The
North East's Food Processing sector was a part of Prime Minister
Narendra
Modi's 'Make in India' mission, Union Food Processing Industries Minister
Harsimrat
Kaur Badal today said
''Organic
production has a very huge national and international market today and only
North East India has the potential to meet this demand through organised
production'', Badal said at the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Exclusive
Interactive Session here.
''I am
happy to inform you the North East Food Processing Industry is part of Prime
Minister Modi's 'Make In India' mission'', she said.
Badal
said this was her maiden visit to the North East and ''I am here to hear from
the industry captains, entrepreneurs, growers of the food processing and allied
sector and address their issues''.
''I
was surprised to find very little utilization of funds when I took charge of
the ministry but in five months I have ensured use of 50 per cent funds in a
proper way'', the minister added.
She
urged entrepreneurs to make maximum use of the National Mission on Food
Processing.
Mega
Food Parks have been conceptualized with all common infrastructure of a food
processing industry under a hub like the North East
Mega
Food park in Tihu and ''our Government plans to set up food park in all the
districts in next five years'', Badal said.
She
also expressed concern on food waste in India and emphasized on the need for
scientific and proper use of the infrastructure.
''Farmers
are the future of Food Processing Industry and our ministry will ensure that
food grown and produced reach consumers without wastage. This is what I call
'Khet to Thali' and we are committed to it'', she added.
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