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| 1. What are the incentives being provided to Food Processing Units? |
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| Ans. The Ministry of Govt. of India has been operating several schemes for the development of processed food sector in the country |
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| A) Scheme for Technology up gradation/ Establishment/Modernization of FPI |
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| a) Set up / Expansion / Modernization of FPI in |
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- Fruits and Vegetable
- Milk Products
- Meat and Poultry
- Fishery Products
- Cereal, pulses, Oil seeds
- Oleoresins, Spices, Coconut, Mushroom, Hops etc.
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| Other Agri Horticultural sectors leading to value addition and shelf life enhancement incl. food flavours and colours |
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| b) Modernization of Pulse Milling Unit - installation of driers and dust control system |
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| c) Setting up of Mini Pulse Processing Unit |
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| B) Scheme for Human Resource Development |
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| a) Setting up of Food Processing & Training Centre (FPTC) |
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| b) Creation of Infrastructure facilities for running Degree/Diploma Courses and Training Programmes for Food Processing |
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| c) Training Programmes sponsored by Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
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| d) Entrepreneurship Development Programme |
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| C) Scheme for Quality Assurance, Codex Standards and R & D |
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| a) Total Quality Management (TQM) |
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| b) Promotion of Quality Assurance and Safety Concept |
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| c) Bar Coding |
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| d) Strengthening of Codex Cell |
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| e) Setting up of Quality Control Laboratory |
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| f) R & D in Processed Food Sector |
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| D) Scheme for Strengthening of Nodal Agencies; |
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| E) Scheme for Backward and Forward Integration and other Promotional Activities |
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| a) Backward Linkages |
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| b) Forward Integration |
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| c) Generic Advertisement |
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| d) Promotional activities such as participation in Exhibition / Fairs, Supporting Seminars / Workshops / Conferences etc. and Studies and Surveys |
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| e) Preparation of Short duration Fils and material for different meetings, dissemination of information and bringing of publications |
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| f) Strengthening of F & V P Directorate |
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| g) Strengthening of Industry Associations |
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| h) Food Fortification (To be operated by only the Ministry) |
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| F) Scheme for Infrastructure Development |
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| a) Food Park |
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| b) Packaging Centre |
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| c) Modernized Abattoirs |
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| d) Integrated Cold Chain Facilities |
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| e) Value Added Centre |
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| f) Irradiation Facilities |
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| 2. Which is the State agency to be contacted for availing these incentives? |
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| Ans. To avail these incentives state nodal agencies can be contacted. The list of these nodal agencies can be seen in our website. |
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| 3. Which are the approvals that are required for before setting any Food Processing Unit? |
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| Ans. List of Approvals/orders is as under, |
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| a) Fruit Product Order (FPO) |
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| b) Milk & Milk Product Order (MMPO) |
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| c) Meat & Meat Production Order (MMPO) |
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| d) Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) |
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| e) Cold Storage License |
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| f) Mandi Act |
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| g) Trade Tax Act |
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| h) Labour Laws |
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- Apprentice Acts 1961
- Contract labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
- Employees’ provident fund and miscellaneous provision Act, 1952
- Employees Exchanges (Notification vacancies) Act, 1959
- Equal remuneration Act, 1976
- Factories Act, 1948
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
- Minimum wages Act, 1948
- Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
- Trade Unions Act, 1926
- Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
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| i) Customs & Excise Act |
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| j) PF & ESI Act |
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| k) Electricity Act |
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| l) Electrical Distribution Code and Tariffs |
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| m) Panchayati Raj Act |
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| n) Municipality Act |
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| o) Packaged and Commodity Act |
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| p) AGMARK (Agricultural Produce, Marketing & Grading Act) |
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| q) Export clearances / Certificates /Registrations |
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| 4. Which Industry do you suggest? |
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| Ans. Selection of industry is the Subject of regional survey and availabi1lity of raw material. Any unit in the following sector can be selected. |
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| a) Fruit and vegetable product. |
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| b) Grain milling |
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| c) Fishery products |
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| d) Meat and Poultry product |
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| e) Milk and Dairy product |
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| f) Oil seed processing |
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| g) Bakery and snacks |
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| h) Drinks and beverages |
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