Lok Sabha Question No. 3427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Agro Processing Zone
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, SANTOSH KUMAR, HARI OM PANDEY, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3427 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## AGRO PROCESSING ZONE

## 3427.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Dedicated Agro Processing Zones in near future specially in Bihar, UP and West Bengal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken/to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  do  not  set  up  Agro  Processing Clusters on its own. However, MoFPI is implementing a Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  to promote setting up of 100 agro processing clusters in the country including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. State-wise allocation of agro processing clusters has been made based on the agri production of States / UTs.

The Project Execution Agency (PEA) / organizations such as Government / Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs) / Joint Ventures / Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) / Cooperatives /  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  /  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  /  Farmer  Producer Companies (FPCs) / Private Sector / partnership firm / individuals etc. are eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.

The scheme envisages grants-in-aid  @35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible  project  cost  in  hilly  and  difficult  areas  [i.e.  North  East  Region  including Sikkim,  J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,  Integrated  Tribal  Development  Project (ITDP)  notified  areas  and  Islands]  subject  to  maximum  of  Rs.  10.00  crore  per  project.  The statement indicating state-wise allocation of the agro processing clusters and sanctioned by the MoFPI in the country is at Annexure .

(d): MoFPI  had  issued  Expression  of  Interest  (EOI)  for  inviting  online  proposals  from potential  investors  /  entrepreneurs  willing  to  setup  agro  processing  clusters  in  the  country including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Further, while inviting the proposals under the scheme, wide publicity is given through print media and Ministry's website from time to time.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3427  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  7 TH   AUGUST,  2018 REGARDING AGRO PROCESSING ZONE

State-wise number of proposals allocated and sanctioned under the Scheme of Creation of Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana (PMKSY)

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. slots allotted |   No. of proposals sanctioned |   No. of slots / vacancies available as on 01.08.2018 |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                    5 |                             0 |                                                     5 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 3         | Assam             |                    2 |                             1 |                                                     1 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                    5 |                             0 |                                                     5 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                    2 |                             0 |                                                     2 |
| 6         | Goa               |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                    5 |                             1 |                                                     4 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                    4 |                             2 |                                                     2 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                    1 |                             1 |                                                     0 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                    2 |                             0 |                                                     2 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                    5 |                             0 |                                                     5 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                    2 |                             0 |                                                     2 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                    6 |                             1 |                                                     5 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                    6 |                             6 |                                                     0 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                    1 |                             1 |                                                     0 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 20        | Orissa            |                    3 |                             0 |                                                     3 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                    5 |                             1 |                                                     4 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                    5 |                             1 |                                                     4 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                    5 |                             0 |                                                     5 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                    2 |                             0 |                                                     2 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                   12 |                             2 |                                                    10 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                    1 |                             1 |                                                     0 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                    6 |                             0 |                                                     6 |
| 30        | A &NIslands       |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 32        | D &NHaveli        |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 33        | Delhi             |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 34        | Daman &Diu        |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
| 36        | Pondicherry       |                    1 |                             0 |                                                     1 |
|           | Total             |                  100 |                            18 |                                                    82 |