AIZAWL, Jan 28 - Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli today announced here that the Central Government was setting up mega and mini food parks in all the eight North Eastern States.
Teli was addressing a workshop on the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) organised by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries held in association with the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) as the industry partner. The workshop was also supported by the Mizoram Government�s Industry and Commerce Department.
The Union minister added that a few of these food parks have already been completed.
Teli also unfolded various schemes to boost the food processing industry in Mizoram. He unveiled the Central Government�s road map for incentivising the existing and aspiring entrepreneurs in this sector. He said that the entire North East has a huge potential for agriculture-based enterprises and several attractive schemes are already in place under the PMKSY policy framework including financial incentives for mega food parks, an integrated cold chain to help entrepreneurs establish market linkages across the country, and also for exports to ASEAN countries.