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New Delhi, The 22nd September, 2014

New Delhi, The 22nd September, 2014. MOFPI in Brief. Act as a catalyst to attract quality investment into food processing and to make food processing a National initiative Create favourable food processing environment Explore the Potential

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New Delhi, The 22nd September, 2014

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  1. New Delhi, The 22nd September, 2014

  2. MOFPI in Brief • Act as a catalyst to attract quality investment into food processing and to make food processing a National initiative • Createfavourable food processing environment • Explore the Potential • Being one of the largest producer of food in the world, India’s Food Processing potential not realized so far • Food processing can be made as engine of growth of Agriculture • Catalyze reduction of high wastage of food

  3. Major schemes of Ministry • Scheme for Infrastructure Development (Mega Food Parks, Cold Chain and Abattoirs). • Centrally Sponsored Scheme – National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP). • Scheme for Quality Assurance, Codex Standards, R&D and Promotional Activities. • Scheme for Strengthening of Institutions.

  4. Special fund of Rs. 2000 crores set up in NABARD to provide affordable credit to Agro-processing units. Excise duty on machinery reduced from 10% to 6%. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Initiatives in Food Processing – Union Budget

  5. “Investors Portal” set up to facilitate handling of investors’ queries. Queries received - 600 Out of which, Domestic Investors – 575 International Investors- 25 All queries have been responded. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Invest India

  6. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Mega Food Park • Final approval accorded to five Mega Food Parks in Khagria (Bihar), Satara (Maharashtra), Una (Himachal Pradesh) and Raipur, Bemtara (Chhattisgarh). • Two Mega Food Parks have become operational (Chittoor & Haridwar). Four more parks will be completed this year at Tumkur (KAR), Fazilka (PB), Jangipur (WB), Khargon (MP). • Expression of Interest invited for setting up of more Mega Food Parks and 72 eligible proposals received.

  7. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Infrastructure development of Cold Chain Adding Cold Chain/Cold Storage capacity : Cold storage requirement : 61.13 million MT Existing Capacity : 32.00 million MT Shortage/Gap : 29.00 million MT To add Cold Chain capacity with a view to development Cold Chain Infrastructure in the country: (a) Nine Cold Chain Projects became operational (b) Six Cold Chain Projects 75% completed (c) Twenty Cold Chain Projects being sanctioned (d) 29700 MT Cold storage& 50000 liters/ day Milk storage capacity added in the last 3-4 months by the ministry

  8. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Abattoir & Food Testing Lab • One Modern Municipal abattoir project has become operational (Shimla). • Three Food Testing Labs have become operational (Haryana, Gujarat & Tamil Nadu) in last 100 days.

  9. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) • E-monitoring of implementation of various schemes under NMFP launched. • Achieved 50% of Expenditure by 30th September - 1st time since launch of NMFP.

  10. Skill Development initiative of the Ministry 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Aim - Next 12 months, 10,000 persons to be trained. • Sectoral Skill Development Council have identified 7 sectors where skilled manpower is required. • National Occupational Standards (NOS) being developed for identified job roles. • NIFTEM is developing the course content for the above and IICPT is also developing customized courses for skill development.

  11. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Skill Development initiative of the Ministry

  12. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Other initiatives • Developing Food maps of the country to identify areas of surplus raw material for processing. • Clusters being identified for setting up of FPIs. • Ministry has simplified application forms of all the schemes and requirement of documents reduced.

  13. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Other initiatives • Meetings held with Chambers/ Associations regarding problems of food processing industries. • Meeting of State Ministers of Food Processing Industries held on 11.09.2014 • Review Meeting of Mega Food park, Cold Chain and abattoir projects held recently.

  14. 100 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT Way forward…….. • Operationalize Rs. 2000 Crores food processing fund. • Sanction 17 new Mega Food Parks • Sanction 20 Cold Chain Projects • Explore new scheme for infrastructure and cluster development • Find solutions to issues related to FSSAI.

  15. THANK YOU

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