As part of the International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has organized a series of Millet (Shree Anna) Mahotsavs in 27 districts spread across the country. The details of the Mahotsavs is placed at Annexure. Also, Shree Anna was one of the focus areas in World Food India (WFI), 2023 organized during 3-5 November, 2023 in Pragati Maidan New Delhi.

MoFPI is also strengthening Shree Anna Processing & Preservation Infrastructure in the country through its schemes.  30 Shree Anna based proposals, including proposals from 8 large entities and 22 MSMEs, have been approved for assistance under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) with an outlay of Rs 800 Cr.  A total of 1745 loans have been sanctioned amounting Rs. 90.80 Cr for individual Shree Anna processing units under PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme.  MoFPI has also identified 19 districts with Shree Anna Products as One District One Product (ODOP) under its PMFME scheme and has approved 3 Marketing & Branding proposals for Shree Anna Products. Also, 17 incubation centres have been approved in 10 states having Shree Anna Processing lines.

Wide spectrum of domestic and overseas stakeholders participated in World Food India 2023, which included 1208 exhibitors, 14 international delegations including 7 Ministerial delegations, 715 overseas and 218 domestic buyers, 97 corporate leaders, 10 Union Ministries/ Departments, 6 Commodity Boards apart from 25 States / UTs. Netherlands was the Partner Country and Japan the Focus Country of the Event. Total Investment interests announced & MoUs signed during the World Food India 2023 amounts to Rs. 33,129 Crore.

 

ANNEXURE

 

S.No.	Date of the Mahotsav	State	District
1	21-22 Jan, 2023	Madhya Pradesh	Mandla
2	22-23 Jan, 2023	Andhra Pradesh	Vizianagaram
3	28 Feb-1 March, 2023	Bihar	Bhojpur
4	3-4 March, 2023	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
5	6-7 March, 2023	Tamil Nadu	Madurai
6	17-18 March, 2023	Odisha	Nuapada
7	25-26 March, 2023	Telangana	Mahabubnagar
8	20-21 April, 2023	Rajasthan	Jodhpur
9	27-28 April, 2023	Jharkhand	Khunti
10	2-3 May, 2023	Arunachal Pradesh	Tirap
11	17-18 May, 2023	Uttarakhand	Almora
12	30-31 May, 2023	Kerala	Palakkad
13	6-7 June, 2023	Gujarat	Surat
14	26-27 June, 2023	Bihar	Patna
15	06-Jul, 2023	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
16	07-Jul, 2023	Haryana	Chandigarh
17	12-Jul, 2023	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
18	12-Jul, 2023	Maharashtra	Pune
19	17-Aug, 2023	Rajasthan	Jaipur
20	19-20 Aug, 2023	Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore
21	28-Aug, 2023	Karnataka	Mandya
22	05-Sep, 2023	West Bengal	Kolkata
23	05-Sep, 2023	Punjab	Amritsar
24	15-Sep, 2023	Telangana	Hyderabad
25	05-Oct, 2023	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
26	05-Oct, 2023	Maharashtra	Thane
27	24-Nov, 2023	Andaman & Nicobar Island	Port Blair

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Km. Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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