Guwahati: Union minister for food processing industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said that Food Processing Industries in the North East was part of PM Narendra Modi’s mission ‘Make In India’.”
Raising concern that the food waste within in India is almost equivalent to total consumption in countries like the UK, Badal laid stress on scientific and proper use of infrastructures like mega food park and help the farmers and growers in a right way.
She said, “Farmers are the future of food processing industry and our ministry will ensure food grown and produced reaches the consumers without wastage that is what I call ‘Khet to Thali’ and we are committed to it.”
Addressing an interactive session named, “Towards formulating the action agenda for the betterment of the North Eastern Food Processing Sector” hosted by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Badal said, “Organic production has a very huge and national and international market on Tuesday and only North East India has the potential to meet this demand through organised production. I am happy inform you that Food Processing Industries in the North East is part of PM Modi’s mission ‘Make In India’.”
Addressing the interaction on her maiden visit to the North East India, Badal further said,” I was surprised at very less utilization of funds when I took over the ministry, in five months period I have ensured utilization of 50% funds in a proper way.’
Calling on the entrepreneurship to make maximum use National Mission on Food Processing Badal said, “Mega Food Park is conceptualized to have all common infrastructures of a food processing industry under a hub like the North East Mega Food park in Tihu in Assam andour government plans to set up food park in all the districts in next five years”.
