Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: FPIs in Bihar
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FPIs IN BIHAR

## 1430.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is planning to develop Bihar as Food Processing Hub and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of Food Processing Industries (FPIs) functioning in Bihar and the number of employees working therein, district-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  total  FPIs  which  have  received  technical  assistance  from  the Government during the last four years and the current financial year, district-wise;
- (d) the quantum of funds allocated and the amount sanctioned to FPIs as on date; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of FPIs in Bihar, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (e).  Government has launched a new centrally sponsored scheme- PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) with an allocation of Rs. 10,000 crores to directly benefit 2 lakh micro enterprises during 2020-2025 across the country.  A total of 10261 units will be supported in Bihar under the scheme.  Rs. 5,04,52,000 has been released to Bihar for hiring  of  PMU,  undertaking  studies,  promotional  activities  and  other  activities  permissible under the scheme guidelines.
- (b). As  per  latest  Annual  Survey  of  Industries  (ASI)  2017-18  estimates,  a  total  of  747 factories are operational in Bihar in Food & Beverages sector (National Industrial Classification code 10 & 11) and a total of 24,258 persons are engaged therein .
- (c) & (d). The details of financial assistance provided under PMKSY to projects in Bihar is placed at Annexure .  MoFPI does not operate any scheme to provide technical assistance to food processing industries in the country including in the State of Bihar.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430 FOR ANSWER ON 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 REGARDING 'FPIs IN BIHAR'.

Projects assisted under Component Schemes of PMKSY in the State of Bihar during last 4 years (since 2016-17 till date)

Projects assisted under Mega Food Park Scheme

(Rs. In crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)   | Location of the Project                                              | District   |   Project cost |   Grant approved |   Grant Released | Status               |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                    | Agapur, PS Mansurchak, Sub- Division Teghra, Distt. Begusarai, Bihar | Begusarai  |         30.434 |            7.908 |                0 | Under Implementation |

## Projects assisted under Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities

(Rs. In crore)

(Rs in Crore)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the applicant         | District   |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant |   Released Amount | Status               |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s Natraja Nutrifeed Pvt Ltd | Khagaria   |          23.21 |                5 |               2.5 | Under Implementation |

## Projects assisted under Creation of Backward &  Forward  Linkages

|   Si No | Name of project   | District   |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant |   Released Amount | Status               |
|---------|-------------------|------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Agro Square       | Patna      |          13.69 |             4.33 |                 0 | Under Implementation |

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No | Project Name                                |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved |   Total Grant Released |   Grant Released during last 4 Years& current year | Status               |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria |         120.13 |             41.9 |                  28.51 |                                               23.5 | Under Implementation |

## Projects  assisted under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Project                                       |   Project Cost |   Grant Approved |   Grant Released |   Grant Released during last 4 Years& current year | Status                         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Mahua Cooperative Cold Storage Ltd., Vaishali |          21.33 |             9.75 |             7.31 |                                               7.31 | Under implementation           |
|         2 | RK Agri Biz LLP, Muzzffarpur                  |          19.64 |             7.58 |             4.92 |                                               4.92 | Reported completion of project |
|         3 | Shalimar Cold Storage, Patna                  |          29.87 |            10    |             0    |                                               0    | Under implementation           |
|         4 | ABZ Agro Pvt Ltd, Kishanganj                  |          43.34 |            10    |             2.5  |                                               2.5  | Under implementation           |

Projects assisted under Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters