Centre sanctions 28 Food Processing Projects worth Rs 320 crore in ten states

Central government has approved 28 Food Processing Projects worth over 320 crore rupees, said Ministry of Food Processing Industries on Saturday. projects are spre over 10 states and are likely to generate employment for nearly 10,000 people.

 Ministry of Food Processing Industries has supported projects with a grant of over 107 crore rupees. y were approved under Scheme for Creation and Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities- CEFPPC in Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meeting. 

"28 projects with project costs of Rs 320.33 crore, supported with a grant of Rs 107.42 crore by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) were approved under CEFPPC Scheme by IMAC," an official statement said.

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Union Minister of Food Processing Industries  Narendra Singh Tomar chaired IMAC meeting through video conference to review projects under Prhan Mantri Kisan Sampa Yojana (PMKSY) for necessary Grants-in-aid. Junior minister Rameswar Teli was also present in meeting.

se 28 projects will create a processing capacity of 1,237 Metric Tonnes every day across states of Mhya Presh, Gujarat, Uttar Presh, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Tamil Nu, Uttarakhand, Assam, and Manipur.

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