The Uttar Pradesh  
            Food Processing Industry Policy-2017 
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
            Department of Horticulture & Food Processing  
                      Uttar Pradesh 
                           
                           
                                                    Government of Uttar Pradesh 
                                                       Food Processing Section 
                                            Number-33/2017/1105/58-2-2017-600(7)/2017 
                                                   Lucknow: Dated: October 27, 2017 
                                                                        
                                                               Notification 
                                                                        
                               Honourable Governor, by exercising executive powers under the clause 162 
                        of  the  Constitution  of  India,  promulgates  the  Uttar  Pradesh  Food  Processing 
                        Industry Policy-2017. 
                        2.     The  Uttar  Pradesh  Food  Processing  Industry  Policy-2017  shall  remain 
                        effective for a period of 05 years since the date when this Notification is issued. 
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                           Sudhir Garg 
                                                                                       Principal Secretary 
                                                                        
                         
                        Number-33/2017/1105(1)/58-2-2017, dated as above: 
                        Copy forwarded to followings for information and necessary action: 
                        1.     Accountant General, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad. 
                        2.     Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries Government of India New 
                               Delhi. 
                        3.     Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh '. 
                        4.     Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Uttar Pradesh  
                        5.     All  Additional  Chief  Secretaries/Principal  Secretaries/Secretaries,  Uttar 
                               Pradesh Government. 
                        6.     Resident Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi. 
                        7.     All Divisional Commissioners/District Magistrates, Uttar Pradesh. 
                        8.     Confidential Section-1, Uttar Pradesh Secretariat. 
                        9.     Finance (Expenditure Control) Section-1. 
                        10.    Budget Cell, Social Welfare Department, Uttar Pradesh Government. 
                        11.    All Senior Treasury Officers/Treasury Officers, Uttar Pradesh. 
                        12.    Director,  Horticulture  &  Food  Processing  Department,  Uttar  Pradesh, 
                               Lucknow. 
                        13.    Director,  Information  &  Public  Relations  Department,  Uttar  Pradesh, 
                               Lucknow. 
                        14.    Finance  Controller,  Horticulture  &  Food  Processing  Department,  UP, 
                               Lucknow. 
                        15.    Guard File 
                         
                                                                                             By Order 
                                                                                  Shakeel Ahmed Siddiqui 
                                                                                         Under Secretary 
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                                                           INDEX 
                                                                
                     S.No.                            Description                             Page No 
                     1.      Background                                                           3 
                     2.      Vision & Implementation of the Policy                                4 
                     2.1     Vision                                                               4 
                     2.2      Objective                                                           4 
                     2.3     Implementation of the Policy                                         4 
                     3.      Areas Covered Under Food Processing                                  5 
                     4.      Priority Sectors                                                     6 
                     4.1     Development of Infrastructure Facilities                             6 
                     4.2     Identification of Food Processing Zones                              6 
                     4.3     Development of Food Processing Park, Mega Food Park &                6 
                             Cold Chain Facility 
                     4.4     Providing Conducive Atmosphere for Setting-up Food                  6-7 
                             Processing Industries 
                     4.5     Simplification of procedures                                         7 
                     5.      Capital Investment Promotion                                         8 
                     6.      Employment Generation                                                8 
                     7.      Financial grants & concessions                                       9 
                     7.1     Setting up Food Processing Units                                     9 
                     7.1.1   Capital Investment Subsidy                                           9 
                     7.1.2   Interest Subsidy                                                     10 
                     7.2     Interest Subsidy for purchase of reefer vehicles & mobile pre        10 
                             cooling vans 
                     7.3     Creating Infrastructure for conducting Degree/Diploma                10 
                             /Certificate Courses in Food Processing 
                     7.4     Skill Development in Food Processing                               10-11 
                     7.5     Food Processing promotional activities                               11 
                     7.6     Provision for Standardisation Promotion                              11 
                     7.7     Provision of Patent/Design Registration                              11 
                     7.8     Provision for market development & brand promotion                   12 
                     7.9     Assistance towards preparation of bankable projects to set           12 
                             up Food Processing Industry. 
                     8.      Other Facilities                                                     13 
                     9.      Institutional strengthening & effective utilisation of               13 
                             existing institutions 
                     10.     Implementation & Monitoring of Policy                                14 
                     10.1    State Level Empowered Committee                                      14 
                     10.2    Division Level Monitoring Committee                                  14 
                     10.3    District Level Project Implementation Committee                      14 
                     10.4    Nodal Department/Nodal Agency                                        14 
                     11.     Miscellaneous                                                        15 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                          
                                                                
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                                                       1. Background 
                                                                  
                             The Horticulture  and  Food  Processing  sector  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  vast 
                      prospects for capital investment, employment generation and augmenting rural 
                      income. In India, so far as production of food-grains, horticultural crops and milk 
                      is  concerned,  Uttar  Pradesh  occupies  a  prominent  place.  In  view  of  a  huge 
                      market, low production cost, human resource and sufficient availability of raw 
                      material.  There  are  ample  possibilities  for  setting  up  horticulture  and  food 
                      processing  based  industries  in  the  state.  That  is  why  the  Uttar  Pradesh 
                      Government is determined to develop the state as a food park state. 
                             In  view  of  production  of  the  abundance  of  food-grains,  horticultural 
                      produce, milk and other agricultural produce in different agro-climatic zones of 
                      Uttar  Pradesh,  now  it  has  become  all  the  more  pertinent  to  make  available 
                      processed  food  products  to  the  common  people  by  converting  the  surplus 
                      produce  into  a  value  added  chain.  In  the  backdrop  of  rather  easily  available 
                      workforce, a large quantity of produce worth processing and immense possibilities 
                      of employment generation in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Food Processing Policy-
                      2017 is required in order to multiplying the well planned development of food 
                      processing industry in the state. 
                      1.1    A consistent growth has been noticed in the demand of processed products 
                      as a result of changing food habits due to rapid urbanisation, population growth, 
                      smaller families, increase in family income and busy life styles. 
                      1.2    Uttar Pradesh is brimming with exciting possibilities of developing the food 
                      processing  sector,  investing  capital  in  the  sector,  generating  employment  and 
                      increasing income for all stakeholders. 
                      1.3    In  sequel  of  the  Uttar  Pradesh  Industrial  Investment  and  Employment 
                      Promotion Policy-2017, the Uttar Pradesh Food Processing Industry Policy-2017 is 
                      being  promulgated  to  set  up  and  develop  food  processing  industries  and  to 
                      further augment the current food processing opportunities in the state. 
                                                                                              
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