This document outlines action plans and timelines for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries to address several themes and recommendations from the Government of India. Key plans include promoting investment in post-harvest infrastructure like mega food parks, cold chains, and food testing laboratories. Other plans aim to generate employment, promote policy reforms to attract foreign direct investment, implement e-governance initiatives, and support energy conservation and cleanliness drives. The ministry plans to undertake these various activities over the period of 2016-2021 to achieve objectives around reducing food waste and promoting food processing in India.

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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Themes GoS Recommendations Action Plans for Implementation Timeline
Farmer-Centric
issues in
Agriculture and
Allied Sectors
Reduce post-harvest
losses and promote
food processing.
(i) Promote
investment in
post-harvest
infrastructure
(i) Setting up Mega Food Parks (MFPs), Cold Chain, Abattoirs, Developing
Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters, Creating backward and
Forward linkages by setting up of PPCs/ CCs/ retail outlets/ pack houses/
distribution hubs, expanding food processing and preservation capacity.
(a) Operationalization of ongoing 34 Mega Food Parks Projects
(b) Sanctioning of 5 new Mega Food Parks
- EOI for inviting proposals
- Appraisal of proposals by PMA
- Appraisal by Technical Committee/IMAC
- According In-principle approvals
- According Final approvals
(c) Creation of 2.5 million ton cold chain capacity in 5 years by setting up of
500 new cold chain projects. Also completion and operationalisation of 58
ongoing projects (implementation period of a new approved Cold Chain
project is 2 years in general areas)
(d) Completion/operationalisation of ongoing 35 Abattoirs projects
(e) Setting up / Upgradation of Food Testing Laboratories
(i) Approval of new projects - 80
(ii) Completed projects – 75 (including 35 Nos. of ongoing as on date)
(iii) NABL accreditation - 75
Year No.
2016-17 4
2017-18 5
2018-19 13
2019-20 12
3 months (May-July, 2016)
1 month (August, 2016)
1 months (September, 2016)
15 days (October, 2016)
4 months (February, 2017)
Year Approval
of new
projects
Completion
of ongoing
projects
2016-
17
100 29
2017-
18
150 29
2018-
19
150 --
2019-
20
100 --
Year No.
2016-17 5
2017-18 15
2018-19 15
Year (i) (ii) (iii)
2016-17 10 12 11
2017-18 13 14 12

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(f) Development of 100 agro processing clusters
- Agro cluster will have Basic Enabling Infrastructure and common
facilities depending upon requirements of food processing units to be
set up in a cluster.
- Minimum 5 food processing units with minimum investment of Rs. 25
crore will be set up in a cluster.
(g) Creation of Backward and Forward linkages by setting up of 250 units
for Primary Processing Centres / Collection Centres / retail outlets / pack
houses / distribution hubs:
- Minimum processing facilities at the farm level like cleaning, sorting,
grading, packing, pre-cooling,Cold Storage, Warehouse, IQF, reefer
trucks, etc.
(h) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities:
- Setting up of 500 units for food processing and preservation
(i) Restructuring of the Central Sector NMFP (SAMPADA) having above
mentioned components-Approval of Cabinet
- Consultation with concerned Ministries / Departments for convergence of
the similar schemes
- Preparation of draft proposal
- Comments on draft proposal
- Approval of Cabinet
- Drafting of scheme guidelines
- Implementation of schemes
2018-19 17 16 15
2019-20 20 18 17
2020-21 20 15 20
Year No.
2016-17 20
2017-18 20
2018-19 20
2019-20 20
2020-21 20
Year No.
2016-17 50
2017-18 50
2018-19 50
2019-20 50
2020-21 50
Year No.
2016-17 100
2017-18 100
2018-19 100
2019-20 100
2020-21 100
1.5 months (April- May, 2016)
1.5 months (May-June, 2016)
1.5 months (July-August, 2016)
1.5 months (August-Sept.,2016)
1 month (October, 2016)
October, 2016 onwards

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(ii) Keep GST rates
low on processed
food
(iii) Link food parks
and Cold Chain
projects to
Farmer-Producers
Organisations
(FPOs)
(ii) The matter has already been taken up with the Ministry of Finance with
full justification. The matter will be pursued further with the Ministry of
Finance for keeping GST rates low on processed food.
(iii) Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC), which is promoting
Farmer Producers Organisations (FPOs), will be asked to promote FPOs in
the catchment areas of the Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain Projects. The
Ministry will link these FPOs with Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain Projects
by promoting backward and forward linkages.
2016-17
2016-17 onwards
Employment
Generation
Strategies
(i) Strategy for
employment generation
(ii) Sector specific
interventions: Agro
based industry
(i) Bridging skill gaps
No. of students passing out from NIFTEM & IICPT
Skill development beneficiaries of NIFTEM & IICPT through PMKVY, self-
financing scheme and under other schemes sponsored by different
Departments/ agencies
(ii) Promoting employment generation by Agri-Processing Clusters, setting
processing facilities, cold chains and creating backward & forward linkages-
- Mega Food Parks
- Cold Chain
Year B.Tech M.Tech PhD
2016-17 151 106 11
2017-18 211 106 20
2018-19 209 107 28
2019-20 224 111 30
2020-21 240 110 30
Year No.
2016-17 3500
2017-18 3800
2018-19 4200
2019-20 4500
2020-21 4800
Year No.
2016-17 20000
2017-18 25000
2018-19 65000
2019-20 60000
Year No.
2016-17 7500

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- Abattoirs
- Development of Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters
- Creation of Backward and Forward linkages by setting up of PPCs/ CCs/
retail outlets/ pack houses/ distribution hubs
- Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation capacities.
2017-18 7500
2018-19 25000
2019-20 37500
2020-21 37500
Year No.
2016-17 13570
2017-18 40710
2018-19 32568
Year No.
2018-19 5000
2019-20 5000
2020-21 5000
2021-22 5000
2022-23 5000
Year No.
2018-19 500
2019-20 500
2020-21 500
2021-22 500
2022-23 500
Year No.
2018-19 11430
2019-20 11430
2020-21 11430
2021-22 11430
2022-23 11430
Accelerated
Growth with
Agriculture
-Policy Reforms
This subject relates to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion. 100% FDI through automatic route is
2016-17

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Inclusion and
Equity
-FDI in Cold Chains/
Processed Food
already permissible in the manufacturing of processed food and cold
chains. 100% FDI has been announced in marketing of food products
manufactured and produced in India in the budget 2016-17. The policy
inputs in the matter from this Ministry have been provided to Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion for issuing guidelines. A Food Retail
Summit is proposed to be organized by April end with prominent retailers
to attract FDI.
Good Governance
Challenges and
Opportunities
Maximum Governance
All Government
Departments to list,
review, re-engineer
their processes and get
them independently
certified.
(i) Online applications and claim documents submission for infrastructure
projects
- Demo version of the software
- Testing of the software
- Security Audit of the software
- Hosting of application
- Users training
- Rollout
(ii) Digitize Government records
Successfully digitized 6000 files 2nd
Phase target - 2500 files
-Scanning of documents
-Conversion into searchable & Retrieval software
(iii) GIS mapping of assisted Mega Food Parks, Cold Chains, Abattoirs &
Food Testing Laboratories
- ToR mapping & formalization
- Data Compilation and mapping
- GIS implementation
15th
May, 2016
15th
June, 2016
15th
July, 2016
01st
August, 2016
15th
August, 2016
01st
September, 2016
June, 2016
August, 2016
December, 2016
July, 2016
September, 2016
December, 2016
Energy
Conservation and
Efficiency
Energy Efficient (EE)
building and building
material
 Energy efficiency of MoFPI office building by installing LEDs
- Survey & Estimate by CPWD
- Approval of Estimate
- Installation/fitting of LED bulbs
 2 MW grid connected solar PV plant at NIFTEM by SECI
 100 KW grid connected solar PV plant at IICPT
 Modification in guidelines for Promotion of solar energy in Mega Food
Parks, Cold Chains and other infrastructure projects
22.04.2016
06.05.2016
30.06.2016
December, 2016
December, 2016
June, 2016
Swachh Bharat & Communication (i) Swachh Bharat Pakhwada Every Quarter on following dates:

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Themes GoS Recommendations Action Plans for Implementation Timeline
Ganga
Rejuvenation
strategy
-Maintaining
momentum and
influence behavioral
changes
(ii) Issue of instructions to NIFTEM, IICPT, Mega Food Parks, Cold Chains,
Abattoirs, R&D and FTL projects
(iii) Pledge to maintain cleanliness
(iv) Perpetually maintain cleanliness
(v) Institution of Prize
(vi) Quiz competition, essay writing competition and debate competition
15-30 April 2016,
16-31 July 2016 ,
16-31 October 2016 and
16-31 January, 2017
April, 2016
1st Tuesday of every month
Every Tuesday earmarked for
special cleaning drive of office and
surroundings by all officers/staff
Every six months - three prizes
Every Pakhwada