Ministry of Food Processing Industries

FDI equity inflow of US$6492.19 million in the food processing sector during 2010-11 to 2016-17

Posted On: 02 JAN 2018 2:27PM by PIB Delhi

According to Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, there has been FDI equity inflow of US$6492.19 million in the food processing sector during 2010-11 to 2016-17. 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Food Processing Industries is allowed through automatic route subject to applicable laws/sectoral rules/ regulations/ security conditions. As per the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) conducted by Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in 2014-15, the total invested capital by the registered food processing units was at Rs.368,43,371 lakhs. The state-wise invested capital in the food processing industries by 2014-15 as per the survey is at Annexure.

As per the surveys under Annual Survey of Industries conducted by Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the number of registered food processing units has increased from 35,838 in 2010-11 to 38,603 in 2014-15.

Annexure

 

State-wise Invested Capital in Registered Food Processing Units by 2014-15

 

Sr. No.

State

Invested Capital (Rs. Lakh)

1

A & N Islands

733

2

Andhra Pradesh

2303736

3

Arunachal Pradesh

6822

4

Assam

802132

5

Bihar

688407

6

Chandigarh

7251

7

Chhattisgarh

355497

8

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

2337

9

Daman & Diu

33297

10

Delhi

651151

11

Goa

152223

12

Gujarat

2568716

13

Haryana

2054238

14

Himachal Pradesh

296996

15

Jammu and Kashmir

112583

16

Jharkhand

124541

17

Karnataka

3227013

18

Kerala

703629

19

Madhya Pradesh

1218209

20

Maharashtra

6749766

21

Manipur

5537

22

Meghalaya

44828

23

Nagaland

1938

24

Odisha

333689

25

Puducherry

70505

26

Punjab

2298109

27

Rajasthan

953902

28

Sikkim

18285

29

Tamil Nadu

2809159

30

Telangana

1008565

31

Tripura

20030

32

Uttar Pradesh

5119369

33

Uttarakhand

506498

34

West Bengal

1593680

Total

368,43,371

Source: Annual Survey of Industries, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

This information was shared by the Minister of Food Processing Industries Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in Lok Sabha today.

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