Portal Sampada to serve food industries
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been holding Inter-Ministerial meetings for approval and review of 36 projects through online mode and other virtual means under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters (APCs).
Also, the ministry has been addressing various issues and concerns raised by the industry associations, various stakeholders, and promoters of the projects with a proactive approach with its dedicated task force.
The Ministry has a dedicated investment portal, Sampada, for receiving, processing, and sanctioning applications for subsidy under the relevant schemes, Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal told the promoters of the ongoing APCs on 19 June 2020.
The APCs are supported by MoFPI under the Scheme for the Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters.
She reviewed the 36 Projects spread across in the states of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
The promoters shared their experience gained and problems faced in the implementation of the projects during the interactive session.
Badal said that MoFPI has devised a new mechanism to substitute the need for physical site inspection required in these projects.
The review meetings for APC Scheme was held on 17-18 June 2020 as a continuation of a series of online meets coordinated by MoFPI to closely review existing projects.
Other concerns related to operations, labor, and logistics issues were also taken into consideration to help out the promoters of the projects.
Therefore, many projects have been given an extension of completion date as the installation of plant and machinery had suffered delays on account of lockdown restrictions, said MoFPI. fiinews.com
