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01/01/21 09:00 AM IST

46 Food Processing Projects Operationalized

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries has taken numerous initiatives for development of food processing sector

Major achievements and initiatives

Creation of Infrastructure Facilities

A total of 46 food processing projects were completed/operationalised

Approval of New Infrastructure Facilities

  • A total of 134 food processing projects were sanctioned.
COVID-19 initiatives and Grievances Redressal
    • Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been taking several initiatives for maintaining steady growth of food processing sector. Alike many sectors, food processing sector also went through several hitches during the lockdown. Critical issues such as reduction in processing capacity due to plant shutdowns, disruption in logistics and movement of workers, labor availability at manufacturing sites as well as steep drop in demand, liquidity crunch impacted the sector.
    Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan

    Ministry of Food ProcessingIndustries launched an all India centrally sponsored PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro foodprocessing enterprises. It is to be implemented for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crores.

      Source: PIB

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