| Policy/ Programme |
Year |
Feature |
Gap/ Constraints |
| Scheme for Implementation of HACCP/ISO 22000, ISO 14000/GHP/GMP, Quality/ Safety Management |
2005 |
Match the quality standards of the world. |
The numbers of food processing centers are highly uneven in respect to number of industries. |
| Scheme of Technology up gradation, Establishment and Modernization of Food Processing Industries
(Source:MOFPI ,2006-07) |
2007 |
Financial intervention for enhancing processing levels of Industries, and assistance in setting up new Industry |
No knowledge on how unorganised sector will come in its purview. There has been a persistent demand for increasing the limit of capital grant, but this does not seem to be feasible in view of the limited resources for and galloping demand on the scheme. |
| Entrepreneurship Development Programme
(Source: Eleventh planning commission report, 2007) |
2007 |
Financial assistance to various organisations to promote establishment of food processing industries. |
No incubation policy in case of failure of the business. |
| Scheme for creating Primary Processing Centers/Collection Centers in rural areas.
(Source: Draft report for WG 12TH FYP,2011) |
2011 |
Development of rural entrepreneurship and transfer of technology for food processing by utilizing locally grown raw materials. |
The entrepreneurs do not pay adequate attention to all these facilities, therefore all the responsibility falls on farmer groups. |
| Training at Recognized National/state level institutes sponsored by MOFPI/other training programmes
(Source: HRD Ministry, annual report 2011-12) |
2011 |
Financial assistance to farmers or upcoming entrepreneurs for training |
The training centre location, and till time even after grant of budget no training Institute has come up. |
| Creation of Infrastructure Facilities for running Degree/Diploma Course in Food Processing Technology
(Source: HRD Ministry, annual report 2011-12) |
2011 |
Financial assistance to educational institutions for starting course in food technology. |
The problem lies whether the courses introduce are in line with the market demand. Various short duration certificate courses have been introduced, but there is no statistics on whether they suffice the market demand. |
