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Recommendations for Operation of Food Industry

- Dr. Subodh Jindal, President, AIFPA

A. URGENT NEED TO SAVE PERISHABLES a. We are fast approaching harvesting seasons of perishables, e.g. Mango (Raw & Ripe), Tomato, Pineapple, Litchi, and Cherry. It is important to save these crops in the interest of growers & consumers and for maintaining employment & exports. All possible measures should be taken to save these perishable crops. Almost 35,000,000 MT of mango is processed for ripe and raw applications. b. Producing finished food products during the crop season cannot take care

of the glut crop. The best method is to undertake 'Primary Processing' all over the country. These steps include Salting, Brining, Syruping, Drying, Dehydrating, Pulping, Freezing, Ambient Controlled/Cold Storing. These processes need to be intensified and encouraged without loss of time. c. Units engaged in Salting, Brining, Syruping, Drying, Dehydrating, Pulping, Freezing, Ambient Controlled/Cold Storing perishables crops should be considered as 'Continuous Process Industries' and exempted from GST (or levied 0% GST). This will save the perishables which can be used to run the industry later. d. Entrepreneurs engaged in the above mentioned