Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## MEGA FOOD PARKS

## 2. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY: SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposal to establish about 122 Mega Food Parks across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  any  such  Food  Parks  are  being  established  in  the  States  of  Telangana  and Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof along with the details of areas in which they are being established?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No Madam However, under the Mega Food Park scheme, the Government has so far approved 42 Mega Food Parks to be set up in the country. Out of these, 39 projects have been accorded final approval and 3 projects have been accorded In-principle approval. The Mega Food Park proposals are received against Expressions of Interest (EoI) as and when invited by the Ministry. The projects are selected based on the merit through a stringent appraisal process as per the prefixed criteria in the Scheme Guidelines.
- (b): The  Mega  Food  Parks  being  established  in  the  States  of  Telangana  and  Andhra Pradesh alongwith the details of areas in which they are being established is at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2 FOR ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018 REGARDING MEGA FOOD PARKS

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No          | Project Name                                                          | Location                                                         | Area in which established (in Acres)   | Total Project Cost   | Grant approved   | Grant released as on date   |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                         | Andhra Pradesh       | Andhra Pradesh   | Andhra Pradesh              |
| 1.             | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd.                                             | Village Mogili, Mandal Bangarupalem, District Chittoor           | 142.80                                 | 121.10               | 50.00            | 49.92                       |
| 2.             | Godavari Mega Aqua Park Pvt. Ltd.,                                    | Village - Tundurru, Mandal - Bhimavaram, District- West Godavari | 57.81                                  | 122.60               | 50.00            | 42.54                       |
| 3.             | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna | Village Mallavalli, Mandal Bapulapadu, District Krishna          | 57.45                                  | 125.25               | 50.00            | 28.49                       |
| Telangana      | Telangana                                                             | Telangana                                                        | Telangana                              | Telangana            | Telangana        | Telangana                   |
| 1.             | Smart Agro Industries Corporation Pvt. Ltd                            | Village Lakkampally, Nandipet Mandal, District Nizamabad         | 78.00                                  | 108.95               | 50.00            | 44.56                       |
| 2.             | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Khammam   | Village Buggapadu, District Khammam                              | 60.00                                  | 109.44               | 50.0             | 15.00                       |