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Govt reviews 36 projects under agro-processing cluster scheme

Govt reviews 36 projects under agro-processing cluster scheme

Harsimrat Kaur Badal holds video conferences with promoters of Agro-processing ClustersUnion Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, held video conferences with the promoters of the ongoing Agro-processing Clusters (APCs) supported by the Ministry

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Telangana pushes self reliance on fruits, vegetables

Telangana pushes self reliance on fruits, vegetables

The CM elucidated that there are gaps in supply and demand of fruits and vegetablesBased on a directive issued by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, officials are striving to make the state self-sufficient in

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Govt reviews sugar sector related issues

Govt reviews sugar sector related issues

Paswan directs officials to issues necessary guidelines for timely payments of outstanding dues of sugarcane farmersThe Union Minister for Food & Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan held a review meeting with Secretary,

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MoFPI grievance cell resolves maximum industry issues

MoFPI grievance cell resolves maximum industry issues

Harsimrat Kaur Badal holds regular video conferences with food processing industry stakeholdersThe grievance cell of Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been able to close and resolve 581 issues out of 585 received, with

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FSSAI launches new food safety compliance platform

FSSAI launches new food safety compliance platform

It will replace the existing Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS)FSSAI is launching its cloud based, upgraded new food safety compliance online platform called Food Safety and Compliance System (FoSCoS). It will replace the existing

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Govt aims to enhance fish production

Govt aims to enhance fish production

With an investment of over Rs.20,000 crores in next five yearsThe Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) aims to enhance fish production to 220 lakh metric tons by 2024-25 from 137.58 lakh metric tons in 2018-19 at

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Cabinet approves scheme for micro food processing enterprises

Cabinet approves scheme for micro food processing enterprises

With an outlay of Rs.10,000 croreThe Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme - "Scheme for Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (FME)" for the

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Govt announces measures to strengthen food processing sector

Govt announces measures to strengthen food processing sector

Operation Greens run by MOFPI will be extended from tomatoes, onion and potatoes to ALL fruit and vegetablesIn the 3rd Tranche of measures to strengthen Infrastructure Logistics, Capacity Building, Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture, Fisheries and

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Govt launches new scheme for dairy sector

Govt launches new scheme for dairy sector

Interest subvention on Working Capital Loans for Dairy sector due to lockdownTo offset the economic impact of Covid-19 on Dairy Sector, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has introduced a new scheme “Interest subvention on Working Capital

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FCI taking steps to ensure availability of food grains

FCI taking steps to ensure availability of food grains

About 160 LMT food grains distributed to states/UTsAs per the Food Corporation of India (FCI) report dated 12.05.2020, FCI currently has 271.27 LMT rice and 400.48 LMT wheat. Hence, a total of 671.75 LMT food