Financing for Skill Development in Food Processing Units-With Special Reference to the Urban and Rural Sector of Dibrugarh District of Assam
Published: 2017
Author(s) Name: Rajpol Bharadwaj, Ajanta Borgohain Rajkonwar |
Author(s) Affiliation: Research Scholar Department of Commerce, Dibrugarh University Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
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Abstract
In a developing state like Assam, to meet different human needs
the state must improve the food sector far more for an everincreasing
population. Food processing industry is slowly and
steadily becoming one of the major industries of our economy
and it is widely accepted that the food processing sector is the
most appropriate sector for creating jobs for rural poor. For that
purpose, different aspects of industrial development of food sector
including financing for food processing industries possess great
importance in todays scenario. Though the food processing sector
is considered to be a sunrise sector, yet the Indian food regulations
policies implementation comprises of various loop holes. Food
processing units in Assam have a greater potential to acquire the
status with sustained efforts and with the increasing demand for
processed food. The present study monitors the financing required
for skill development in food processing units in Dibrugarh district
of Assam and also monitors the various loopholes which stand as
a hindrance in the development of the food processing industries
in Assam.
Keywords: Food Processing Units, Financing, Skill Development, Dibrugarh
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