Flexibility to States/ UTs for considering deviation proposals under National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP): States/ UTs

have been permitted flexibility to the extent of 20 per cent of the allocated funds to the respective States/ UTs in a financial year during 2012-17. All the deviation proposals are required to be approved by the State Level Empowered Committee (SLEC) under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the respective states. Flexibility for deviation proposals may include: Any New scheme for development of infrastructure facilities for promotion of food processing sector. Facilitate customized trainings for skill development in food processing sector. Any other State specific activities deemed fit for utilizing the locally grown horti/ non-horti. produces beneficial for promotion of food processing sector.

Flexibility under NMFP does not include: Any activity which does not enhance food processing capacity/ value addition and remunerative prices to farmers etc. Activities other than directly related to food processing i.e. recurring expenditure related to any scheme/ project, working capital, utilities, Vehicles purchase, manpower, salaries, foreign deputation etc. Toping up of Schemes: State Governments, on case to case basis may top up i.e. provide additional funds from its resources for any scheme of NMFP. Such top up may be resorted to only after GOI share and State share are fully utilized. No top up is permitted from the funds of MOFPI or any other Centrally Sponsored Scheme of any Ministry