Schemes
State Plan Schemes
Directorate of Food Processing Scheme
List of schemes proposed by the Directorate of Food Processing as follows:
a) Provision for financial assistance to the entrepreneur for purchase of packaging materials with 50% subsidy.
b) Providing for financial assistance for purchase of machinery and equipments related to food processing in fruits, vegetables and spices etc with atleast 25% contribution from the farmers.
c) Trainings, Workshop, Seminars providing platform to entrepreneurs for marketing through-Expo, Trade fair, Exposure trips.
Central Schemes
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana
Government of India (GOI) has approved a new Central Sector Scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs. 6,000 crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14th Finance Commission cycle. The scheme will be implemented by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). The following schemes will be implemented under PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana:
- Mega Food Parks
- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
- Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing/ Preservation Capacities (Unit Scheme)
- Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters
- Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure
- Human Resources and Institutions
- Operation Greens
PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme)
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), in partnership with the State/ UT Governments, has launched an all India Centrally Sponsored PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme) for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises.. The following schemes will be implemented under PM FME Scheme:
- PM Address on Aatmanirbhar Bharat
- Scheme Brochure-I (English)
- Scheme Brochure-I (Hindi)
- Scheme Brochure-II (English)
- Scheme Brochure-II (Hindi)
- Scheme Guidelines (English)
- Scheme Guidelines (Hindi)
- Model ToR for studies for preparation of State Level Upgradation Plan (SLUP) for implementation of PM FME
- Structure of State/UT Project Management Unit (SPMU)
- List of 32 PMFME State Nodal Department Incharge, State Nodal Officer and State Nodal Agency
OTHER SCHEMES
Some of the components of “Mission Jackfruit” is being funded under article 275(1) of Constitution of India
- Establishment of Techno Incubation Centre (TIC)
- Stand-Up fund for Small Medium Enterprise (SME)
- Stand-Up fund for Nano-Enterprise for Jackfruit processing Unit
Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana-Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY- RAFTAAR) (Approved Scheme given only as the financial assistance for procuring machines)
- Ginger powder processing Unit
- Pineapple pulp processing Unit in PVC drum
- Roasted and spiced cashew processing unit
HMNEH- MIDH
HMNEH is a part of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme, being implemented for overall development of Horticulture in NE and Himalayan States. The mission covers all North East states including Sikkim, the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. This Mission addresses entire spectrum of Horticulture from production to consumption through backward and forward linkages. For more details and guidelines log in to https://midh.gov.in/.
Types of assistance
Under Food processing
Food processing units scheme
Integrated Post Harvest Management
- Pack house
- Integrated pack house with facilities for conveyer belt, sorting, grading units, washing, drying and weighing,
- Pre-cooling unit,
- Cold room (staging)
- Mobile pre- cooling unit
- Cold Storage (Construction, Expansion and Modernisation),
- Technology induction and modernisation of cold-chain,
- Refrigerated Transport vehicles
- Primary / Mobile/ Minimal processing unit
- Ripening chamber
- Evaporative / low energy cool chamber (8 MT)
- Preservation unit (low cost)
- Low cost onion storage structure (25 MT)
- Pusa Zero energy cool chamber (100 kg)
- Integrated Cold Chain supply System
Meghalaya Industrial & Investment Promotion Policy (MIIPP)
To ensure overall industrial development in the state and a synergistic working between the state and investors, the department of Commerce and Industries plays an important role to attract investments. One such move is the Meghalaya Industrial & Investment Promotion Policy which lists out Agro & Horticulture Processing Unit, Processing of Plantation Crops, Spices Oleoresin and other Essential Oils Units, Animal Husbandry and Meat Processing Industries as potential areas that are related to food processing.
For more details log in to http://meghalaya.gov.in/megcms/sites/default/files/documents/APPROVED_POLICY_2012.pdf