Subsidy to Mini Mills of Pulses

New Delhi: Ministry of Food Processing Industries has provided subsidy to various Food Processing Industries including Mini Mills of Pulses in the country under the Scheme of Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries (TUS) upto end of 11^th Plan and is currently also discharging its committed liabilities of cases received upto end of 11^th Plan period.

            Under the Scheme for Technology Upgradation/ Establishment/ Modernization of Food Processing Industries implemented during 11^th Plan, the financial assistance has been provided for setting up of new food processing units as well as Technological Upgradation and Expansion of existing units in the country. Ministry extends financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid to entrepreneurs @ 25% of the cost of Plant & Machinery and Technical Civil Works subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs in general areas or 33.33% subject to a maximum of Rs. 75 lakhs in difficult areas.  The committed/spillover liabilities of 11^th Plan is being considered during 12^thPlan under the scheme. This scheme subsequently subsumed in the Centrally sponsored Scheme(CSS)-National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) with effect from 01.04.2012 till 31.03.2015.  Thereafter, the said scheme got delinked from Government of India’s assistance and it was left to the State Governments to decide on its continuance from their increased resource as per recommendation of 14th Finance Commission.  However, in case of UT Governments, the above CSS-NMFP Scheme is still in operation. The details of subsidy provided to such Mills in the country during the last two years; State-wise, are at Annexure.

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

ANNEXURE 

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) AND (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2003 ANSWERED ON 2^ND DECEMBER, 2016 REGARDING SUBSIDY TO MINI MILLS OF PUSLES

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