Lok Sabha Question No. 482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Mega & Mini Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 482

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## MEGA & MINI FOOD PARKS

## 482. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) the details on the number of Mega and Mini Food Parks, Cold Chain Infrastructure and Food Testing Laboratories established under the Sampada scheme, State-wise including Bihar and in reference to Saran district;
- (b) the  details  on  the  financial  allocation  and  the  investment  made  to  improve  food processing infrastructure under the said scheme, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  number  of  farmers benefited/getting benefit from this scheme, State-wise; and
- (d) the details on the employment opportunities created especially in the rural areas through this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): A Statement indicating State/UT-wise number of approved projects Mega Food Parks (MFP), Agro Processing Clusters (APC) or Mini Food Parks, Cold Chain Infrastructure and Food Testing Laboratories (FTL) under the Pradan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) sanctioned including in the State of Bihar is Annexure .
- (b): Under  PMKSY,  state-wise  funds  are  not  allocated.  The  schemes  of  PMKSY  are demand driven. The Ministry provides credit-linked capital subsidy in the form of grants-inaid  to  the  individuals,  farmers,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs),  Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc.  under  its  various  schemes  for  setting  up  of  food  processing  industries/  units/  projects against the Expression of Interest issued by the Ministry from time to time. An amount of Rs.6000 crore has been allocated for PMKSY for its entire period of implementation i.e during 2016-2020 majority of which has been allocated for food processing infrastructure development.  For  the  current  year  an  amount  of  Rs.1101  crore  has  been  allocated  for  the schemes of PMKSY.
- (c) & (d): The PMKSY is expected to leverage investment of ₹ 31,400 crore, handle 334 lakh MT agro-produce valuing ₹ 1,04,125  crore,  benefit  20  lakh  farmers  and  generate  5,30,500 direct/ indirect employment in the country by the year 2019-20. No assessment has since been made on the impact of PMKSY.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  482  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH   JUNE,  2019 REGARDING MEGA & MINI FOOD PARKS

STATE/UT-WISE  NUMBER  OF  APPROVED  MEGA  FOOD  PARKS,  AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS (MINI FOOD PARKS), COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FOOD TESTING LABS UNDER PMKSY

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/ UTs   |   MFP |   Cold Chain |   Agro Processing Clusters |   Food Testing Labs |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------|--------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR         |     0 |            1 |                          0 |                   0 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH            |     3 |           21 |                          1 |                   3 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |     1 |            1 |                          0 |                   0 |
| 4         | ASSAM                     |     1 |            2 |                          1 |                   5 |
| 5         | BIHAR*                    |     1 |            3 |                          1 |                   0 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH              |     1 |            2 |                          0 |                   0 |
| 8         | DELHI                     |     0 |            0 |                          0 |                   8 |
| 9         | GUJARAT                   |     2 |           21 |                          2 |                  13 |
| 10        | HARYANA                   |     2 |           11 |                          5 |                  15 |
| 11        | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |     1 |           15 |                          1 |                   2 |
| 12        | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |     1 |            6 |                          1 |                   2 |
| 13        | JHARKHAND                 |     1 |            0 |                          0 |                   1 |
| 14        | KARNATAKA                 |     2 |           14 |                          5 |                   6 |
| 15        | KERALA                    |     2 |            8 |                          1 |                   2 |
| 16        | MADHYA PRADESH            |     2 |            6 |                          4 |                   4 |
| 17        | MAHARASHTRA               |     3 |           67 |                          8 |                  22 |
| 18        | MANIPUR                   |     1 |            2 |                          1 |                   1 |
| 19        | MIZORAM                   |     1 |            2 |                          0 |                   0 |
| 20        | NAGALAND                  |     1 |            2 |                          0 |                   1 |
| 21        | ODISHA                    |     2 |            2 |                          0 |                   2 |
| 22        | PUDDUCHERY                |     0 |            0 |                          1 |                   0 |
| 23        | PUNJAB                    |     3 |           18 |                          2 |                   7 |
| 24        | RAJASTHAN                 |     1 |           10 |                          1 |                   1 |
| 25        | SIKKIM                    |     0 |            0 |                          0 |                   1 |
| 26        | TAMIL NADU                |     0 |           11 |                          0 |                  13 |
| 27        | TELEANGANA                |     2 |            9 |                          1 |                   4 |
| 28        | TRIPURA                   |     1 |            0 |                          0 |                   1 |
| 29        | UTTAR PRADESH             |     3 |           26 |                          4 |                   7 |
| 30        | UTTARAKHAND               |     2 |           25 |                          1 |                   2 |
| 31        | WEST BENGAL               |     2 |           11 |                          0 |                   8 |
|           | TOTAL                     |    42 |          296 |                         41 |                 131 |