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Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the Central Sector Scheme – “Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)” entailing an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crore.
Important points:
- In order to boost domestic manufacturing and cut down on import bills, the central government in March 2020 introduced a PLIscheme that aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units.
- Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies to set up or expand existing manufacturing units.
- PLI Scheme has also been approved for sectors such as automobiles, pharmaceuticals, IT hardware including laptops, mobile phones & telecom equipment, white goods, chemical cells and textiles, etc.
Objectives :
- To support creation of global food manufacturing champions.
- To strengthen select Indian brands of food products for global visibility and wider acceptance in the international markets.
- To increase employment opportunities of off-farm jobs.
- To ensure remunerative prices of farm produce and higher income to farmers.
Features :
- It will support food manufacturing entities with stipulated minimum Sales and willing to make minimum stipulated investment for expansion of processing capacity and Branding abroad.
- The first component relates to incentivising manufacturing of four major food product segments viz. Ready to Cook/ Ready to Eat (RTC/ RTE) foods, Processed Fruits & Vegetables, Marine Products, Mozzarella Cheese.
- It also covers organic products, free-range eggs, poultry meat and egg products.
- The second component relates to support for branding and marketing abroad.
- Duration: Scheme will be implemented over a six year period from 2021-22 to 2026-27.
Benefits:
- Expansion of processing capacity to generate processed food output of Rs. 33,494 crore.
- Create employment for nearly 2.5 lakh persons by the year 2026-27.
SOURCE: THE HINDU ,THE ECONOMIC TIMES ,MINT
