Food Processing Industry in North - East India

             The Ministry is implementing a number of Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country including in North-East India. 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, and (6) Scheme for Human Resource and Institutions. 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. Under these Schemes, higher level of assistance is provided to the entrepreneurs setting up project in the North East Region.   

            No exclusive state-wise assessment of the impact of the schemes and projects in the North East Region has been carried out by the Ministry till date.

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

Courtesy – Press Information Bureau, Government of India