There will also be a centre to assist other organisations in the field of food processing, he added.

According to Sinha, the finance ministry will be approached for additional funds as the budgetary allocation of Rs.340 crore for fiscal 2009-10 was inadequate.

'The allocation for our ministry for the 11th Plan period is Rs.4,000 crore. Though the annual allocations for us is on the rise, it is not sufficient to meet the actual demand, which is around Rs.1,000 crore per annum,' he pointed out.