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An Inter-Ministerial Empowered Committee (IMEC) is

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The Inter-Ministerial Empowered Committee IMEC is established at the national level. The structure of IMEC under PM FME is Chairman Minister of Food Processing Industries Vice-Chairman Minister of State of Food Processing Industries Member-Secretary Members

established at the national level to look after the Implementation of PM-FME Scheme. Who among the following is not one of the ex-officio members of that IMEC? The Union Food Processing Industries Ministry on Wednesday said it has cleared 20 projects worth ₹363.4 crore under two central government schemes. The government will provide a grant-in-aid of ₹102.91 crore for these projects, which together are expected to generate nearly 12,000 jobs and benefit 42,800 farmers, it said in a statement. A decision in this regard was taken in the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) meeting chaired by the Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. According to the ministry, the proposed projects have been cleared under the Scheme for Creation of 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) approved in May 2017.

A Minister of Food Processing Industries

B Minister of State of Food Processing Industries

C Secretary Ministry of Food Processing Industries

D NITI Aayog Vice Chairman

E All of the above are the ex-officio members

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