Lok Sabha Question No. 6193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Consultant for Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 6193

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## CONSULTANT FOR MEGA FOOD PARKS

6193.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) the  proposals  received  by  the  Government  regarding  setting  up  of  Mega  Food  Parks along with the number of proposal approved in the country during each of the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has received a number of complaints regarding irregularities in the  approval  of  Mega  Food  Parks,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the Government thereto;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  appointed  any  consultant  for  clearance  of  proposals  for setting up of Mega Food Parks in the country; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  yearly  expenditure incurrred on consultants?

## ANSWER

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

(a). The proposals under Mega Food Park Scheme for setting up Mega Food Park projects are invited against the Expression of Interest (EOI) which is uploaded on the website of the Ministry and widely published in the newspapers etc. The suitable proposals for setting up Mega Food Park projects are selected based on the merit through a stringent and elaborate process involving three stages of appraisals based on prefixed criteria as provided in the Scheme Guidelines. The details of State-wise proposals received by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) and the number of proposals approved for setting up of Mega Food Parks in the country during each of the last two years and the current year are at Annexure-I.

(b). To provide a window for redressal of grievances / complaints / representations, MoFPI has  constituted  a  Committee  of  Independent  Monitors  (CIM)  to  consider  the  representations against the selection of the Mega Food Park projects. The applicants, whose proposals have been rejected by the Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC), may submit their representations to CIM. The CIM after going through the relevant records and according personal hearing to the applicant,  makes  its  recommendations  to  the  Ministry  for  reconsideration  or  otherwise  of  the proposal. MoFPI received 20 representations against the rejection of the proposals received in response to EOI dated 10.02.2014 and 5 representations against the rejection of the proposals received in response to EOI dated 31.07.2016.

(c)  &  (d). Yes,  Madam.  Mega  Food  Park  proposals  are  invited  from  all  over  the  country. MoFPI do not have its offices in the States. Due to limited outreach and lack of manpower, MoFPI  has  engaged  4  Program  Management  Agencies  (PMAs)  from  reputed  institutions  to assist it in selection of the projects, monitoring of the progress and release of grant under Mega Food Parks Scheme. The expenditure incurred on the PMAs varies from year to year depending on the grants-in-aid released for implementation of Mega Food Park projects. An amount of Rs. 1.69 crore and Rs. 2.92 crore has been released to the PMAs during FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17 respectively. No amount has been released in the current Financial Year till date.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6193  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.04.2017  REGARDING CONSULTANT FOR MEGA FOOD PARKS

State-wise details of the number of Mega Food Parks received and approved during the last two years and current year

| Sl. No.   | State             | No. of proposals   | No. of proposals   | No. of proposals   | No. of proposals   | No. of proposals   | No. of proposals   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | FY 2015-16         | FY 2015-16         | FY 2016-17**       | FY 2016-17**       | FY 2017-18         | FY 2017-18         |
| Sl. No.   | State             | Received           | Approved*          | Received           | Approved           | Received           | Approved           |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 3.        | Assam             | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 6.        | Gujarat           | 0                  | 0                  | 4                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 7.        | Haryana           | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 8.        | Jharkhand         | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 9.        | Karnataka         | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 10.       | Kerala            | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                  | 1                  | 3                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 12.       | Maharashtra       | 0                  | 1                  | 9                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 13.       | Mizoram           | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 14.       | Nagaland          | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 15.       | Odisha            | 0                  | 1                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 16.       | Punjab            | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 17.       | Puducherry        | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 18.       | Rajasthan         | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 19.       | Tamil Nadu        | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 20.       | Telangana         | 0                  | 3                  | 6                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 21.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                  | 0                  | 9                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
| 22.       | West Bengal       | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  |
|           | Total             | 0                  | 14                 | 54                 | 8                  | 0                  | 0                  |