

Government has further approved taking up 100 new integrated cold chain projects in 2016-17 for financial assistance. Accordingly, revised operational guidelines for scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure for taking up 100 new cold chain projects in 2016-17 have been issued on 29.08.2016.Based on the revised operational guidelines an Expression of Interest (EOI) was issued on 31.08.2016 inviting applications/proposals from prospective entrepreneurs for taking up 100 new integrated cold chain projects. Total 308 integrated cold chain proposals all over the country have been received against the Expression of Interest (EOI).




This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries SadhviNiranjanJyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b)&(c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4327 FOR 28thMARCH, 2017 REGARDING INTEGRATED COLD CHAIN PROJECTS



State-wise details of Cold Chain Projects sanctioned by Ministry of Food Processing Industries during the last three years and current year .

State
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
(As on 24.03.2017)

Total No. of Projects sanctioned
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.
Nos.

Andhra Pradesh
0
0
1
0
1

Assam
1
0
0
0
1

Bihar
0
0
1
0
1

Chhattisgarh
0
0
0
0
0

Gujarat
4
0
1
0
5

Haryana
1
0
4
0
5

Himachal Pradesh
5
0
0
1
6

Jammu & Kashmir
3
0
1
0
4

Karnataka
2
0
0
0
2

Kerala
0
0
0
0
0

Madhya Pradesh
2
0
1
0
3

Maharashtra
15
0
2
2
19

Manipur
0
0
0
0
0

Mizoram
0
0
0
0
0

Odisha
1
0
0
0
1

Punjab
4
0
3
0
7

Rajasthan
2
0
1
0
3

Tamil Nadu
0
0
1
0
1

Telangana
1
0
0
0
1

Uttar Pradesh
3
0
3
0
6

Uttarakhand
7
0
5
1
13

West Bengal
0
0
2
0
2

Total No. of Projects Approved
51
0
26
4
81

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
28-March, 2017 15:37 IST
Tie up with Foreign Investors


The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has set up an Investment and Facilitation Desk in the Ministry to facilitate match making between Indian partners and foreign companies. To promote India as Global Food Market and Global Food Factory, the Ministry is also organizing World Food India 2017 in November in New Delhi. The Ministry is also collaborating withInternational Fairs like SIAL and GULF FOOD to attract investors.Further, Invest India, promoted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Government of India), is hand- holding foreign investors for attracting investment into the country including the food processing sector.


The Ministry is providing financial assistance under the Central Sector Schemes for promotion & development of food processing sector in the country. These are (1) Scheme for Mega Food Parks (2) Scheme for Modern Abattoirs (3) Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (4) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation (5) Scheme for Quality Assurance (6) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions. These schemes are demand driven and not specific to any region. Farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations, Individuals, Group of Entrepreneurs, Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups, NGO’s, Central/ State PSU etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing industries in the country. The detailed guidelines of these schemes having the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects etc. are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries SadhviNiranjanJyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
28-March, 2017 15:35 IST
Supply Chain in Food Processing

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing various Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country like (i) Scheme for Mega food Park (ii) Scheme for Modern Abattoirs (iii) Schemes for integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (iv) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Infrastructure (v) Scheme for Quality Assurance, and (vi) Scheme for Human Resource and institutions. The detailed guidelines of these schemes, explaining the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects, timelines and release of grant-in-aid etc. are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in. The farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations, Entrepreneurs, Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups, Private Companies and State PSUs etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing projects in the country.


Ministry has re-structured the on-going schemes and incorporated new schemes under the new Central Sector Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters (SAMPADA) for growth in food processing sector with focus on connecting farmers with the value chain to increase their returns. This Scheme aims at creation of modern infrastructure for development of processing clusters closer to production areas, increasing food processing and preservation capacity, promoting backward and forward linkages, skill development and creating infrastructure for quality assurance.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries SadhviNiranjanJyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
31-March, 2017 14:22 IST
Ongoing Food Processing Projects

The status of ongoing food processing projects in the country and funds released to these projects, State/UT-wise is given in the Annexure.



The Government has approved setting up of 42 Mega Food Park projects, 133 Cold Chain projects, 38 Abattoir projects, 101 Food Testing Laboratories and assistance to 7381 food processing industries for technology up-gradation/ establishment/ modernization under major schemes of the Ministry. Out of the approved projects, 8 Mega Food Parks have been made operational, 97 Cold Chain Projects have been completed, 7 abattoir projects have been made operational and 61 Food Testing Laboratories have been completed. On an average, each Mega Food Park attracts investment of about Rs.100 Crore in Common Facilities and leverage an additional investment of about Rs.250 Crore in processing units leading to an annual turnover of about Rs.450 - 500 Crore and creation of direct/ indirect employment of about 5000 persons. Each Mega Food Park on being fully operational also benefits about 25000 farmers. These completed Mega Food Parks have the capacity of 10.25 Lakh MT of agri-horti produce processing of the value of Rs. 2,500 Crore. Cold Chain infrastructure created by the MOFPI supported completed projects is 3.65 lakh MT of Cold Storage, Controlled Atmosphere (CA)/ Modified Atmosphere (MA) storage, Deep Freezer, 81.90 MT per hour of IQF and Spiral Freezer, 81.35 MT per batch of Blast Freezer, 38.85 LLPD Milk storage and 528 numbers of reefer carriers. The completed abattoirs have the capacity for processing of 3405 large animals, 19650 sheep/goat, 2510 pig and 14000 poultry per day. Besides, the Ministry is also implementing schemes for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Research and Development, Promotional Activities and Strengthening of Institutions to enhance capacity and competitiveness of the food processing sector.

For timely completion of the projects, Ministry has suitably modified the guidelines of the Schemes from time to time in consultation with the stakeholders, involved State Governments in the process of selection of the projects, making available affordable credit through NABARD, classified food processing as agriculture activity for primary sector lending and made available various fiscal concessions. The State Governments are also impressed upon to put in place an effective single window clearance system for one-point clearance of all the approvals. The regular project-wise monitoring is undertaken at various levels in the Ministry to expedite implementation.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.



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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
31-March, 2017 14:21 IST
R&D in Food Processing Sector

Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing scheme for Research & Development in the food processing sector. As per the scheme guidelines, Govt. organizations/ Institutions/ Universities are eligible for 100% grant-in-aid for the cost of equipment, consumables and expenditure related to Junior Research Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow/ Research Associate whereas private organizations/ Institutions/ Universities are eligible for 50% grant-in-aid for the equipment cost in general areas and 70 % grant-in-aid in difficult areas for conducting such research activities. Under the scheme, various areas such as product and process development, design and development of equipment, improved storage, shelf-life, packaging etc. have been supported.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing various central sector schemes namely, Mega Food Parks Scheme; Scheme for Integrated Cold chain and Value addition Infrastructure; Scheme for Setting up/ Modernization of Abattoirs; Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Setting up/ Modernization/ Expansion of Food Processing Industries (Committed/ spill over liabilities of cases received up to end of 11th Plan are being considered by MoFPI for sanction of Grant-in-aid during the 12th Plan as per availability of funds and merit of proposals).

Further, the decision of Government of India allowing 100% FDI in food processing under automatic route and 100% FDI in trading, including e-commerce, in respect of food products manufactured and/or produced in India, is likely to give impetus to farmer’s income and also generate more employment through food processing logistics, retail chains and local sourcing.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
31-March, 2017 14:19 IST
Development of Food Processing Sector in North-East

The Ministry had launched a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) - National Mission for Food Processing (NMFP) for implementation through States/UTs w.e.f. 01.04.2012. Under the Mission, funds were shared on 75:25 basis by Govt. of India and States; 90:10 in North- Eastern States and 100% grants for UTs. The components of the NMFP were (i) Technology Up-gradation / Setting up / Modernization of Food Processing Units; (ii) Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure for Non-Horticulture Products; (iii) Modernisation of Abattoirs; (iv) Human Resource Development; (v) Promotional Activities; (vi) Creating Primary Processing Centres / Collection Centres in Rural Areas; (vii) Modernisation of Meat Shops; (viii) Reefer Vehicles; and (ix) Food Parks (old scheme). However, CSS-NMFP has been delinked from Central Government support w.e.f. 1.4.2015 except for UTs (up to 31.03.2016). The State Governments may decide to continue the scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2015 and onwards out of their increased resources resulting from the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.


The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing various Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country including North-East, like (i) Scheme for Mega food Park (ii) Scheme for Modern Abattoirs (iii) Schemes for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (iv) Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Infrastructure (v) Scheme for Quality Assurance, and (vi) Scheme for Human Resource and institutions. The detailed guidelines of these schemes, explaining the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects, timelines and release of grant-in-aid etc. are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in. For development of food processing sector in North-East, the Ministry is providing grants-in-aid at higher level as compared to general areas in all the schemes. Ministry is also organizing seminars/ workshops every year in the North-East to create awareness about these Schemes.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.


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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
31-March, 2017 14:18 IST
International Standards in Food Processing Sector

Standards for processed food industry are laid down by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. FSSAI have issued various regulations such as:

i. Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011

ii. Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011

iii. Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011

iv. Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.

As per information received from FSSAI, all Food Business Operators in the country (including food processing companies) have to follow and comply with Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the Rules & Regulations made there under.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
07-April, 2017 15:10 IST
New Technologies for Increasing Shelf Life of Fruits and Pulses

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), under its scheme of Research & Development in processed food sector, extends financial assistance as grant-in-aid to various institutions/universities, Public funded organizations and recognized Research & Development (R&D) laboratories both in public and private sector, to promote and undertake demand driven R&D work in Food Processing Sector including citrus fruits & storage of pulses, for design & development of equipments, improved storage, self life etc.

It has been the endeavor of the Government to promote food processing industry in the country to reduce wastage of agricultural produce and minimize post- harvest losses. With the above in view, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing various Central Sector Schemes, namely (i) Mega Food Parks. (ii) Integrated Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure (iii) Setting up/ Modernization of Abattoirs and (iv) Scheme for Quality Assurance, Research & Development and Other Promotional Activities. Ministry also has 2 academic cum research institutes viz. National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology(IIFPT) both of which offer B.Tech, M.Tech and PhD programmes and undertake research in food processing including reduction in post harvest losses.

In addition, National Horticulture Mission (NHM) and National Horticulture Board (NHB), under Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare are also providing assistance for setting up cold storages under their respective schemes to reduce post harvest losses.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
07-April, 2017 15:08 IST
Mega Food Parks in Tamil Nadu

The State-wise details of the number of Mega Food Parks approved by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in the country including Tamil Nadu is at Annexure-I. MoFPI has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval on 03.01.2017 to M/s Ratnatray Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. for setting up of a Mega Food Park at Village Akkarai Sengapally, Annur Taluka, District Coimbatore in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) do not establish Mega Food Parks on its own. The applications under Mega Food Park Scheme for setting up Mega Food Park projects are invited against the Expression of Interest (EOI) which is uploaded on the website of the Ministry and widely published in the newspapers etc. The suitable proposals for setting up Mega Food Park projects are selected based on the merit through a stringent and elaborate process involving three stages of appraisals based on prefixed criteria as provided in the Scheme Guidelines.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
07-April, 2017 15:01 IST
Infrastructure and Technological Improvement to Check Post-Harvest Losses

As per the study by ICAR – Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana (Punjab), annual value of harvest and port-harvest losses of major agricultural produces at national level was of the order of Rs.92, 651 Crore based on production data of 2012-13 and wholesale prices of 2014.


The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing various Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country like (i) Scheme of Mega Food Parks; (ii) Scheme of Modern Abattoirs; (iii) Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure; (iv) Scheme for Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation; (v) Scheme for Quality Assurance; and (vi) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions. The detailed guidelines of these schemes, explaining the pattern of financial assistance, eligibility criteria, procedure for approval of projects, timelines and release of grant-in-aid etc. are available on the Ministry’s website at www.mofpi.nic.in The Farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations, Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups, Private Companies and State PSUs, etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing industries in the country.


Ministry is implementing a scheme of Research and Development (R&D) under the ‘Scheme of Human Resources and Institutions’ to develop new products and processes and technologies, improved packaging, value addition, etc. The two institutions of this Ministry i.e. National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) at Kundli, Sonepat (Haryana) and Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) at Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) are also undertaking Research and Development in food processing sector.


This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
11-April, 2017 14:38 IST
Food Processing Industries Minister emphasizes the need to set up Integrated Cold Chain Projects for fast-tracking transformation of the Indian economy

Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal today held an Interaction with promoters of newly-allotted Integrated Cold Chain Projects in New Delhi. Addressing them, the Minister emphasized the need to set up Integrated Cold Chain Projects on war scale in the country for all-round development of India and for fast-tracking transformation of the Indian economy.

Smt. Badal said given the challenge of post-harvest losses which currently are Rs.92,000 crores annually, the facilities set up by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries like 42 Mega Food Parks and 234 Cold Chain Projects (including 101 newly sanctioned Cold Chain Projects) have created preserving and processing capacity of 139 lakh Metric Tonnes of Agro Produce with a value of Rs.35,000 crores which means that setting up of these Cold Chain Projects and Mega Food Parks already undertaken would reduce post harvest losses substantially. She said apart from reducing wastage, the projects will generate employment for 3.5 lakh persons and benefit 15 lakh farmers.

The Minister also informed about the steps being taken by the Ministry to build a strong, efficient and integrated supply chain for agri-produce involving backward linkages with the farm, processing to add value to the farmer’s produce and creation of forward linkages through organised modern retail.

Formulation and implementation of a National Food Processing Policy is also under consideration of the Ministry. The vision of the Policy is to position India as a World Food Factory by creating an enabling framework for the sustainable growth of the food processing industry. The Policy is based on the principle of inclusive growth in partnership with the States with the overarching goal of providing remunerative return to farmers. The model Food Processing Policy focuses development of clusters based on production strength of different region to enable a targeted and coordinated approach for developing the food processing industry and bringing down wastages. As a step in this direction, the Ministry proposes to undertake mapping of areas of fruits &vegetables and other perishable production in different States with the target to set up agro processing clusters.

To achieve the vision of National Food Processing Policy,the Ministry will be shortly launching a revamped National Mission on Food Processing called SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Produce Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) to complete theon-going Mega Food Parks, take up more cold chain and also to launch 3 new schemes – Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities, New Agro-Processing Clusters and Backward and Forward Linkages.

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Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
11-April, 2017 17:34 IST
R&D IN PSUs

Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) has a Capital Goods Scheme which promotes R&D in various sub sectors of Capital goods by developing Centers of Excellence for Technology Development in association with reputed Technology Institutions such as Indian Institute of Technology and Central Manufacturing Technology Institute.

Thus far no proposal has been received from farm or food processing machinery industry.

As per National Capital Goods Policy, market size of the food processing machinery is Rs. 15,600 crores in the year 2014-15.

At present, Department of Heavy Industry is not giving any subsidy/ tax incentive to the Food Processing Machinery manufacturing industry

This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Babul Supriyo in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today.

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The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressing the press conference on the Cold Chain Projects, in New Delhi on April 11, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar Srivastava is also seen.

The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressing the press conference on the Cold Chain Projects, in New Delhi on April 11, 2017. The Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Avinash Kumar Srivastava and other dignitaries are also seen.