Thursday, 18 February, 2021, 13 : 00 PM [IST] Our Bureau, New Delhi Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar chaired two Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meetings through video conference to consider the proposals received under the Scheme for Creation for Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster (APC) and the scheme for Creation / Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). Minister of State, Rameshwar Teli was also present in the meeting. The promoters of the projects also participated in the meeting through video conference. The proposals for projects approved in the IMAC meetings are expected to increase the level of processing and value addition of horticultural / agricultural produce, which will result in increase in the income of the farmers and create employment at the local level.