Lok Sabha Question No. 1471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Status of Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1471

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS

## 1471.  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether it is true that India is the second largest producer of foodgrains, fruits  and vegetables in the world;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has sanctioned 42 Mega Food Parks (MFPs) to set up Food Processing Industries;
- (c) If so, the present operational status of  these MFPs;
- (d) whether it is also a fact that the Government has not set up export hut and/or made special arrangements to export the processed foods thereof; and
- (e) if so, the details of the plans of the Government to make operational all the MFPs and the export assistance therein?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a). As per the latest estimates of Food and Agriculture Organization's statistics (FAOSTAT), India is the third largest producer of cereals, the largest producer of pulses, the second largest producer of vegetables primary (including Melons) and the second largest producer of Fruits primary (excluding Melons).
- (b) & (c). A total of 42 Mega Food Parks (MFPs) were envisaged by the Government under Mega Food  Park  Scheme.  As  on  date,  Ministry  has  accorded  final  approval  to  37  MFPs  in  23 states/Union Territories. The current status of implementation is at Annexure.
- (d). The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  like  'Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export Scheme  (TIES),  'Market  Access  Initiatives  (MAI)  Scheme',  'Merchandise  Exports  from  India Scheme (MEIS) etc. to promote exports, including agri food products. It is also implementing a  new Central Sector Scheme - 'Transport and Marketing Assistance for Specified Agriculture Products' - for providing assistance for the international component of freight to  mitigate the freight disadvantage for the export of agriculture products and marketing of agricultural products. In order to promote the agricultural  exports,  that  includes  processed  agri  food  products,  Government  has  formulated  a comprehensive  Agriculture  Export  Policy(AEP).  Also,  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products Export Development Authority ( APEDA ) provides incentives to processed food exporters under its different schemes.
- (e). The Mega Food Park Scheme is aimed at providing modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market. A total of 19 Mega Food Park Projects have been  made  operational.  Ministry  holds  regular  review  meetings  and  coordinates  with  the  project promoters and concerned State Governments to  make all the Mega Food  Parks operational.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SBAHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1471 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER 2020 REGARDING 'STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS'.

## Current Status of Implementation of Mega Food Parks (MFPs)

|   Sr. No. | State/UT                      | SPV/ IA Name                                                            | Date of Approval   | Final   | Status               |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------|----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor                                     | 30.03.2009         |         | Operational          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari                   | 16.12.2013         |         | Operational          |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna   | 31.12.2015         |         | Under Implementation |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh (1 Project) | Rongoge Mega Food Park, Pvt. Ltd, Papum Pare                            | 12.09.2019         |         | Under Implementation |
|         5 | Assam (1 Project)             | North East Mega Food Park Ltd.,                                         | Nalbari30.03.2009  |         | Operational          |
|         6 | Bihar (1 Project)             | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria                             | 06.08.2014         |         | Under Implementation |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh (1 Project)      | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur                             | 04.06.2014         |         | Under Implementation |
|         8 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat             | 22.05.2014         |         | Operational          |
|         9 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Limited, Mehsana                           | 16.08.2017         |         | Under Implementation |
|        10 | Haryana (2 Projects)          | Haryana State Industrial & Infra Dev. Corp Limited (HSIIDC), Sonipat    | 06.11.2015         |         | Under Implementation |
|        11 | Haryana (2 Projects)          | Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), Rohtak | 21.02.2018         |         | Under Implementation |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh (1 Project)  | Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Una                                        | 06.08.2014         |         | Operational          |
|        13 | J&K (1 Project)               | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama                                 | 19.02.2014         |         | Under Implementation |
|        14 | Karnataka (2 Projects)        | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur                                  | 29.03.2011         |         | Operational          |
|        15 | Karnataka (2 Projects)        | Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd., Mandya                                         | 19.12.2017         |         | Under Implementation |
|        16 | Kerala (2 Projects)           | Kerala State Industrial Dev Corpt Ltd (KSIDC), Alappuzha                | 27.11.2015         |         | Under Implementation |
|        17 | Kerala (2 Projects)           | Kerala Industrial Infra. Development Corpt. (KINFRA), Palakkad          | 27.11.2015         |         | Under Implementation |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh                | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan                                | 27.08.2012         |         | Operational          |
|        19 | (2 Projects)                  | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas                                 | 31.12.2015         |         | Operational          |
|        20 |                               | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad                            | 08.03.2013         |         | Operational          |
|        21 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)       | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara                                 | 06.08.2014         |         | Operational          |
|        22 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)       | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha                                  | 13.01.2016         |         | Under Implementation |
|        23 | Manipur (1 Project)           | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd., Kakching, Manipur             | 30.01.2020         |         | Under Implementation |

|   24. | Mizoram (1 Project)      | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kolasib                                 | 10.06.2015   | Operational          |
|-------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|    25 | Nagaland (1 Project)     | Doys Agri Resources Pvt Ltd, Dimapur, Nagaland                          | 16.08.2017   | Under Implementation |
|    26 | Odisha (2 Projects)      | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Khurda | 06.11.2015   | Under Implementation |
|    27 | Odisha (2 Projects)      | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada                                      | 16.04.2012   | Operational          |
|    28 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | International Mega Food Park Ltd. Fazilka, Punjab                       | , 25.05.2011 | Operational          |
|    29 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., (PAIC) Ludhiana                | 27.11.2015   | Under Implementation |
|    30 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | Sukjhit Mega Food Park & Infra Ltd. Kapurthala                          | 06.11.2015   | Under Implementation |
|    31 | Rajasthan (1 Project)    | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer                               | 19.02.2014   | Operational          |
|    32 | Telangana (2 Projects)   | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad                               | 10.06.2015   | Operational          |
|    33 | Telangana (2 Projects)   | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd.,Khammam      | 05.02.2016   | Under Implementation |
|    34 | Tripura (1 Project)      | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura                          | 30.11.2011   | Operational          |
|    35 | Uttarakhand (2 Projects) | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar                        | 30.03.2009   | Operational          |
|    36 | Uttarakhand (2 Projects) | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd, Udham Singh Nagar                          | 23.01.2014   | Operational          |
|    37 | West Bengal (1 Project)  | Jangipur Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad                               | 16.03.2010   | Operational          |