Lok Sabha Question No. 3969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Incentives for Small/Mini Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3969

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## INCENTIVES FOR SMALL / MINI FOOD PARKS

## 3969.  SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

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

- (a)      the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  small/mini food processing  parks in  various  rural areas of the country;
- (b)   the details of mini food parks that have been established in the country till date;
- (c)   whether the Government has introduced Sampada Scheme to promote setting up of mini food parks in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)    the details of the incentives being proposed for setting up of mini food parks under this  programme;
- (e)    the implementation and the progress made under the scheme so far; and
- (f)    whether the Government is considering to synchronise the scheme with start up India to attract youth under small food processing sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (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 in various rural areas. While inviting  the  proposals  under  the  scheme,  wide  publicity  is  given  through  print  media  and  Ministry's website from time to time.

(b): Till date, MoFPI has approved setting up of five (5) Agro Processing Clusters by Project Execution Agencies (PEAs) as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the proposal                                                      |   Project cost (Rs. in crore) |   Grant approved (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | M/s Keshvam Food Park, Distt. Nagpur, Maharashtra                         |                         45.22 |                           10    |
|         2 | M/s ADM Infrastructure, Distt. Amravati, Maharashtra                      |                         28.75 |                            9.36 |
|         3 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited, Distt. Nashik, Maharashtra |                         33.27 |                           10    |
|         4 | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited, Distt. Nanded, Maharashtra              |                         30.99 |                           10    |
|         5 | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd., Distt. Kolhapur, Maharashtra |                         34.82 |                           10    |

(c): Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for the development of food processing sector including setting up of Agro Processing Clusters in the country. The Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters under PMKSY aims at development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach closer to production areas.  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.

(d): 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.

(e): Ministry has issued Expression of Interest (EoI) on 22.12.2017 for  inviting online proposals from prospective entrepreneurs / investors for setting up agro processing clusters in the country. The last date for receipt of proposals is 31.03.2018. Till date, five (5) Agro Processing Clusters has been approved by MoFPI in the country.

(f): The proposals under the scheme are invited against through Expressions of Interest (EoI) as and when issued by the Ministry. Selection of suitable proposals for setting up of agro processing clusters in the country  is  done,  based  on  the  merit,  through  a  stringent  appraisal  process  as  per  the  prefixed  criteria prescribed  in  the  Scheme  guidelines.  The  willing  entrepreneurs  including  start-ups  may  submit  their proposals online for setting up agro processing clusters and avail benefits under the scheme.

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