Lok Sabha Question No. 3391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Processing of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3391

ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## PROCESSING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

## †3391. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

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

- (a) the details of schemes in operation for storage and processing of fruits and vegetables in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has given some aid for food parks and other food processing units in  various  parts  of  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  particularly  in  Jaunpur  and Varanasi district; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, location-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a Central Sector umbrella  scheme-  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  for  overall  growth  and development of food processing sector with an outlay of Rs. 6000 Crore for the period 2016-17 to 2019-20.  The  period  has  since  been  extended  to  FY  2020-21.  Under  component  schemes  of PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid for setting up of food processing / preservation industries. PMKSY is demand driven and implemented across the country including in the state of Uttar Pradesh.  Ministry has approved a total of 39 Mega Food Parks under Scheme of Mega Food Park and a total of 294 food processing  units  for  assistance  under  scheme  of  Creation  /Expansion  of  Food  Processing  & Preservation Capacities, out of which 22 food processing units are located in Uttar Pradesh. One of  the  units,  with  approved grant  of  Rs  3.74  crore, is  located in  Varanasi  district.  State  wise distribution of Mega Food Parks and Food Processing units along with units approved in Uttar Pradesh is 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  setting  up/upgradation  of  2  lakh  micro  food processing enterprises through credit linked subsidy during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 cr.  Out of this, a total of 37,826 units have been allocated to Uttar Pradesh with outlay of Rs 1731.60 Crores for next five years.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) TO (c) OF REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3391  FOR  ANSWER  ON  16 TH   MARCH,  2021  REGARDING  'PROCESSING  OF  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES'.

## State  wise  projects  approved  under  Mega  Food  Park(MFP)  scheme  and Creation/Expansion  of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) Scheme

| S.No.   | State                     |   No of Mega food Parks approved |   No of Food Processing Units approved under CEFPPC Scheme |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh            |                                3 |                                                          4 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                1 |                                                          6 |
| 3.      | Assam                     |                                1 |                                                         15 |
| 4.      | Bihar                     |                                1 |                                                          1 |
| 5.      | Chhatisgarh               |                                1 |                                                          1 |
| 6.      | Goa                       |                                0 |                                                          1 |
| 7.      | Gujarat                   |                                2 |                                                         27 |
| 8.      | Haryana                   |                                2 |                                                         15 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh          |                                1 |                                                         20 |
| 10.     | Karnataka                 |                                2 |                                                         18 |
| 11.     | Kerala                    |                                2 |                                                         12 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh            |                                2 |                                                          9 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra               |                                3 |                                                         38 |
| 14.     | Manipur                   |                                1 |                                                          6 |
| 15.     | Meghalaya                 |                                1 |                                                          2 |
| 16.     | Mizoram                   |                                1 |                                                          2 |
| 17.     | Nagaland                  |                                1 |                                                          4 |
| 18.     | Odisha                    |                                2 |                                                          2 |
| 19.     | Punjab                    |                                3 |                                                          8 |
| 20.     | Rajasthan                 |                                1 |                                                         12 |
| 21.     | Sikkim                    |                                0 |                                                          1 |
| 22.     | Tamil nadu                |                                1 |                                                         22 |
| 23.     | Telangana                 |                                2 |                                                          2 |
| 24.     | Tripura                   |                                1 |                                                          5 |
| 25.     | Uttar Pradesh             |                                0 |                                                         22 |
| 26.     | Uttarakhand               |                                2 |                                                         10 |
| 27.     | West Bengal               |                                1 |                                                          8 |
| 28.     | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu |                                0 |                                                          1 |
| 29.     | Jammu &Kashmir            |                                1 |                                                         20 |
|         | Total                     |                               39 |                                                        294 |

## Food Processing Units approved under Creation /Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities Scheme in the state of Uttar Pradesh

(Rs. in Cr.)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the applicant                          | District          | Date of Approval    |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant | Status               |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s C.P Milk and Food Products Pvt. Ltd.       | Lucknow           | 13.04.2018          |          26.67 |             4.32 | Completed            |
|         2 | M/s Shivashrit Foods Private Limited           | Aligarh           | 13.04.2018          |          19.14 |             5    | Completed            |
|         3 | M/s Bikanervala Foods Private Limited          | Gautam Budh Nagar | 13.04.2018          |          67.92 |             5    | Partially Completed  |
|         4 | M/s Mehrotra Consumer Products                 | Gautam Budh Nagar | 13.04.2018          |          23.77 |             5    | Under Implementation |
|         5 | M/s Avyukta Dairy Products Pvt. Ltd.           | Ghaziabad         | 13.04.2018          |          17.01 |             5    | Under Implementation |
|         6 | M/s Organic India Pvt. Ltd                     | Barabanki         | 13.04.2018          |          55.13 |             4.8  | Completed            |
|         7 | M/s Bhagwati Foods Pvt Ltd                     | Kanpur            | 13.04.2018          |          16.67 |             5    | Completed            |
|         8 | M/s MaaVeshno Consumer Products Pvt Ltd        | Gautam Budh Nagar | 13.04.2018          |          18.33 |             5    | Under Implementation |
|         9 | M/s Ajanta Raaj Proteins Limited               | Agra              | 13.04.2018          |           7.06 |             1.98 | Under Implementation |
|        10 | M/s Kedarnath Industries                       | Hardoi            | 13.04.2018          |           4.97 |             1.64 | Under Implementation |
|        11 | M/s Crazy Bakery Udyog                         |                   | Gorakhpur14.09.2018 |          12.9  |             4.12 | Under Implementation |
|        12 | M/s ILEX Infrastructure LLP                    | Gautam Budh Nagar | 14.09.2018          |          20.07 |             4.65 | Partially Completed  |
|        13 | M/s Aashirvaad Cuisines                        | Amroha            | 14.09.2018          |          15.78 |             5    | Under Implementation |
|        14 | M/s Raja Udyog Private Limited                 | Varanasi          | 22.08.2019          |          23.55 |             5    | Under Implementation |
|        15 | M/s CRD Foods (Unit-4: Pulp Juice and Puree)   | Mathura           | 22.08.2019          |          10.49 |             3.57 | Under Implementation |
|        16 | M/s CRD Foods (Unit-5: Milk &Milk Products)    | Mathura           | 22.08.2019          |          10.32 |             3.48 | Under Implementation |
|        17 | M/s SS Ankit Frozen Fruits& Vegetables         | Jalaun            | 02.12.2019          |          12.54 |             4.93 | Under Implementation |
|        18 | M/s CRD Foods (Unit -2)                        | Mathura           | 01.01.2020          |           3.55 |             1.22 | Under Implementation |
|        19 | M/s CRD Foods (Unit -1)                        | Mathura           | 22.12.2020          |           4.79 |             1.62 | Under Implementation |
|        20 | M/s CRD Foods (Unit -3)                        | Mathura           | 23.12.2020          |           7.67 |             2.64 | Under Implementation |
|        21 | M/s Shree Tirupati Balajee Industries Pvt. Ltd | Varanasi          | 13.03.2020          |          18.75 |             3.74 | Under Implementation |
|        22 | M/s Veeta Day Industries Pvt. Ltd.             | Barabanki         | 13.03.2020          |          19.37 |             4.66 | Under Implementation |