Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has taken up with the Finance Ministry the issue of high GST rate proposed on some products like pickles, murabba and papad and sought a review of the same. The Minister has also forwarded Coca-Cola India’s demand not to include fizzy drin…
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SAMPADA scheme to help build National Food Grid in country: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
The Cabinet has approved the restructuring of the scheme for agro-marine processing and development of agro-processing clusters (SAMPADA). Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the SAMPADA scheme is going to be an overarching umbrella scheme. It is a step in the direction to build Na…
Cell to help foreign investors in food processing sector
New Delhi: Ministry of Food Processing Industries has created an Investment Targeting and Facilitation Desk to help foreign companies which are looking for investment in food processing sector. The Cell shall also prepare a list of Indian companies also for their foreign partners. Government spok…
Budget 2017: Govt may give incentives for food processing SMEs
New Delhi: Government is likely to announce incentives for small and medium food processing units in areas such as rice and tea in the Budget to promote the sector and boost manufacturing activities. The impetus may come through a scheme – Sampada — under which 35 per cent subsidy cou…
Budget 2017: लघु और मध्यम खाद्य प्रसंस्करण इकाइयों को प्रोत्साहित करने लिए हो सकता है ऐलान
सरकार चावल और चाय के क्षेत्र में कार्यरत लघु और मध्यम (एसएमई) खाद्य प्रसंस्करण इकाइयों को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए और विनिर्माण गतिविधियों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए आगामी बजट में कुछ लाभकारी घोषणाओं का ऐलान कर सकती है। सूत्रों के अनुसार प्रोत्साहन ‘संपदा’ नाम की योजना के जरिए मिल सकता है। इस स्कीम के …
Digital India mission to empower common man: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on October 25 said that the Digital India mission is to empower common man in the country. Inaugurating the incubation facility of Software Technology Park of India, Mohali, the Union IT Minister said that Digital India is also for the poor and underprivileged i…
Mega food park to be set up in Ludhiana for Rs 117 cr
Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on September 26 laid the foundation stone of a mega food park project in Ludhiana to be developed at a cost of Rs 117.61 crore. This mega food park is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to about 6,000 people and benefit about 25,000–30…
Grofers India seeks govt approval for FDI in food trading
Grocery delivery start-up Grofers has sought government’s approval for foreign direct investment to carry out trading in food products. The government has recently permitted 100 percent FDI under government approval for trading, including through e-commerce, in respect of food products manu…
Food processing sector to treble in coming years: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
India’s food processing industry is expected to treble in the coming years on the back of higher economic growth and government initiatives like 100 per cent FDI in marketing of food items, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said. At present, the size of India’s food processing industry is about…
Global food retailers eyeing India: Centre
Big retail chains and food brands from the U.K., Italy and Brazil are eyeing an entry in the Indian market after the government opened up foreign investments up to 100 per cent in processing, marketing and retailing of food made in India, Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said. …