9.2. Infrastructure Development in the Food Processing Sector

Government attaches highest priority to development and expansion of physical infrastructure for facilitating prompt growth of industries. In order to address the problem of infrastructure in food processing sector, the Government has implemented the scheme for infrastructure development comprising the following components:

In order to raise India’s processed-product quality to international standards, to address health concerns and harness the export opportunity, the government is establishing a network of quality control and testing laboratories and testing centers across India, supported by R&D through research institutes.