Lok Sabha Question No. 4108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Modern Facilities for Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4108

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## MODERN FACILITIES FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 4108. SHRI DILIP PATEL: SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government proposes to establish and create  modern infrastructure facilities  for food processing industries, Mega Food Parks to boost the food processing industries and to  strengthen farmers' agricultural activity by value addition and reduce wastage and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether the Government proposes to establish Mega Food Park for Banana products in Maharashtra State as it is a major producer and supplier of banana in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Government has evolved any mechanism to ensure that the produce of farmers are taken by the Food Processing Industries (FPIs) at remunerative and prescribed prices and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)    the  steps  taken  by  Government  to  ensure  that  the  incentives  of  the  Mega  Food  Park  Scheme  are passed on to the farmers or some percentage of profits is earmarked for the farmers whose produce are taken by the FPIs?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) to create modern infrastructure for the food processing along the value chain from farm to market in the country. It also includes creation of infrastructure for primary processing and storage near the farm gate at Primary Processing Centers (PPCs), Collection Centres (CCs) and common facilities and enabling infrastructure at Central Processing Centre. The scheme aims at increased realization for farmers, creation of high quality processing infrastructure, reduction in wastage, capacity building of producers, processors and  creation  of  an  efficient  supply  chain  along  with  significant  direct  and  indirect  employment generation.

- (b): Mega  Food  Park  projects  are  not  crop  or  area  specific.  However,  MoFPI  has  approved  following three (3) Mega Food Parks in the State of Maharashtra. The willing entrepreneurs / investors can use the facilities created in these Mega Food Parks for processing / preservation of banana.

|   Sl. No. | Project Name                                |   Project Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Amount of grants-in-aid sanctioned (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | M/s Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha  |                         92.36 |                                               50    |
|         2 | M/s Paithan Mega Food Park Ltd., Aurangabad |                        124.52 |                                               48.12 |
|         3 | M/s Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara |                        139.33 |                                               50    |

(c) & (d): The scheme provides a mechanism to bring together farmers, processors and retailers and link agriculture  production  to  the  market  so  as  to  ensure  maximization  of  value  addition,  minimization  of wastages  and  improving  farmers'  income.  The  prices  for  procurement  of  raw  material  by  the  food processing units from farmers depends on the mutual understanding between them.