why is there a fruit preservation industry in these states and union territories
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India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in world after China. Huge quantity of produce is wasted due to inadequate facilities for preservation as only 1.5 to 2% of the total produce is processed in the country. Fruit and vegetable preservation is thus one of the major pillars of food industry.
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Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has spearheaded a range of efforts to introduce fundamental and modernizing changes to the economy such as increasing digital transactions, cutting red tape, increasing efficiency, introducing the Goods and Services Tax, among others. This rethinking and restructuring of the economy created room for growth and improvement in areas such as food and product retail.
India’s food processing sector is one of the largest in the world and its output is expected to reach $ 535 Bn by 2025-26. It lies at the heart of the Government of India’s Make in India initiative and resonates with Prime Minister Modi’s call for ‘vocal for local’.
New initiatives like a planned infrastructure spend of around INR 100 lakh crore (around $1 Trn) and INR 25 lakh crore to boost the rural economy have put the food processing sector on a high growth trajectory. The Pradhan MantriKisanSampadaYojna, for example, is a comprehensive package whichshall create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm to retail outlet. More recently, boosting Prime Minister Modi’s AtmanirbharBharat vision,thescheme of Formalizationof Micro Food Processing Enterprises (FME) is being rolled out with an outlay of INR 10,000crore.
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