Vision Document – 2015

In order to promote food processing industries, increase level of processing and exploit the potential of domestic and international market for processed food products, Vision Document-2015 was prepared by the Ministry, which envisaged trebling the size of investment in the processed food sector by increasing the level of processing of perishables from 6% to 20%, value addition from 20% to 35% and share in global food trade from 1.5% to 3% by 2015. To achieve these targets, an investment of Rs. 100,000 crore was required by the year 2015. Out of which, the share of Government was Rs.10,000 crore. During the 11th Five Year Plan, against the proposal of allocation of Rs. 4816 crore of the Ministry, a Plan outlay of Rs. 4041 crore only was made for various Programmes / Schemes of the Ministry. However, the actual expenditure incurred on implementing the various schemes of Ministry of Food Processing Industries during the 11th Plan was Rs. 1596.88 crore only. During 11th Five Year Plan, the Central Sector Schemes for Infrastructure Development (a) Mega Food Parks (b) Integrated Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure, and (c) Setting up / Modernization of Abattoirs, Scheme of Technology up-gradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries, Scheme for Quality Assurance, Codex Standards, Research & Development and Other Promotional Activities, Scheme for Human Resource Development and Scheme of Strengthening of Institutions were implemented by the Ministry for development of food processing industries in the country. This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 22/07/2014. Courtesy: pib.nic.in