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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्रालय
Khādya Prasaṃskaraṇa Udyoga Maṃtrālaya
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Agency overview
Formed1947
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Annual budget₹4,364.22 crore (US$520 million) (2025-26 est.)[1]
Cabinet Minister responsible
Agency executives
Websitemofpi.gov.in

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) is a federal ministry of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of the rules, regulations, and laws related to food processing in India.

The ministry was established in 1988 with the objectives of developing a flourishing food processing industry, bolstering employment in the rural regions, and enabling farmers with modern technology.

Cabinet Ministers

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  • Note: I/C – Independent Charge
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(Minister of State, I/C) 		25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1 year, 160 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Badaun 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Sitamarhi 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
MP for Koraput
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 17 January 1993 1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Tarun Gogoi
(1936–2020)
MP for Kaliabor
(Minister of State, I/C) 		17 January 1993 13 September 1995 2 years, 239 days
Brigadier
Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM
(born 1941)
MP for Dhenkanal
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 September 1995 16 May 1996 244 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June 1996 6 July 1996 35 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Dilip Ray
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha
(Minister of State, I/C) 		6 July 1996 21 April 1997 1 year, 172 days
21 April 1997 25 December 1997 Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
S. Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		25 December 1997 19 March 1998 84 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		19 March 1998 3 February 1999 321 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pramod Mahajan
(1949–2006)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		3 February 1999 13 October 1999 252 days
Merged with the Ministry of Agriculture during this interval
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Chaman Lal Gupta
(1934–2021)
MP for Udhampur
(Minister of State, I/C) 		1 September 2001 1 July 2002 303 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
N. T. Shanmugam
(born 1947)
MP for Vellore
(Minister of State, I/C) 		1 July 2002 15 January 2004 1 year, 198 days Pattali Makkal Katchi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		15 January 2004 17 January 2004 2 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Rajnath Singh
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		17 January 2004 22 May 2004 126 days
Subodh Kant Sahay
(born 1951)
MP for Ranchi
(Minister of State, I/C until 22 May 2009) 		23 May 2004 22 May 2009 6 years, 235 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
28 May 2009 19 January 2011 Manmohan II
Sharad Pawar
(born 1940)
MP for Madha (2009–2014)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (from 2014) 		19 January 2011 26 May 2014 3 years, 127 days Nationalist Congress Party
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(born 1966)
MP for Bathinda 		27 May 2014 30 May 2019 6 years, 112 days Shiromani Akali Dal Modi I Narendra Modi
31 May 2019 17 September 2020 Modi II
Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Morena 		17 September 2020 7 July 2021 293 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Pashupati Kumar Paras
(born 1952)
MP for Hajipur 		7 July 2021 19 March 2024 2 years, 256 days Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
Kiren Rijiju
(born 1971)
MP for Arunachal West 		20 March 2024 10 June 2024 82 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Chirag Paswan
(born 1982)
MP for Hajipur 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 114 days Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Modi III

Ministers of State

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Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Arun Subhashchandra Yadav
(born 1974)
MP for Khandwa 		19 January 2011 12 July 2011 174 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh
Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar 		19 January 2011 28 October 2012 1 year, 283 days
Charan Das Mahant
(born 1954)
MP for Korba 		12 July 2011 26 May 2014 2 years, 318 days
Tariq Anwar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		28 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 210 days Nationalist Congress Party
Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar 		27 May 2014 9 November 2014 166 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Niranjan Jyoti
(born 1967)
MP for Fatehpur 		9 November 2014 30 May 2019 4 years, 202 days
Rameswar Teli
(born 1970)
MP for Dibrugarh 		31 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 37 days Modi II
Prahlad Singh Patel
(born 1960)
MP for Damoh 		7 July 2021 7 December 2023 2 years, 153 days
Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Udupi Chikmagalur 		7 December 2023 9 June 2024 185 days
Ravneet Singh Bittu
(born 1975)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 114 days Modi III

Functions of the ministry

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  • Policy support and developmental
  • Promotional and technical
  • Advisory and regulatory

Goals of MOFPI

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  • Better utilization and value addition of agricultural produce for enhancement of income of farmers.
  • Minimizing wastage at all stages in the food processing chain by the development of infrastructure for storage, transportation and processing of agro-food produce.
  • Induction of modern technology into the food processing industries from both domestic and external sources.
  • Maximum utilization of agricultural residues and by-products of the primary agricultural produce as also of the processed industry.
  • To encourage R&D in food processing for product and process development and improved packaging.
  • To provide policy support, promotional initiatives and physical facilities to promote value added exports

Roles of MOFPI

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The strategic role and functions of the Ministry fall under three categories:

  • Policy support developmental & promotional
  • Technical & advisory
  • Regulatory.

It is concerned with the formulation & implementation of policies and plans for all the industries under its domain within the overall national priorities and objectives. Its main focus areas include—development of infrastructure, technological up gradation, development of backward linkages, enforcement of quality standards and expanding domestic as well as export markets for processed food products.

The Ministry acts as a catalyst and facilitator for attracting domestic & foreign investments towards developing large integrated processing capacities, by creating conducive policy environment, including rationalization of taxes & duties. It processes applications for foreign collaborations, Export Oriented Units (EOUs) etc. and assists/guides prospective entrepreneur in his endeavour.

Post liberalization, it has approved a large no. of joint ventures, foreign collaborations, industrial licenses and 100% EOU proposals in different food processing areas and has taken major policy initiatives to facilitate an accelerated growth of the industry. The functions of the Ministry can be broadly classified as follows:

Regulatory

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Earlier the regulatory responsibilities of MoFPI were to implement Fruit Products Order (FPO), However, by the enactment of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, these regulatory responsibilities are transferred to Food Safety Authority of India, New Delhi which is under control of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Budget allocation" (PDF). IndiaBudget.gov.in. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ^ Hashmi, Imran. "FSSAI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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