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Year End - Export of Processed Food Products up US$10.42 billion in 2021-22.
Jan 04, 2023

 • ‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, under the ‘Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari’ Campaign by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' umbrella.
    • Virtual Inauguration of 75 Food Processing Projects by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Pashupati Kumar Paras.
 
 
B. Creation of Infrastructure Facilities
    • A total of 112 food processing projects were completed/operationalised covering - Mega Food Park:1, ColdChain:15, Units:71, Agro-Processing Clusters(APC):4, Food Testing Laboratories:20, Backward & Forward Linkage projects:1
    • The 112 completed projects have created additional processing and preservation capacity of agricultural produce of 23.08 lakh MT per annum. 15 cold chain infrastructure projects created additional milk processing and storage capacity of 23.30 lakh litre per day and 9.25 MT/hour of IQF (Instant Quick Freezing) of fruits and vegetables.
    • The 112 completed projects leveraged private investment of Rs 706.04 crore and generated direct and indirect employment for 25,293 persons.
C. Approval of New Infrastructure Facilities
    • A total of 190 food processing projects were sanctioned viz; Agro Processing Clusters:23, Cold Chain:33, Units:120, Food Testing Laboratories:12 and Mega Food Park:2
    I. Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
    II. Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLIS) for the Food Processing Industries
 
As part of Prime Minister’s announcement of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Government, on 31st March, 2021, approved a Central Sector Scheme, namely 'Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry” with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore to be implemented for a period of seven years from 2021-2022 to 2026-27.
 
The primary objectives of this scheme are to support creation of global food manufacturing champions; support Indian brands of food products in the international markets; increase employment opportunities of off-farm jobs; and ensure remunerative prices of farm produce and higher income to farmers.
    
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