Lok Sabha Question No. 458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Mega Foods Parks Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## MEGA FOOD PARKS SCHEME

## 458. DR. (PROF.) KIRTI PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  Mega  Food  Parks  Scheme  and  the  current  status  of  its implementation in the country;
- (b) the  number  of  jobs  that  are  expected  to  be  created  under  this  scheme  and  the  details thereof;
- (c) the number of Agro-Processing Clusters proposed to be set up under the scheme, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether this scheme will have any impact on crop wastage and is so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  Mega  Food  Park  Scheme (MFPS)  to  create  modern  infrastructure  for  the  food  processing  industries  since  2008.  This scheme  is  now  a  component  of  the  new  Central  Sector  Umbrella  Scheme-  Pradhan  Mantri Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY).  The  Mega  Food  Park  Scheme  (MFPS)  aims  at  providing modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market. The salient features of the scheme are mentioned in Annexure-I .  Total  42  Mega  Food Parks (MFPs) were envisaged by the Government. As on date, Ministry has accorded final approval to 37 MFPs in 23 States/UTs which are under various stages of implementation. Out of this, 19 MFPs are operational. Current status of implementation is mentioned in Annexure-II .

(b): As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  each  fully  operational  Mega  Food  Park  will  provide direct/indirect employment to about 5000 persons. The details of employment provided by the 19 operational Mega Food parks as on date is mentioned in Annexure-III.

(c): Agro-Processing  Clusters  are  not  set-up  under  the  Mega  Food  Park  scheme  of  the Ministry. However, there is a separate scheme of the Ministry for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters. Details of Agro Processing Clusters proposed to be set-up under the Ministry's scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters is mentioned in Annexure-IV.

(d): The  scheme  of  Mega  Food  Park  has  the  primary  objective  of  providing  modern infrastructure  facilities  for  the  food  processing  along  the  value  chain  from  the  farm  to  the market.  It  will  include  creation  of  infrastructure  near  farm  (i.e.  collection  centres  &  Primary Processing  centres),  transportation,  logistics  and  centralized  processing  centres  etc.  This  will have  impact  on  increased  realization  of  farmers,  reduction  in  wastage  and  creation  of  an efficient  supply  chain  backed  by  collection  centres,  primary  processing  centres  and  logistic infrastructure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  ( a )  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458 FOR ANSWER ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'MEGA FOOD PARKS SCHEME'.

## SALIENT FEATURES OF THE MEGA FOOD PARKS SCHEME:

## Objective of the Scheme

The primary objective of the MFPS is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for the food processing along the value chain from the farm to the market. It will include creation of processing  infrastructure  near  the  farm,  transportation,  logistics  and  centralized  processing centres.

The scheme functions with a cluster based approach based on a hub and spokes model by establishing Mega Food Parks. It includes creation of infrastructure for primary processing and  storage  near  the  farm  in  the  form  of  Primary  Processing  Centres  (PPCs)  and  Collection Centres (CCs) and common facilities and enabling infrastructure like roads, electricity, water, Effluent  Treatment Plant (ETP) facilities etc. at  Central Processing  Centre (CPC).  These PPCs and  CCs  act  as  aggregation  and  storage  points  to  feed  raw  material  to  the  processing  units located in the CPC. The scheme will be demand-driven, and will facilitate food processing units to meet environmental and safety standards.

## Pattern of Assistance

The scheme provides for a capital grant at the rate of 50 percent of the project cost (excluding land cost) in general areas and at the rate of 75 percent of the project cost (excluding land cost) in difficult and hilly areas i.e. North East Region including Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and ITDP notified areas of the States subject to a maximum of Rs.50 crore per project.

## Land

The requirement of land for establishing the CPC is minimum 50 acres either by purchase or on lease of at least 75 years for the Central Processing Centre of the Mega Food Park.

## Key Project Components

-  Enabling Basic Infrastructure -Internal Roads, drainage, water supply, electricity supply including captive power plant, ETP & STP, weighbridges etc.
-  Core  Processing  Sorting  &  grading,  packaging,  warehouses  &  Specialized storage,  Pre-cooling  and  Ripening  chambers,  IQF,  Cold  chain  infrastructure, Steam generation, QC Lab etc.
-  Standard Design Facility  Sheds  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises  (MSEs)  plug and play facility for small units.
-  Non  -  Core  Infrastructure  Admin  buildings,  training  centres,  canteen, workers' hostel, trade/display centre etc

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  ( a )  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458 FOR ANSWER ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'MEGA FOOD PARKS SCHEME'.

## Current status of implementation of Mega Food Park scheme in the country:

|   Sr. No. | State/UT                      | SPV/ IA Name                                                            | Date of Final Approval   |   Project Cost (INR in Cr) |   Amount of grant approved (INR in Cr) |   Amount of grant released (INR in Cr) | Status               |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor                                     | 30.03.2009               |                     121.1  |                                  50    |                                  49.92 | Operational          |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari                   | 16.12.2013               |                     122.6  |                                  50    |                                  44.53 | Operational          |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna   | 31.12.2015               |                      93.63 |                                  43.55 |                                  32.69 | Under Implementation |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh (1 Project) | Rongoge Mega Food Park, Pvt. Ltd, Papum Pare                            | 12.09.2019               |                      73.02 |                                  43.25 |                                   0    | Under Implementation |
|         5 | Assam (1 Project)             | North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari                                 | 30.03.2009               |                      84.96 |                                  48.84 |                                  45    | Operational          |
|         6 | Bihar (1 Project)             | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria                             | 06.08.2014               |                     120.13 |                                  41.9  |                                  28.51 | Under Implementation |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh (1 Project)      | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur                             | 04.06.2014               |                      96.58 |                                  43.96 |                                  36.03 | Under Implementation |
|         8 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat             | 22.05.2014               |                     121.86 |                                  50    |                                  45    | Operational          |
|         9 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Limited, Mehsana                           | 16.08.2017               |                     165.79 |                                  50    |                                  28.17 | Under Implementation |
|        10 | Haryana (2 Projects)          | Haryana State Industrial &Infra Dev. Corp Limited (HSIIDC), Sonipat     | 06.11.2015               |                     155.58 |                                  44.94 |                                  27.88 | Under Implementation |
|        11 | Haryana (2 Projects)          | Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), Rohtak | 21.02.2018               |                     179.75 |                                  50    |                                  15    | Under Implementation |
|        12 | Himachal                      | Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Una                                        | 06.08.2014               |                     107.34 |                                  50    |                                  43.86 | Operational          |

|    | Pradesh (1 Project)         |                                                                         |            |        |       |       |                      |
|----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|-------|-------|----------------------|
| 13 | J&K (1 Project)             | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama                                 | 19.02.2014 |  79.43 | 50    | 29.09 | Under Implementation |
| 14 | Karnataka (2 Projects)      | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur                                  | 29.03.2011 | 144.33 | 50    | 48.72 | Operational          |
| 15 | Karnataka (2 Projects)      | Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd., Mandya                                         | 19.12.2017 | 113.83 | 50    | 28.57 | Under Implementation |
| 16 | Kerala (2 Projects)         | Kerala State Industrial Dev Corpt Ltd (KSIDC), Alappuzha                | 27.11.2015 | 129.15 | 50    | 37.8  | Under Implementation |
| 17 | Kerala (2 Projects)         | Kerala Industrial Infra. Development Corpt. (KINFRA), Palakkad          | 27.11.2015 | 102.13 | 40.57 | 37.72 | Under Implementation |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh (2 Projects) | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan                                | 27.08.2012 | 131.28 | 50    | 49.37 | Operational          |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh (2 Projects) | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas                                 | 31.12.2015 | 144.12 | 50    | 39.44 | Operational          |
| 20 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)     | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad                            | 08.03.2013 | 124.52 | 48.82 | 42.96 | Operational          |
| 21 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)     | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara                                 | 06.08.2014 | 139.33 | 50    | 44.78 | Operational          |
| 22 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)     | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha                                  | 13.01.2016 |  92.36 | 50    | 15    | Under Implementation |
| 23 | Manipur (1 Project)         | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd., Kakching, Manipur             | 30.01.2020 |  60.64 | 43.25 |  0    | Under Implementation |
| 24 | Mizoram (1 Project)         | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kolasib                                 | 10.06.2015 |  75.2  | 50    | 44.24 | Operational          |
| 25 | Nagaland (1 Project)        | Doys Agri Resources Pvt Ltd, Dimapur, Nagaland                          | 16.08.2017 |  71.79 | 50    | 29.78 | Under Implementation |
| 26 | Odisha (2 Projects)         | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Khurda | 06.11.2015 | 121.95 | 50    | 37.8  | Under Implementation |
| 27 | Odisha (2 Projects)         | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada                                      | 16.04.2012 |  87.88 | 45.94 | 44.95 | Operational          |

| 28.                                       |                                           | International Mega Food Park Ltd. , Fazilka, Punjab Punjab Agro     | 25.05.2011                                | 130.38                                    | 50                                        | 45                                        | Operational                               |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 29.                                       | Punjab (3 Projects)                       | Industries Corporation Ltd., (PAIC) Ludhiana                        | 27.11.2015                                | 117.61                                    | 50                                        | 37.62                                     | Under Implementation                      |
| 30.                                       |                                           | Sukjhit Mega Food Park &Infra Ltd. Kapurthala                       | 06.11.2015                                | 107.83                                    | 48.7                                      | 38.76                                     | Under Implementation                      |
| 31.                                       | Rajasthan (1 Project)                     | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer                           | 19.02.2014                                | 119.82                                    | 49.88                                     | 44.04                                     | Operational                               |
| 32.                                       | Telangana (2 Projects)                    | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad                           | 10.06.2015                                | 108.95                                    | 50                                        | 44.78                                     | Operational                               |
| 33.                                       | Telangana (2 Projects)                    | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Khammam | 05.02.2016                                | 109.44                                    | 50                                        | 28.49                                     | Under Implementation                      |
| 34.                                       | Tripura (1 Project)                       | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura                      | 30.11.2011                                | 77.79                                     | 48.39                                     | 43.5                                      | Operational                               |
| 35.                                       | Uttarakhand (2 Projects)                  | Patanjali Food& Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar                     | 30.03.2009                                | 95.08                                     | 50                                        | 50                                        | Operational                               |
| 36.                                       | Uttarakhand (2 Projects)                  | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd, Udham Singh Nagar                      | 23.01.2014                                | 98.08                                     | 48.12                                     | 43.31                                     | Operational                               |
| 37.                                       | West Bengal (1 Project)                   | Jangipur Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad                           | 16.03.2010                                | 132.7                                     | 50                                        | 45                                        | Operational                               |
| TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31                                       | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             | TOTAL 4157.96 1790.11 1347.31             |
| Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18                           | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 | Operational: 19, Under implementation: 18 |

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( b ) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  458 FOR  ANSWER  ON  15 TH   SEPTEMBER,  2020  REGARDING  'MEGA  FOOD  PARKS SCHEME'. Details of employment provided by the 19 operational Mega Food parks as on date:

| Sr. No.   | State/UT name    | District Name     | SPV/IA Name                                        |   Number of Direct Employment |   Number of Indirect Employment | Number of Total (Direct + Indirect) Employment   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | West Godavari     | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt Ltd               |                            50 |                             200 | 250                                              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh   | Chittoor          | Srini Food Park Pvt Ltd                            |                          1200 |                           16000 | 17200                                            |
| 3         | Assam            | Nalbari           | North East Mega Food Park Ltd                      |                           395 |                             350 | 745                                              |
| 4         | Gujarat          | Surat             | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd |                           100 |                             500 | 600                                              |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh | Una               | Cremica Food Park Pvt Ltd                          |                           100 |                             500 | 600                                              |
| 6         | Karnataka        | Tumkur            | Integrated Food Park Ltd                           |                           900 |                            4500 | 5400                                             |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh   | Khargone          | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                       |                           300 |                             300 | 600                                              |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   | Dewas             | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                     |                            50 |                             150 | 200                                              |
| 9         | Maharashtra      | Satara            | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                      |                           149 |                              80 | 229                                              |
| 10        | Mizoram          | Kolasib           | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                       |                            23 |                             120 | 143                                              |
| 11        | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad        | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                     |                            33 |                             375 | 408                                              |
| 12        | Odisha           | Rayagada          | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd                            |                            31 |                            2093 | 2124                                             |
| 13        | Punjab           | Fazilka           | International Mega Food Park Ltd                   |                            61 |                              75 | 136                                              |
| 14        | Rajasthan        | Ajmer             | Greentech Mega Food Park Ltd                       |                            50 |                             250 | 300                                              |
| 15        | Telangana        | Nizamabad         | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Ltd                       |                            25 |                             100 | 125                                              |
| 16        | Tripura          | West Tripura      | Sikaria Mega Food Park (P) Ltd                     |                            50 |                             250 | 300                                              |
| 17        | Uttarakhand      | Udham Singh Nagar | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd                        |                          1040 |                           15000 | 16040                                            |
| 18        | Uttarakhand      | Haridwar          | Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Pvt Ltd             |                         16363 |                          596893 | 613256                                           |
| 19        | West Bengal      | Murshidabad       | Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd                 |                            52 |                             421 | 473                                              |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL            | TOTAL             | TOTAL                                              |                         20972 |                          638157 | 659129*                                          |

* INFORMATION AS PROVIDED BY SPVs/IAs. FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES BEING SEASONAL IN NATURE, THE ABOVE FIGURES MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 458 FOR ANSWER ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'MEGA FOOD PARKS SCHEME'.

## Details of Agro Processing Clusters proposed to be set-up under the scheme for AgroProcessing Clusters:

| Sl. No.   | State             | No. of proposed   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 5                 |
| 2         | Assam             | 2                 |
| 3         | Bihar             | 5                 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      | 1                 |
| 5         | Goa               | 1                 |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 3                 |
| 7         | Haryana           | 3                 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 1                 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1                 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 1                 |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 4                 |
| 12        | Kerala            | 1                 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 4                 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 6                 |
| 15        | Odisha            | 1                 |
| 16        | Punjab            | 3                 |
| 17        | Rajasthan         | 5                 |
| 18        | Tamil Nadu        | 3                 |
| 19        | Telangana         | 1                 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh     | 12                |
| 21        | Uttarakhand       | 1                 |
| 22        | West Bengal       | 6                 |
| 23        | Arunachal Pradesh |                   |
| 24        | Manipur           |                   |
| 25        | Meghalaya         | 3                 |
| 26        | Mizoram           |                   |
| 27        | Nagaland          |                   |
| 28        | Tripura           |                   |
| 29        | Sikkim            |                   |
| 30        | A&NIslands        |                   |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                   |
| 32        | D&NHaveli         |                   |
| 33        | Delhi             | 2                 |
| 34        | Daman &Diu        |                   |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                   |
| 36        | Pondicherry       |                   |
| 37        | Ladakh            |                   |
|           | Total             | 75                |