Year End Review-2015 for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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YEAR END REVIEW
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The food
processing sector has emerged as an important segment of the Indian
economy in terms of its contribution to GDP, employment and investment. During
2014-15, the sector constituted as much as 9.0 per cent and 10.1 per cent of
GDP in Manufacturing and Agriculture sector, respectively. Food Processing
Industries sector has grown at 7.1 per cent during this period. The
Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing various schemes for
providing impetus to the development of food processing sector.
2. The Ministry has been implementing
schemes for infrastructure development having components of Mega Food Parks;
Cold Chain and Abattoirs. The milestones achieved in implementation of the
schemes during 2015 are as under:
MEGA FOOD PARKS
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The
Scheme of Mega Food Park was launched to provide modern infrastructure for food
processing units in the country on pre-identified cluster basis.
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The
scheme envisages financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 50% of the
eligible project cost in general areas and @ 75% in difficult areas, subject to
a maximum of Rs.50.00 crore per project.
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Presently,
39 Mega Food Parks have been granted approval. Out of these, 5 Mega Food Parks
have become operational and remaining are under implementation.
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During
the current year, 16 Mega Food Park projects have been given in-principle
approval, 9 Mega Food Parks have accorded final approval and 1 project at
Nalbari (Assam) has been made operational. 3 projects at Jangipur (West
Bengal), Khargon (Madhya Pradesh) and Ranchi (Jharkhand) are likely to be
operationalized by 31st March, 2016.
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It
is expected that on an average, each project will have around 30-35 food
processing units with a collective investment of Rs. 250 crores that would
eventually lead to annual turnover of about Rs. 450-500 crores and creation of
direct and indirect employment to the extent of about 30,000 persons.
Food
Processing Fund at NABARD
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To
support the Mega Food Parks and the food processing units to be set up in such
food parks by making available affordable credit, a Special Fund of Rs.2000
crore has been set up in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) in 2014-15. This fund called ‘Food Processing Fund’ was
operationalized with effect from 11.11.2014. Loan at concessional rate of
interest may be availed from this fund for establishing food parks and food
processing units in the Designated Food parks.
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So
far, the Ministry has notified 148 food parks in which concessional credit can
be availed by food processing units. A loan of Rs. 519.20 crore has been
sanctioned to 12 Mega Food Projects.
Cold Chain
Scheme
·
The
Cold Chain Scheme was launched to provide integrated cold chain and
preservation infrastructure facilities without any break, from the farm gate to
the consumer.
·
The
scheme envisages financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 50% of the
total cost of plant and machinery and technical civil works in general areas
and 75% for difficult areas subject to a maximum of Rs.10.00 crore.
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Government
has approved 138 cold chain projects during 2009-2015 which will create a
capacity of 118 lakh LPD of milk processing, 4.76 lakh MT of cold storage, 119
MT/ hour of IQF and 810 number of reefer van. These include 30 new cold chain
projects approved by this Ministry in May, 2015.
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70
projects have become operational till December, 2015 and 68 projects are under
implementation. The capacity created by 70 completed projects is 93.8395 lakh
LPD of milk processing, 295933.1 MT of cold storage, 75.038 MT/ hour of IQF and
440 number of reefer vans.
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Of
this, 19 cold chain projects have been completed during 2015 creating capacity
of 10 lakh LPD of milk processing, 55820 MT of cold storage, 9.25 MT/ hour of
IQF and 80 number of reefer vans.
Modernisation/
Setting up of Abattoirs
·
Under
the Scheme for Setting-up/Modernisation of Abattoirs, grant-in-aid is given to
Local Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings etc. for establishment of modern
abattoirs and modernisation of existing abattoirs.
·
The scheme
envisaged grant-in-aid @50% of the project cost in general areas and 75% for
North Eastern Region and difficult areas subject to a maximum of Rs.15.00 crore
per abattoir.
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Out of 40
approved projects, 5 Abattoirs have become operational which includes 1 (one)
Abattoir project in Hyderabad completed this year. 1 project at Vishakhapatnam
is likely to be completed shortly.
·
The Scheme
has since been subsumed under NMFP w.e.f. 01/04/2014. NMFP has been delinked
from Central Government support w.e.f. 2015-16 except for UTs.
Food Testing Laboratories
·
The
Ministry is implementing a Scheme for Quality Assurance for setting up of Food
Testing Laboratories.
·
The scheme
envisages 100% grant-in-aid to Government agencies and 50% to Private
Organisations / Universities for the cost of equipment and @25% of cost of
Technical Civil Work and Furniture & Fixtures in general areas and higher
grant @ 33% in difficult areas.
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So far, 42
Food Testing Labs have been completed.
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Presently,
40 Food Testing Labs are under implementation.
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5 Food
Testing Labs have been completed during current year.
Technology Up gradation Scheme
·
The
Ministry is also processing the proposals of committed liabilities of 11th
Plan of Scheme of Technology Up gradation/ Modernization/ Establishment of Food
Processing Industries.
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During
current year, 540 cases were approved amounting to Rs.95.33 crore. Out of
this, 173 cases are of 1st installment amounting to Rs.32.87 crore and
367 cases are of 2nd installment amounting to Rs.63.57 crore.
NIFTEM
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National
Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) located at Kundli, Haryana is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Food
Processing Industries. It has been accorded a deemed to be University under
de-novo category on 08.05.2012.
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NIFTEM
imparts B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D courses and research work in food technology and
engineering.
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NIFTEM is
also conducting Skill Development trainings and outreach programmes for the
benefit of students, farmers and entrepreneurs. It has conducted 104 such
programmes skilling 8469 persons. NIFTEM has trained 44 persons under the PMKVY
scheme.
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Their M.
Tech. students are getting 100% placements in leading food processing
industries and also doing commendable research.
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NIFTEM has
also initiated a unique initiative “Village adoption program” for linking rural
entrepreneurs and farmers. In this programme students of B. Tech (Food
Technology & Management) and M. Tech students are divided into groups of 10
to 12 students under the guidance of Faculty (Mentor) and adopt a village and
nurse it during the entire programme of study. The groups go and stay in the
village twice a year for about 10-12 days each time in each semester. This is a
two way learning process where while villagers gain scientific and technical
knowledge through students who promote future possibilities of food processing
among them, students obtain firsthand experience of Indian rural scenario and
understand traditional processing technologies adopted by the villagers.
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So
far, 9 visits have been accomplished under this programme covering 39 villages
across 18 States.
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Recognizing
the efforts of Village Adoption Porgramme, NIFTEM was awarded the Agriculture
Leadership Award for the year 2015 in the area of promoting rural
entrepreneurship in rural sector. The efforts of NIFTEM were assessed by a
Committee headed by Dr M.S. Swaminathan, father of Indian Green Revolution. The
Award ceremony was organized by Agriculture Today Group on 18.9.2015 in New
Delhi. Dr Ajit Kumar, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, received the award from the
hands of Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Home Minister of India in the presence of
Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki, Hon’ble Governor of Haryana.
IICPT
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The
Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT) is a pioneer Research
and Development and Educational Institution under the Ministry of Food
Processing Industries, Government of India. The
Institute was upgraded as a national institute and called as Indian Institute
of Crop Processing Technology. IICPT has now state of art facilities including NABL
accredited Food Safety and Quality Testing Laboratory; ISO 9000, 14000 and
22000 Certified Food Processing Business Incubation cum- Training Centre; AICTE
approved Teaching Laboratories and Research Laboratories.
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IICPT’s
Academic programmes are affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
(TNAU). Current year intake: 46, 10, and 4 in B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. in
Food Process Engineering, respectively and 10 in M.Tech. in Food Science and
Technology.
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At
present, IICPT has developed and commercialized 28 technologies (eg. idli dry
mix to Supreme
Power Food Products, SSR
Products and others).
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25
gadgets and 6 technologies are ready for commercialization.
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The
Institute has filed for 15 patents.
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IICPT has
conducted over 293 skill development programmes during the past year, for over
4122 beneficiaries. Out of these, 17 have established their own industries and
51 have secured industry-based jobs (especially after the programme).
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The
institute is affiliated to Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI)
as a Training Provider under PMKVY.
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Training
on modern techniques for rice quality analysis for 400 QC officers of Tamil
Nadu Civil Supply Corporation (TNCSC), at Food Safety and Quality Testing
Laboratory.
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IICPT
has a FSSAI referral laboratory for food sample testing and analysis.
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Food
testing services utilized and benefited by 921 beneficiaries.
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Mobile
Food Testing Laboratory inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of State, Sadhvi
Niranjan Jyoti and has been taken to the field (across different parts of the
state) for demonstrations and popularization.
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IICPT
is doing consultancy services for nutritional labeling, shelf-life studies and
food quality analysis for 2 industries, technical guidelines for establishment
of Modern Rice Mills for 3 beneficiaries, guidelines for improvements in rice
milling systems for > 10 beneficiaries, and has provided technical solutions
to existing problems in various other food industries.
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A
Regional Center of IICPT has been established at Guwahati, Assam. During the
current year 2015, 36 skill training programmes for 482 beneficiaries were
organized there.
Skill
Development
·
The
Ministry is associating with the Sector Skill Council i.e., Food Industry
Capacity & Skill Initiatives (FICSI) in taking forward skill development in
Food Processing Sector.
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So
far,
FICSI
has developed 52 draft Qualification Packs (QPs) for food processing industry
out of which 27 QPs are approved by QRC (Qualification Review Committee).
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Skill
development programme has been launched in 30 Centres across 11 States of the
country on 4th September, 2015. So far, 12182 persons have been
enrolled for training and 124 training centres have been affiliated in 25
States.
·
On
Ministry’s initiative a module on entrepreneurship has been added in all
trainings to make them more meaningful and result oriented. Course curriculum
for these QPs is being developed by NIFTEM to ensure quality and standardized
content which is also being shared with all States and Universities.
Research and
Development
· List of
R&D research projects/ findings have been uploaded on the Ministry’s
website for better dissemination, commercial adoption and use by the farmer
& entrepreneur.
· An R&D
portal is in the process of being set up at NIFTEM to disseminate the outcome
of the R&D projects assisted by the Ministry and catalogue all research in
the food processing sector in the country.
· All the Vice
Chancellors of State Agricultural Universities, State governments have been
requested to take up R&D projects which are farmer centric so that the
findings are available with the stakeholders. They have also been requested to
disseminate the information available in MoFPI website and also to submit their
research findings for uploading on Ministry’s website and R&D portal.
Investors’
Portal
·
An
Investors’ Portal has been developed by the Ministry with the intention to
disseminate information on the state-specific resource potential, policy
support and fiscal incentives offered to investors in food processing sector.
The investors, both domestic & foreign, can also seek guidance on specific
issues by using information available on the portal.
Food Maps
·
Surplus
and deficient areas of various agricultural and horticultural produce in the
country have been identified. It will help in planning processing clusters by
means of setting up suitable facilities in different parts of the country. The
map is available on the website of the Ministry.
Exemption
From Service Tax
·
At
the behest of the Ministry the services of pre-conditioning, pre-cooling,
ripening, waxing, retail packing, labeling of fruits & vegetables have been
exempted from Service Tax w.e.f. 01/04/2015.
Priority
Sector Lending
·
At
the behest of the Ministry Reserve Bank of India has issued guidelines dated
23.04.2015,for bank loans to food and agro processing units to form part of
Agriculture for Priority Sector Lending (PSL) subject to aggregate sanction
limit of Rs. 100 crore per borrower. It will ensure greater flow of credit to
entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing units and attract investment in
the sector.
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