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Deeksha ChourasiyaAIR 44

Question 14GS3GS3

To what extent has the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the food processing industry facilitated value addition, employment generation, and global competitiveness in India's food processing industry? (Answer in 250 words)

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Main Body

India is food processing industry is a sunshine sector with CAGR of 13-14%. PLI Scheme has further boosted food processing to industrial level. [PLI scheme for Value addition] (1) India's agri production - like Potato/Tomato/pulses Processed and Offered with integration in global value chainoutput based incentive revenue multiplier led to further [investment in food processing/Mega food parks examples] - [Potato, sali] - food park in Maharashtra.

Value added goods - exported to foreign markets as well (2) [Employment generation] PLI scheme has incentivized - a growth of agglomerations b expansion of bi-factory subset [incinerators to employers to invest more] used to creation of [new jobs] (3) - Maharashtra - [SAMPAT model] employed women as processor and farm-collector women led development in FPI [709 = women] [Global competitiveness] PLI scheme has kept to investment and incentive linked targeted performance in FPI (4) - Support of [LPMs model]

[PLI scheme features] (5) concentrated in few urban pockets (6) Sunset clause of incentives (7) PLI aided only few corporates [MNCAs] and not FPOs. PLI scheme must be [decentralised] with state initiatives to leverage FPOs and agri-wastage this wide ensure 'Sabka sath, Sabka Vikas'.

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Conclusion

PLI scheme must be decentralised with state initiatives to leverage FPOs and agri-wastage to ensure 'Sabka sath, Sabka Vikas'.

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Diagram

Flow diagram showing: Profit → Procurement → Processing (by farmer-led cooperative) → Export → Production of lays; with separate flow for Profit, lays secretion formula, and packaged material

Topper

Deeksha Chourasiya

AIR 44

Subject & Paper

GS3GS3

Topic

Agriculture and Food Security

Food processing

PLI scheme impact on food processing

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