Lok Sabha Question No. 4056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Promotion of FPI in Maharashtra
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4056 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PROMOTION OF FPI IN MAHARASHTRA

## †4056. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  run  the  food  processing  industries  in agriculture dominated areas on the lines of cottage industries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the  details  of  funds  provided  to  promote  the  food  processing  industries  in  Vidarbha  region  of Maharashtra during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): Government  has  recently  approved  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  PRADHAN  MANTRI  KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) with an allocation of Rs.6,000 crore for the period 2016-20 coterminous with the 14 th Finance Commission cycle for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country including Maharashtra.

The following schemes are implemented under PMKSY:

- (i) Mega Food Parks;
- (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure;
- (iii) Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities;
- (iv) Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters;
- (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages;
- (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure; and
- (vii) Human Resources and Institutions.

Out of the above, Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters provides grantin-aid with the following objectives:

- (i) To create modern infrastructure for food processing closer to production areas.
- (ii) To  provide  integrated  and  complete  preservation  infrastructure  facilities  from  the  farm  gate  to  the consumer.
- (iii) To  create  effective  backward  and  forward  linkages  by  linking  groups  of  producers  /  farmers  to  the processors and markets through well-equipped supply chain.

(b): The details of funds provided under the Schemes of the Ministry during last three years to promote food processing industries in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra is given in the Statement Annexed.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4056 FOR ANSWERED ON. 20.03.2018 REGARDING PROMOTION OF FPI IN MAHARASHTRA

The details of funds provided under the Schemes of the Ministry during last three years to promote food processing industries in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra

## (i) Scheme for Mega Food Parks

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No. | Project Name                           |   Project Cost | Date of Final Approval   |   Amount of grant approved |   Amount of grant released | Status               |
|----------|----------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha |          92.36 | 13.01.2016               |                         50 |                         15 | Under Implementation |

## (ii)       Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S. No | Project                                         | Sector              | Date of Approval   |   Project cost |   Approved amount of grant-in- aid, in case of any changes | Amount of grant released   | Physical Progress             |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | B. Y. Agro &Infra Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur             | Mixed (Dairy, F&V)  | 05.07.2012         |          34.94 |                                                       7.25 | 7.25                       | Commercial production started |
|       2 | Haldiram Foods Intl. Limited, Nagpur            | F&V                 | 28.08.2012         |          28    |                                                       6.11 | 6.11                       | Commercial production started |
|       3 | Global Foods, Nagpur                            | Pulses, F&V, Spices | 04.10.2013         |          24.28 |                                                       9.55 | 9.55                       | Commercial production started |
|       4 | Farmico Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur          | F&V                 | 17.04.2017         |          31.29 |                                                       7.83 | --                         | Under implementation          |
|       5 | Swapnapurti Food Products Pvt. Ltd., Chandrapur | Dairy               | 19.04.2017         |           4.68 |                                                       2.55 | 0.64                       | 25% progress                  |
|       6 | Icee Box Integrated Cold Chain, Nagpur          | F&V                 | 29.01.2018         |          14.26 |                                                       3.03 | --                         | Under implementation          |
|       7 | Taksh Cold Chain, Amravati                      | F&V                 | 15.02.2018         |          22.56 |                                                       9.68 | --                         | Under implementation          |

## (iii)   Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters

(Rs in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the proposal   | Location         |   Project cost |   Grant approved | Status               |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s Keshvam Food Park  | Distt. Nagpur,   |          45.22 |            10    | Under implementation |
|         2 | M/s ADMInfrastructure  | Distt. Amravati, |          28.75 |             9.36 | Under implementation |

## (iv)   Food Testing Laboratories Scheme

[Food Testing Laboratories established with Assistance of MoFPI and NABL/FSSAI Notification Status]

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | Name of the Laboratory                                                                                                                         | Grant Approved   | Grant Released   | Date of final installment released   | NABL Accreditation status (valid up to)              | NABL Accreditation status (valid up to)              | NABL Accreditation status (valid up to)   | Status   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------|
|          |                                                                                                                                                |                  |                  |                                      | Biological                                           | Chemical                                             | FSSAI Notification Status                 |          |
| 1.       | Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. FP- 34 &35, Food Park, Butibori Five Star Industrial Estate, Nagpur, Maharashtra Ph/Fax- (0712) 2242077 | 164.365          | 164.365          | 05.06.13                             | 03.10.18 (As per FSSAI approved list dated 09.08.16) | 03.10.18 (As per FSSAI approved list dated 09.08.16) | YES                                       | Complete |
| 2.       | Qualichem Laboratories, 501- 508, Swami Samartha Commercial Complex, 4, North Bazar Road, Near Gokulpeth Market, Dharampeth Extn. Nagpur.      | 177.00           | 177.00           | 05.08.15                             | 31.03.18 (As per FSSAI approved list dated 09.08.16) | 31.03.18 (As per FSSAI approved list dated 09.08.16) | YES                                       | Complete |
| 3.       | M/s ShramSadhana Amravati's KrishiVigyan Kendra, Durgapur (Baderea), Distt. Amaravati- 444701                                                  | 192.90           | 192.86 (Revised) | 06.01.16                             | NA                                                   | NA                                                   | NO                                        | Complete |