APEDA

  • August 26, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Government organisation

Context:

APEDA signs MoUs with AFC India Ltd and NCUI, Delhi to utilise their expertise in agriculture sector

Concept

  • The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985.
  • It functions under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Authority has its headquarters in New Delhi.
  • APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the scheduled productslike fruits, vegetables and their products; meat and meat products; poultry and poultry products; dairy products; confectionery, biscuits and bakery products; honey, jaggery and sugar products; cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds; alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; cereal and cereal products; groundnuts, peanuts and walnuts, pickles, papads and chutneys; guar gum; floriculture and floriculture products; herbal and medicinal plants.
  • APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar.
  • It looks after the development of industries relating to the scheduled products for export by way of providing financial assistance or otherwise for undertaking surveys and feasibility studies, participating through subsidy schemes.
  • Registration of persons as exporters of the scheduled products and fixing of standards and specifications for the scheduled products for the purpose of exports.
  • Carrying out inspection of meat and meat products in slaughterhouses, processing plants, storage premises and improving packaging of the scheduled products.

Composition of APEDA Authority

The APEDA Authority consists of the following members namely:

  • A Chairman appointed by the Central Government
  • The Agricultural Marketing Advisor to the Government of India, ex-official
  • Three members of Parliament of whom two are elected by the House of People and one by the Council of States
  • Eight members appointed by the Central Government representing Ministries of the Central government.
APEDA Government Organisations