<h1>Govt signs MoUs with 26 firms committing Rs1.02 lakh crore to food processing projects, requiring monitoring and dispute resolution</h1> The government executed memoranda of understanding with 26 domestic and international firms committing Rs 1.02 lakh crore to the food processing sector, covering greenfield and brownfield projects across multiple Indian states and diverse product segments. The MoUs, facilitated by the government's investment promotion agency, project direct and indirect employment and impose implementation obligations subject to customary conditions in such agreements. The commitments create cross-jurisdictional regulatory, land-use, environmental clearance and incentive-compliance issues for state and central authorities and will require monitoring and dispute-resolution mechanisms to ensure timely fulfilment.