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Book's First Page8.54 ndian onom institute will offer high quality educational, job creation. To promote industrial growth along research and management programme specific to with the objective of inclusive growth the food the food industry, provide referral advise on food processing sector will get higher attention from standards, disseminate knowledge on the food the government. sector and provide business incubation facility. It is situated (2006) at Kundli, Sonipat (Haryana). outlook for the future nAtionAl mission on fooD Processing (nmfP) So that the FPI expands as per the expectations emphasis is needed on the following fronts: India enjoys a ‘competitive advantage’ in food processing sector given its huge production (i) Given the need for wastage reduction, base of a number of agricultural, dairy, fishing value addition and the high employment and horticultural items. To ensure that this potential of the sector, there is a need to sector gets the stimulus it deserves, the MoFPI substantially step up the allocations given has been implementing a number of schemes the importance of the sector in terms of for infrastructure development, technology its contribution to the economy. upgradation and modernisation, human resources (ii) There is also a need for greater involvement development and R&D in this sector. In the of state governments for better outreach, context of the 12th Plan, it is felt that there is a need to decentralise the implementation of schemes supervision and monitoring (keeping this through involvement of the states/UTs for better in view, government has already launched outreach, supervision, monitoring and ensuring centrally sponsored National Mission on job creation. Accordingly, National Mission Food Processing). on Food Processing (NMFP) was launched as a (iii) There is a need for greater emphasis centrally sponsored scheme in 2012. The NMFP on creation of infrastructure with full contemplates establishment of a National Mission participation of state governments and as well as corresponding Missions at the state and private sector. The main infrastructure district levels. schemes for setting up food parks and chAllenges cold chains are at present ‘closed ended’. This should be ‘open ended’ permitting The most important challenges among others in the Ministry to fund all the viable the sector include avoidance of the significant ‘wastage’ at every level and in value addition. projects proposals received under these High food inflation, high post-harvest wastage schemes rather than limiting the number particularly in fruits and vegetables, low level of of projects. processing, etc., are the main challenges in the (iv) The credit dimension of the sector is also food processing sector. Addressing these core a vital issue. concerns by reducing wastage of food, increasing With the idea of ‘Team India’ under the shelf life and enhancing value of agricultural NITI Aayog, it is believed that a new synergy will produce are some of the objectives of the food processing industry. In terms of employment, the come to the food processing industry. The nature contribution of the sector is significant. Presently, of industry requires active participation from not the total number of persons employed in the food only the concerned states, but the loacal bodies, processing sector is about 17 lakh. The National too. Experts believe that the emerging emphasis Manufacturing Policy, 2011 seeks to give special by the government on the issue of ‘ease of doing attention to food processing industries to ensure business’ will be of great help to the sector.