The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) seeks complete control over organisations which do not come under its administrative control but has onus of developing business related to these agencies. Tussle with two other ministries has now reached to the highest level-PMO. An exclusive Report by Mohd Mustaquim.
Governance cannot be free from anomalies. Some anomalies are hampering the desired development of food processing sector. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is all set to do away with such cases and proactively engaged in resolving a tussle, which recently kicked off between the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Ministry of Commerce & Industry. These three ministries were in conflict for administrative control over National Centre for Cold-chain Development (NCCD), Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA).
Sources at PMO said, “ Three ministries have apprised their role and functions with regard to Food Processing sector. The PMO is vetting their official stand on the issue and would soon amicably resolve the matter. The decision would be taken keeping in view the holistic development of the sector as a whole.”
The control over NCCD fuelled the tussle and the MoFPI was strongly pushing forward its case. In a letter ( R&M is in possession of the copy) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, “MoFPI is implementing the scheme of integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure. Thus, there appears to be an anomaly where one ministry having the onus of developing the entire cold chain infrastructure in the country and has no control over an organisation mandated to develop cold chain sector.”
“This, anomaly can be rectified if NCCD is placed under the administrative control of MoFPI,” she wrote to the Prime Minister.
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