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Acts & Schemes – Centre, Dairy, Poultry

It will strengthen select Indian brand of food products for global visibility and wider acceptance in the international markets

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Central Sector Scheme – ‘Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)’ to support creation of global food manufacturing champions commensurate with India’s natural resource endowment and support Indian brands of food products in the international markets with an outlay of Rs 10900 crore.

Objectives of the scheme:

  • The objectives of the scheme are to support food manufacturing entities with stipulated minimum sales and willing to make minimum stipulated investment for expansion of processing capacity and branding abroad to incentivise emergence of strong Indian brands:
  • Support creation of global food manufacturing champions;
  • Strengthen select Indian brand of food products for global visibility and wider acceptance in the international markets;
  • Increase employment opportunities of off-farm jobs,
  • Ensuring remunerative prices of farm produce and higher income to farmers.

Salient features:

  • The first component relates to incentivising manufacturing of four major food product segments viz ready to cook/ ready to eat (RTC/ RTE) foods, processed fruits & vegetables, marine products, mozzarella cheese.
  • Innovative/ organic products of SMEs including free range-eggs, poultry meat, egg products in these segments are also covered under above component.
  • The selected applicant will be required to undertake investment, as   quoted   in   their application (subject to the   prescribed minimum) in plant & machinery in the first two years ie in 2021-22 & 2022-23.
  • Investment made in 2020-21 also to be counted for meeting the mandated investment.
  • The conditions of stipulated minimum sales and mandated investment will not be applicable for entities selected for making innovative/ organic products.
  • The second component relates to support for branding and marketing abroad to incentivise emergence of strong Indian brands.
  • For promotion of Indian brands abroad, the scheme envisages grant to the applicant entities for – in store branding,  shelf space renting and marketing.
  • Scheme will be implemented over a six year period from 2021-22 to 2026-27.

It will strengthen select Indian brand of

Acquaculture, Agro Universities

It will help cage fish farmers and biofloc fish farmers in the SC community to sell their yield without the influence of middlemen 

 

 

 

 

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala has extended support to Athidhi Achuth, a Trans Person belonging to the Scheduled Caste community from Kerala to turn Entrepreneur in Fisheries. In a bid to support the Trans-Woman to earn a regular income for living, the Institute provided Athidhi Achuth with a Modernized Fish Vending Stall in Kochi City at a cost of around Rs. 5 lakhs under the Government of India’s Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Scheme.

Launching her Fish Vending Stall on 15th March, 2021, the 36 Year Old Athidhi became the country’s first Trans-Gender Entrepreneur in the fisheries sector. The Institute also provided her with fresh and live fishes for the first sale. Apart from marine captured fishes, live fishes farmed in cage fish farms and biofloc units of the SC & ST beneficiaries also made available in the “Athidhi’s Live & Fresh Fish Mart” at Vennala Market in the city.

By fulfilling the long-cherished dream of Athidhi Achuth, the Institute aims at bringing the Trans-Persons to the Entrepreneurship in the fisheries sector and also helping the cage fish farmers and biofloc fish farmers in the SC community to sell their yield without the influence of middlemen with a broad perspective of supplying safe and quality fresh and live fish to the general public at a nominal price.

The ICAR-CMFRI’s developed Fish Stall is equipped with a deep freezer, fish display table with cooler, billing machine, weighing balance and other facilities for cutting and cleaning the fish along with the facility for maintaining the fish in live and fresh conditions. Apart from direct sale, the home delivery of the cleaned and sealed packets of fishes will be available for the pre-booked customers.

Dr. A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, Kerala accentuated the Institute focused on Trans-Gender members in the SC community in the second phase of implementing the SCSP Scheme. The Director stressed that the initiative is also a part of the Mission to create opportunities in the fisheries sector for the Trans-Gender community.

It will help cage fish farmers and

Agro Universities, Seeds

Hybrid involving CGMS system will ensure genetic purity and also reduce the cost of seed production

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has entered into agreement with Generation Seeds Private Limited, a Patiala-based seed company, for licensing of chilli hybrid CH-52. The memorandum of agreement (MoA) was signed by Dr Navtej Singh Bains, Director Research, PAU and Paramjit Chandi, Generation Seeds on behalf of their respective organisations. This is the 266th MoA and 62 PAU technologies have been commercialised so far through the Technology Marketing and IPR Cell under the Directorate of Research, PAU.

Dr AS Dhatt, Additional Director of Research (Horticulture), said that this hybrid involving CGMS system will ensure genetic purity and also reduce the cost of seed production.

Giving details, Dr TS Dhillon, Head, Department of Vegetable Science, said this hybrid will revolutionise chilli production, specially, under low tunnel cultivation.

Informing about salient characteristics of the variety, Dr SK Jindal, Senior Vegetable Breeder, said the fruits of CH-52 are long (9.8 cm), deep green in colour and pungent (0.9 per cent capsaicin). The hybrid is moderately resistant to leaf curl virus, fruit rot and root knot nematodes. The hybrid is suitable for cultivation under low tunnel and gives an average yield of 106 q/acre, he added.

Hybrid involving CGMS system will ensure genetic