Food parks on both sides of upcoming expressways in UP

Lucknow: For the promotion of the food processing industry in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to set up food parks along both sides of upcoming expressways. He has said that the industry can be developed on the lines of ‘one district one product’ scheme in which produce specific units will be established in districts or climatic zones where a certain produce, like potatoes or corn, grows.
While reviewing the food processing policy of 2017, the CM said the government should take maximum benefit of food processing related provisions in the Centre’s new economic package. He has asked the department to prepare a proposal which can be presented to the Centre.
“The CM has said that youth can be encouraged to join the industry through the CM Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. He has added that the food processing department must identify areas where a specific produce is grown and ensure food processing industries related to it are set up in those areas. This work can be done on the basis of districts or climatic zone,” said an official.
Principal secretary, food processing, Babu Lal Meena said that in organised areas, there are 62,325 registered units while in the unorganised sector, 3.5 lakh micro units are functional in the state.