To what extent has the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the food processing industry facilitated value addition, employment generation, and global competitiveness in India's food processing industry? (Answer in 250 words)
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India is food processing industry is a sunshine sector with CAGR of 13-14%. PLI Scheme has further boosted food processing to industrial level. [PLI scheme for Value addition] (1) India's agri production - like Potato/Tomato/pulses Processed and Offered with integration in global value chain → output based incentive revenue multiplier led to further [investment in food processing/Mega food parks examples] - [Potato, sali] - food park in Maharashtra.
Value added goods - exported to foreign markets as well (2) [Employment generation] PLI scheme has incentivized - a growth of agglomerations b expansion of bi-factory subset [incinerators to employers to invest more] used to creation of [new jobs] (3) - Maharashtra - [SAMPAT model] employed women as processor and farm-collector women led development in FPI [709 = women] [Global competitiveness] PLI scheme has kept to investment and incentive linked targeted performance in FPI (4) - Support of [LPMs model]
[PLI scheme features] (5) concentrated in few urban pockets (6) Sunset clause of incentives (7) PLI aided only few corporates [MNCAs] and not FPOs. PLI scheme must be [decentralised] with state initiatives to leverage FPOs and agri-wastage this wide ensure 'Sabka sath, Sabka Vikas'.
— Deeksha Chourasiya · AIR 44
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Flow diagram showing: Profit → Procurement → Processing (by farmer-led cooperative) → Export → Production of lays; with separate flow for Profit, lays secretion formula, and packaged material
Deeksha Chourasiya
Agriculture and Food Security
Food processing
PLI scheme impact on food processing
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