Harsimrat to focus on deregulating food processing industry
Updated: Jun 07, 2014 02:35:43pm
New Delhi, June 7 (KNN) The new Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has said that her focus will be to "deregulate and simplify government systems" and speed up clearance of the stalled projects.
"The minister told the industry that her focus is to “de-regulate and simplify governmental systems, processes and clearances that delay food processing projects causing huge losses to the companies putting up projects," an official release said here yesterday after Kaur's meeting with representatives of the food processing industry yesterday.
The Minister said the government will review the role of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
During the meetings, Badal said "...(her) focus is to curb inflation, mitigate fruit and vegetable losses, drive and accelerate food processing industries growth and review the role of FSSAI regarding long delays in clearing product approvals."
In these meetings, various issues relating to improving the food processing sector in the country came up for discussion.
The major issues discussed includes revisiting regulatory regime, rationalisation of fiscal incentives, tax concessions to mega food parks and focussing on perishables, GST, role of APMC in movement of vegetables and skill development in food processing, the statement added.
FSSAI is an agency established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. (KNN Bureau)
"The minister told the industry that her focus is to “de-regulate and simplify governmental systems, processes and clearances that delay food processing projects causing huge losses to the companies putting up projects," an official release said here yesterday after Kaur's meeting with representatives of the food processing industry yesterday.
The Minister said the government will review the role of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
During the meetings, Badal said "...(her) focus is to curb inflation, mitigate fruit and vegetable losses, drive and accelerate food processing industries growth and review the role of FSSAI regarding long delays in clearing product approvals."
In these meetings, various issues relating to improving the food processing sector in the country came up for discussion.
The major issues discussed includes revisiting regulatory regime, rationalisation of fiscal incentives, tax concessions to mega food parks and focussing on perishables, GST, role of APMC in movement of vegetables and skill development in food processing, the statement added.
FSSAI is an agency established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption. (KNN Bureau)
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