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Higher level of assistance to those setting up food processing industry in north-east India

| | Nov 18, 2016, at 09:29 pm
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing a number of Central Sector Schemes for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country, including North-East India.

Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, in a written reply, informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday said that the details of financial assistance, eligibility, procedure of approval of projects are available on the ministry's website.

The central schemes include mega food parks, modern abattoirs, integrated cold chain and value addition Infrastructure, creation/expansion of food processing and preservation, quality assurance, and human resource and institutions.

Under these schemes, a higher level of assistance is provided to entrepreneurs setting up project in the North East Region, the minister said.  

 

 

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