The Government has allotted Rs 180 crore under National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) to various States/UTs during 2014-15, as per information provided by Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Sanjay Kumar Balyan. The five states receiving the highest allocation are Uttar Pradesh amounting Rs 16.43 crore, Maharashtra amounting Rs 13.36 crore, Rajasthan amounting Rs 11.84 crore, Madhya Pradesh amounting Rs 11.40 crore and Andhra Pradesh amounting Rs 11.38 crore.
The above funds allotted in each State/UT are meant for all the schemes of NMFP including that of scheme of technology up-gradation/establishment/modernization of food processing industries, under which food processing units can be set up in the country by the interested entrepreneurs.
The ministry of Food Processing Industries through State/UT Governments assists the private entrepreneurs who set up food processing units under the scheme of technology up-gradation/ establishment/ modernization of food processing industries. This scheme has been subsumed in the newly launched centrally sponsored scheme of NMFP with effect from 12th Plan (2012-17).
As per the scheme guidelines under the mission, all the new applications in 12th Plan i.e. with effect from April 1, 2012 under the above scheme/mission are received, sanctioned and funds are released by the respective State/ UT Governments, for setting up of Food Processing units in the country.
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