Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Development of FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 379 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF FPI

## *379.  SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO :

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any survey/study to estimate the requirement of food processing facilities in various States including Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) whether there is a gap in the requirement and the potential development of food processing industries in various parts in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the scheme launched and steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide the required facilities for development of food processing industries in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

- (a) to (c): A Statement  is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*379  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28 th   March  2017  REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF FPI

- (a): No Madam, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has not undertaken any such survey/study.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): MoFPI has been implementing various central sector schemes for development of Food Processing Industries in the country including Andhra Pradesh. The major schemes are as follows:-
- i. Mega Food Parks Scheme.
- ii. Scheme for Integrated Cold chain and Value addition Infrastructure
- iii. Scheme for Setting up/Modernization of Abattoirs
- iv. Scheme  of  Technology  Upgradation/  Setting  up/  Modernization/  Expansion  of Food Processing Industries (TUS).
- [Under  TUS,  committed/spillover  liabilities  of  cases  received  up  to  end  of  11 th Plan are being considered by MoFPI for sanction of Grant-in-aid during the 12 th Plan as per availability of funds and merit of proposals.]
-  The total number of projects assisted by MoFPI in Andhra Pradesh under the above schemes is at Annexure

## Annexure

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Scheme                                                                                        |   No. of projects assisted | Details                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Mega Food Parks Scheme                                                                                    |                          3 | 1. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Krishna 2. Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chitoor. 3. Godavari Mega Aqua Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari |
|         2 | Scheme for Integrated Cold chain and Value addition Infrastructure                                        |                          2 | 1. Synthite Industries, Guntoor. 2. Nikanti Seafoods Ltd., East Godavari.                                                                                   |
|         3 | Scheme for Setting up/Modernization of Abattoirs                                                          |                          1 | 1. Greater Vishakhapatanam Municipal Corporation under PPP mode with Vizag Food Pvt. Ltd., Vishakhapatanam                                                  |
|         4 | Scheme of Technology Upgradation/ Setting up/ Modernization/ expansion of Food Processing Industries(TUS) |                        586 | Committed/spillover liabilities of cases received up to end of 11 th Plan.                                                                                  |