Farmers may get help under new food processing scheme

The Maharashtra government has begun the Chief Minister Agro and Food Processing plan wherein deliver will be handled and will be given reasonable rates. As per the chief minister, the central and state governments will finance funds on vegetable and organic product preparing units on a 75:25 premise. 

"Presently, farmers are offering it raw in the market. So they can't get reasonable costs. Likewise, there are more odds of vegetables and organic products dying. This plan will support firms and rancher gatherings to begin their own particular firm and process vegetables and organic products," said a senior government official, asking for obscurity. Minister for Agriculture Pandurang Fundkar said this plan would prove fruitful.

"Agriculturists ought to get the advantage of this plan. There were a couple of state-possessed nourishment preparing units which are presently totally outdated. We have restarted them by giving assets. This move will help decrease the ranchers' suicides as they will have the capacity to prepare their vegetables and natural products in their own particular region, and the handled organic products will show signs of improvement costs than the crude ones," Pundkar said. The administration has likewise issued a warning expressing that the focal government has embraced the national mission on nourishment handling. 

"Farmers should utilize present day innovation to process and protect vegetables and natural products. It will likewise help increment the quality and sturdiness of organic products in the wake of preparing. The item will then be advanced and advertised. Fare advancement too should be embraced," expressed the round issued by the state farming division. A senior government official said that all these processing chunks based on horticulture produces will be integrated.

In Maharashtra, there is no deficiency of crude create, yet agriculturists are denied of good rates because of absence of handling offices, frequently compelled to dump their products because of falling costs. This plan will open up new roads for agriculturists and increment toughness of a perishable item. Likewise, expansive scale fares will bring great costs, and help check farmers' suicides.

 Whats New Under The Scheme

1. Hosting of Tender notice inviting proposals for conducting Evaluation of Impact of the scheme of Quality Assurance of Ministry of Food Processing Industries - reg. 

2. Calling for Applications under the Scheme of Setting up / up-gradation of Food Testing Laboratories.

3. GST Facilitation Cell-Reg.

4. Cancellation of RFP for Appointment of Program Management Agency (PMA) for new Central Sector Scheme of Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing/ Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC).

5. Setting up of a special fund of Rs. 2,000 crore in NABARD to make available Affordable credit to agro processing units- Consolidated list of 175 Designated Food Parks as on 31.05.2017.

6. Renaming "SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters)" as " Kisan SAMPADA Yojana" – reg.

7. Approval of Government of India on new Central Sector Scheme – SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters).

8. (CCEA) Cabinet approves New Central Sector Scheme - SAMPADA (Scheme For Agro-Marine Processing And Development Of Agro-Processing Clusters).

9. Proposals/EOI invited for empanelment of Project Management Consultants(PMCs) under Scheme of Setting up/Modernization of Abattoir of Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

10. Handing over the Charge of Vice Chancellor,NIFTEM held by Dr. Ajit Kumar to Shri Parag Gupta(Joint Secretary,MOFPI)-reg.

11. Tender notice inviting proposals for conducting Evaluation of Impact of the scheme of Mega Food Park of Ministry of Food Processing Industries - reg.

12. Integrated Cold Chain proposals received against Eol dated 31.08.2016 from the State of Uttarakhand in respect of Fruits & Vegetables Sector-reg.