The total cost of these seven projects is about Rs 164.46 crores and a grant in aid of Rs 27.99 crores has been approved by the ministry
The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Pashupati Kumar Paras and the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel, inaugurated seven food processing projects at Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, through video conferencing in New Delhi as part of the ’Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
The total cost of these seven projects is about Rs 164.46 crores and a grant in aid of Rs 27.99 crores has been approved by the ministry. Along with this, 3,100 people will get direct and indirect employment, and 16,500 farmers and entrepreneurs will be benefited from these projects.
Speaking on the occasion, Pashupati Kumar Paras said, “These projects for developing state-of-the-art processing facilities will prove a milestone in the growth of food processing sector, benefit farmers, growers, processors and consumers of respective regions and adjoining areas immensely.”
Patel said that if the surplus crops/products are processed locally, that would be ideal, and everyone would benefit from it. While talking to the promoters, he added that we all have to work together for establishing presence of our brands at international level to ensure recognition to our processed products.
The seven projects inaugurated are: Paakhi Business in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh; Bikanerwala Foods in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh; MouryaAquax in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh; SKM Egg Product Export (India) in Erode, Tamil Nadu; Samson CNO Industries in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu; Centre for Excellence in Grain Sciences in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and School of Sensory Science in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
