Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Processing of Agricultural Products
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No.†*53

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

## †*53.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a long term plan for processing of agricultural products in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †*53  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  19.12.2017  REGARDING PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries is implementing  Central  Sector PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA for promotion and development of food processing sector in the country including Jammu & Kashmir, with following schemes:
- (i) Mega Food Parks;
- (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure;
- (iii) Creation/Expansion of Food Processing and 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.
2. Details of projects sanctioned in the State of Jammu & Kashmir under various schemes of the Ministry are given at Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †*53  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  19.12.2017  REGARDING PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

Details of projects sanctioned in the State of Jammu & Kashmir under various schemes of the Ministry

## 1. Mega Food Park Scheme

|   Sl. No | Project Name                            | Date of Final Approval   |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved |   Grant Released | Status               |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama | 19.02.2014               |          79.43 |               50 |            14.03 | Under Implementation |

## 2. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme

|   Sl. No. | Project                                 | Sector   | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved | Grant Released   | Status                |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|----------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | FIL Industries Ltd., Sopore& Rangreth   | F&V      | 30.01.2014         |        1380    |           860.29 | 621.21           | Completed             |
|         2 | Kachroo Integrated Cold Chain, Baramula | F&V      | 20.09.2013         |        1426.45 |          1000    | 995.00           | Completed             |
|         3 | Mir Agro Industries, Pulwama            | F&V      | 20.09.2013         |        1638.3  |           921.32 | 921.32           | Completed             |
|         4 | Safe n Fresh, Jammu                     | F&VP     | 22.05.2015         |        1688.45 |          1000    | 750.00           | Under Implementati on |
|         5 | Khyber Agro Farms Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama    | Dairy    | 27.03.2017         |        1026    |           600    | -                | Under Implementati on |
|         6 | Hyacinth Product, Srinagar              | Mixed    | 09.05.2017         |         789    |           339    | -                | Under Implementati on |

(Rs. in Crore)

(Rs.in lakh)

3. Setting up / Modernization of Abattoirs Scheme

(Rs. in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Promoter                   | Date of approval   |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved |   Grant Released | Status               |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu | 31.10.2008         |           2612 |             1500 |              150 | Under Implementation |
|         2 | Srinagar Municipal Corporation     | 27.10.2016         |           2452 |             1500 |              141 | Under Implementation |

4. Food Testing Laboratories Scheme

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No | Name of the Laboratory                                | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved |   Grant Released | Status               |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | J&K Food Quality Control Labs, Srinagar.              | 29.07.2013         |         199.61 |           128.78 |            96.51 | Under Implementation |
|        2 | Islamic University of Science &Technology, Awantipura | 23.04.2013         |         557.42 |           398.35 |           154.7  | Under Implementation |

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