Lok Sabha Question No. 4476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: FPI Development in Bihar
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman, Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINSITRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4476

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2021

## FPI DEVELOPMENT IN BIHAR

## 4476.   DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  fact  that  the  Government  has  assessed  the  opportunities  in  developing  food processing in farm and non-farm areas in Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  challenges  are  being  faced  by  the  Government  in  developing  food  processing industries in rural areas in the State of Bihar including district Gopalganj and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount of funds sanctioned and released for human resourceand skill development in this sector through the National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP) during the last two years and the current year and achievements made so far in Bihar; and
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal from State of Biharfor setting up more food processing industries in rural and backward areas especially in district Gopalganj and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI)  is implementing a Central Sector umbrella scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) with an outlay of Rs. 6000 Crore for the period 2016-17 to 2019-20 for overall growth and development of food processing sector  of  the  country  including  Bihar.  The  period  has  since  been  extended  to  FY  2020-21.  The component schemes of PMKSY are, inter alia,  aimed at leveraging private investment, reducing postharvest losses and creation of off- farm job opportunities.  PMKSY is not any region or state specific but demand driven with no state-wise fund allocation.

Under the component scheme of Skill Development - Human Resource & Institutions under PMKSY, MoFPI provides financial assistance for development of course curriculum for training modules and also for setting up of Infrastructure  of food processing related skill training centers.

So far, a total of  9 projects  have been approved under component schemes of PMKSY in Bihar, out of which one project under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC) scheme is located in Gopalganj district. The details of projects are placed at Annexure .

As part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Initiative, MoFPI is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation/ setting up of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore.  Out of this, a total of 10,261 units have been allocated to Bihar with outlay of Rs 469.73 crore for the next five years.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (a)  TO  (d)  OF  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4476 ANSWER ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2021 REGARDING 'FPI DEVELOPMENT  IN BIHAR'.

## List of projects sanctioned under component Schemes of PMKSY in Bihar

|   Sl. No. | Project Name                               | District     | Scheme                                                          | Date of approval   |   Project Cost(Rs crore) |   Grant Approved (Rs crore) | Status                        |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.          | Khagaria     | Mega Food Park                                                  | 06.08.2014         |                  120.13  |                      41.9   | Under Implementation          |
|         2 | Ganga Dairy Ltd.                           | Begusarai    | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 27.03.2009         |                   22.6   |                       9.35  | Commercial production started |
|         3 | Mahua Cooperative Cold Storage Limited     | Vaishali     | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 22.05.2015         |                   21.33  |                       9.75  | Under Implementation          |
|         4 | RK Agri Biz LLP                            | Muzaffarpu r | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 04.05.2017         |                   22.79  |                       7.48  | Commercial production started |
|         5 | Shalimar Cold Storage                      | Patna        | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 22.07.2019         |                   29.87  |                      10     | Under implementation          |
|         6 | ABZ Agro Pvt Ltd                           | Kishanganj   | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 24.07.2019         |                   43.34  |                      10     | Under Implementation          |
|         7 | Saran Dairy Producer Company Limited       | Gopalganj    | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | 28.09.2020         |                   11.66  |                       3.05  | Under Implementation          |
|         8 | M/s Shreekanga n Food Park, Agapur, Teghra | Begusarai    | Infrastructure for AgroProcessing Clusters                      | 15.03.2019         |                   30.434 |                       7.908 | Under Implementation          |
|         9 | M/s Natraja Nutrifeed Pvt Ltd              | Khagaria     | Creation /Expansion of Food Processing& Preservation Capacities | 25.07.2019         |                   23.21  |                       5     | Under Implementation          |