CCEA approves NMFP scheme in co-operation with states

24 Aug 2012 Evaluate

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the launch of National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) scheme. The scheme will start in co-ordination of the State Government in 2012-2013. This scheme will help states in maintaining requisite synergy between agriculture plans of states and development of food processing sector and will also help in increasing farm productivity and ensuring efficient supply chain filling infrastructural and institutional gaps. Central government on its part will be providing assistance to the states for technological upgradation, skill development, promotional activities and setting up of non-horticultural cold storages.

National Food Processing Development Council (NFPDC) will provide guidance to all schemes of Food Processing Ministry including the NMFP. The state governments on a mass scale will be setting up food processing units, while the Centre will provide the technological and logistical support.

In the past 5 years, the food processing sector has grown at over 8% on an average. The government has plan to set-up units on a large scale under this mission and it has accordingly fixed Rs 660 crore for the sector from the current fiscal’s budget.

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