Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday assured the industry that the
government would do all possible to promote the food processing sector and
further incentivize it so that the farmers produce and manufacturer’s hard work
is equally rewarded.
Inaugurating the 4th International
Conference & Exhibition – India Farm 2 Fork 2016 under aegis of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here today, the Minister said that the
last in the 70 years ever since India attain freedom nothing much was done for
food processing sector.
“It is with Modi
Ji becoming the Prime Minister that the food processing sector felt to priority
sector as it is he who referred to this sector as Prime Minister of India in
his address to the Nation from the rampart of Red Fort”, said Sadhvi Niranjan
Jyoti.
“It was our
government that reduced significantly the taxation particularly its excise part
on food processing industries from 10% to 6% and in future the government would
take more initiative so that this sector becomes vibrant and put on global
map”, she added.
The Minister
concluded her inaugural address hoping that industry and farmers would build a
partnership that is long lasting for the growth of food processing sector and
reducing substantially the wastages on to it.
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