Lok Sabha Question No. 457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 457

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## MEGA FOOD PARKS

## † 457.   SHRI RAVI KISHAN: DR.  RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA :

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

- (a) the number of the Mega Food Parks which have been established by the Government since 2014;
- (b) the details of the Mega Food Parks which have been established, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is any plan to establish a new Mega Food Park in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  any  criteria  have  been  set  for  establishment  of  Mega  Food  Parks  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries does not establish Mega Food Parks in the country on its own. However, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPs)  to  create  modern  infrastructure  for  the  food  processing.  As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  the responsibility of execution, ownership and management of the Mega Food Park(MFP) would vest with a Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  registered  under  the  Companies  Act.  However,  State  Government/  State Government entities/Cooperatives applying for the project under the scheme will not be required to form a separate  SPV.  Presently,  Ministry  has  accorded  final  approval  to  38  Mega  Food  Park  Projects  and  inprinciple approval to 2 Mega Food Park projects which are under various stages of implementation. Out of these, Ministry has accorded final approval to 27 Mega Food Park Projects and in-principle approval to 2 Mega Food Park projects since 2014. Presently, a total of 17 Mega Food Park projects have been made operational and out of these, since 2014, Fifteen Mega Food Park projects at Tumkur (Karnataka), Fazilka (Punjab), Nalbari (Assam), Khargone (Madhya Pradesh), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Rayagada (Odisha), Satara (Maharashtra), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), Surat(Gujarat), Aurangabad(Maharashtra), Una(HP), West Godavari(Andhra Pradesh), West Tripura(Tripura) and  Nizamabad(Telangana) have been made operational . State wise details of 40 Mega Food Park Projects approved under the Mega Food Park Scheme in the country including 02 Mega Food Park projects in the State of Uttar Pradesh along with their status of implementation are at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d):   The proposals under Mega Food Park Scheme for setting up of Mega Food Parks in the country are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI) from time to time. Selection of suitable proposals for these projects is done as per the Scheme guidelines, based on the merit, through a three tier stringent appraisal process as per the prefixed criteria. At present, Ministry has not floated any EoI for submission of proposals under the Scheme. As on date, there is no proposal under consideration to establish any new  Mega Food Parks  in  Gorakhpur,  Uttar  Pradesh  under  the  Mega  Food  Park  Scheme  of  the  Ministry.  The  criteria  for establishment of Mega Food Parks is detailed in the scheme guidelines.The salient features including major eligibility criteria of the scheme guidelines of Mega Food Park are at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 457 FOR ANSWERED ON 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019 REGARDING 'MEGA FOOD PARKS'.

State wise  details  of  40  Mega  Food  Park  Projects  approved under  the  Mega  Food  Park  Scheme in  the country  including  details  of  02  Mega  Food  Park  projects  of  Uttar  Pradesh  along  with  their  status  of implementation.

| S. No.            | Project Name                                                                          | Project Cost (Rs. in Cr)   | Date of In- principle Approval   | Date of Final Approval   | Amount of grant approved (Rs. in Cr)   | Amount of grant released (Rs. in Cr)   | Status                 |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh             | Andhra Pradesh                   | Andhra Pradesh           | Andhra Pradesh                         | Andhra Pradesh                         | Andhra Pradesh         |
| 1.                | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh                                   | 121.10                     | 16.12.2008                       | 30.03.2009               | 50                                     | 49.92                                  | Operational& Completed |
| 2.                | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh                 | 122.60                     | 21.09.2012                       | 16.12.2013               | 50                                     | 44.53                                  | Operational            |
| 3.                | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna, Andhra Pradesh | 125.25                     | 31.03.2015                       | 31.12.2015               | 50                                     | 28.49                                  | Under Implementation   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh          | Arunachal Pradesh                | Arunachal Pradesh        | Arunachal Pradesh                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | Arunachal Pradesh      |
| 4.                | Rongoge Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh                        | 73.02                      | 21.12.2017                       | 12.09.2019               | 43.25                                  | 0.00                                   | Under Implementation   |
| Assam             | Assam                                                                                 | Assam                      | Assam                            | Assam                    | Assam                                  | Assam                                  | Assam                  |
| 5.                | North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari , Assam                                       | 80.85                      | 16.12.2008                       | 30.03.2009               | 50                                     | 45                                     | Operational            |
| Bihar             | Bihar                                                                                 | Bihar                      | Bihar                            | Bihar                    | Bihar                                  | Bihar                                  | Bihar                  |
| 6.                | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria, Bihar                                    | 127.91                     | 21.09.2012                       | 06.08.2014               | 43.77                                  | 24.51                                  | Under Implementation   |
| Chhattisgarh      | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | Chhattisgarh               | Chhattisgarh                     | Chhattisgarh             | Chhattisgarh                           | Chhattisgarh                           | Chhattisgarh           |
| 7.                | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur, Chhattisgarh                             | 94.55                      | 06.09.2012                       | 04.06.2014               | 42.95                                  | 36.03                                  | Under Implementation   |
| Gujarat           | Gujarat                                                                               | Gujarat                    | Gujarat                          | Gujarat                  | Gujarat                                | Gujarat                                | Gujarat                |
| 8.                | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat, Gujarat                  | 117.87                     | 21.09.2012                       | 22.05.2014               | 50                                     | 42.45                                  | Operational            |
| 9.                | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Limited, Mehsana, Gujarat                                | 165.79                     | 03.01.2017                       | 16.08.2017               | 50                                     | 15.00                                  | Under Implementation   |
| Haryana           | Haryana                                                                               | Haryana                    | Haryana                          | Haryana                  | Haryana                                | Haryana                                | Haryana                |
| 10.               | Haryana State Industrial & Infra Dev. Corp Limited (HSIIDC), Sonipat, Haryana         | 177.59                     | 31.03.2015                       | 06.11.2015               | 50                                     | 27.88                                  | Under Implementation   |
| 11.               | Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), Rohtak, Haryana      | 179.75                     | 03.01.2017                       | 21.02.2018               | 50                                     | 15.00                                  | Under Implementation   |
| Himachal Pradesh  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh           | Himachal Pradesh                 | Himachal Pradesh         | Himachal Pradesh                       | Himachal Pradesh                       | Himachal Pradesh       |

| 12.     | Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Una, Himachal Pradesh                              | 107.34   | 21.09.2012   | 06.08.2014   | 50    | 42.72   | Operational            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------|--------------|-------|---------|------------------------|
| Jammu   | and Kashmir                                                                     |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 13.     | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir                      | 79.43    | 21.09.2012   | 19.02.2014   | 50    | 23.19   | Under Implementation   |
|         | Karnataka                                                                       |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 14.     | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur,                                         | 144.33   | 03.08.2010   | 27.03.2011   | 50    | 48.22   | Operational& Completed |
| 15.     | Karnataka Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd., Mandya, Karnataka                            | 113.83   | 03.01.2017   | 19.12.2017   | 50    | 15.00   | Under Implementation   |
| Kerala  |                                                                                 |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 16.     | Kerala State Industrial Dev Corpt Ltd (KSIDC), Alappuzha, Kerala                | 129.15   | 31.03.2015   | 27.11.2015   | 50    | 28.80   | Under Implementation   |
| 17.     | Kerala Industrial Infra. Development Corpt. (KINFRA), Palakkad, Kerala          | 102.13   | 31.03.2015   | 27.11.2015   | 40.57 | 37.72   | Under Implementation   |
|         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                  |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 18.     | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan, Madhya Pradesh                        | 131.28   | 10.10.2011   | 27.08.2012   | 50    | 49.12   | Operational& Completed |
| 19.     | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas, Madhya Pradesh                         | 144.12   | 31.03.2015   | 31.12.2015   | 50    | 38.88   | Under Implementation   |
|         | Maharashtra                                                                     |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 20.     | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad, Maharashtra                       | 124.52   | 01.04.2011   | 08.03.2013   | 48.82 | 41.99   | Operational            |
| 21.     | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara, Maharashtra                            | 139.33   | 21.09.2012   | 06.08.2014   | 50    | 44.49   | Operational            |
| 22.     | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha, Maharashtra                             | 92.36    | 31.03.2015   | 13.01.2016   | 50    | 15.00   | Under Implementation   |
| Mizoram |                                                                                 |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 23.     | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aizawl, Mizoram                                 | 75.20    | 19.12.2013   | 10.06.2015   | 50    | 44.24   | Under Implementation   |
|         | Nagaland                                                                        |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 24.     | DoysAgri Resources Pvt Ltd, Dimapur, Nagaland                                   | 71.79    | 03.01.2017   | 16.08.2017   | 50    | 29.78   | Under Implementation   |
| Odisha  |                                                                                 |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 25.     | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Khurda, Odisha | 125.42   | 31.03.2015   | 06.11.2015   | 50    | 37.80   | Under Implementation   |
| 26.     | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada, Odisha                                      | 80.17    | 29.04.2011   | 16.04.2012   | 50    | 44.95   | Operational            |
| Punjab  |                                                                                 |          |              |              |       |         |                        |
| 27.     | International Mega Food Park Ltd. , Fazilka, Punjab                             | 130.38   | 03.08.2010   | 25.05.2011   | 50    | 45      | Operational            |
| 28.     | Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., (PAIC) Ludhiana, Punjab                | 117.61   | 31.03.2015   | 27.11.2015   | 50    | 37.62   | Under Implementation   |
| 29.     | Sukjhit Mega Food Park &Infrastructure Limited, Kapurthala, Punjab              | 107.83   | 31.03.2015   | 06.11.2015   | 48.70 | 38.76   | Under Implementation   |

| Rajasthan 30.   | Greentech Mega Food                                                            | 119.82        | 21.09.2012    | 19.02.2014    | 49.88                                                                 | 43.18                                                                 | Operational                                                           |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Telangana       | Telangana                                                                      | Telangana     | Telangana     | Telangana     | Telangana                                                             | Telangana                                                             | Telangana                                                             |
| 31.             | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad, Telangana                           | 108.95        | 19.12.2013    | 10.06.2015    | 50                                                                    | 44.56                                                                 | Operational                                                           |
| 32.             | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Khammam, Telangana | 109.44        | 31.03.2015    | 05.02.2016    | 50                                                                    | 28.49                                                                 | Under Implementation                                                  |
| Tripura         | Tripura                                                                        | Tripura       | Tripura       | Tripura       | Tripura                                                               | Tripura                                                               | Tripura                                                               |
| 33.             | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura, Tripura                        | 87.45         | 29.04.2011    | 30.11.2011    | 50                                                                    | 43.50                                                                 | Operational                                                           |
| Uttarakhand     | Uttarakhand                                                                    | Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand   | Uttarakhand                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                           |
| 34.             | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar, Uttarakhand                  | 95.08         | 16.12.2008    | 30.03.2009    | 50                                                                    | 50                                                                    | Operational& Completed                                                |
| 35.             | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand                    | 98.08         | 21.09.2012    | 23.01.2014    | 48.12                                                                 | 41.80                                                                 | Operational                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                         |
| 36.             | Nandvan Mega Food Park Private Limited, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh                 | 120.77        | 21.12.2017    | 28.01.2019    | 50                                                                    | 0.00                                                                  | Under Implementation                                                  |
| 37.             | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Noida Pvt Ltd GautamBudh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh     | 218.30        | 15.01.2018    | 20.09.2018    | 50                                                                    | 0.00                                                                  | Under Implementation                                                  |
| West Bengal     | West Bengal                                                                    | West Bengal   | West Bengal   | West Bengal   | West Bengal                                                           | West Bengal                                                           | West Bengal                                                           |
| 38.             | Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad, West Bengal                  | 132.70        | 16.12.2008    | 16.03.2010    | 50                                                                    | 45                                                                    | Operational                                                           |
| 39              | Jalpaiguri Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Japlaiguri, West Bengal                    | 108.07        | 08.03.2019    | --            | SPV is in the process of meeting the conditions for 'Final Approval'. | SPV is in the process of meeting the conditions for 'Final Approval'. | SPV is in the process of meeting the conditions for 'Final Approval'. |
| Manipur         | Manipur                                                                        | Manipur       | Manipur       | Manipur       | Manipur                                                               | Manipur                                                               | Manipur                                                               |
| 40              | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Limited, Kakching, Manipur                 | 80.02         | 08.03.2019    | --            | IA is in the process of meeting the conditions                        | for 'Final                                                            | Approval'.                                                            |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  ( c )&(d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  457FOR  ANSWERED  ON  19 TH   NOVEMBER,  2019  REGARDING  'MEGA  FOOD PARKS'.

## SALIENT FEATURES WITH MAJOR ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA OF THE SCHEME GUIDELINES OF MEGA FOOD PARK.

## 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 centreetc

## Implementing Agency

The responsibility of execution, ownership and management of the Mega Food Park vests with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) registered  under  the  Companies  Act.  However,  State Government/  State  Government entities/Cooperatives applying for the project under the scheme will not be required to form a separate SPV.

## Eligibility criteria for SPV

The main eligibility criteria of the SPVs are as under:

- i. SPV  shall  be  a  body  corporate  registered  under  the  Companies  Act.  However,  in  case  of  State Government/  State  Government  entities/Cooperatives  implementing  the  project,  registration  of  a separate SPV under the Companies Act will not be necessary.
- ii. The promoter holding maximum equity in the SPV will be the lead promoter. The lead promoter will be primarily  responsible  for  co-ordination  with  all  stakeholders  including  with  the  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries to ensure effective implementation of the project.
- iii. The  combined  net  worth  of  the  promoters/proposed  shareholders  of  SPV  should  not  be  less  than Rs.50.00 crore . Each member in SPV must have a net worth atleast1.5 times of his/her proposed equity contribution in order to ensure requisite contribution for the project from each shareholder.
- iv. The SPV needs to bring in at least 20 percent of the total project cost as equity in general areas and at least  10  percent  of  the  total  project 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.
- v. Central  Government  agencies  becoming  shareholders  in  the  SPV,  can  only  hold  upto26  percent  of equity  in  the  SPV.  However,  there  will  be  no  such  restriction  on  State  Govt./  State  Govt.  entities/ Cooperatives.
- vi. Every SPV will publish the user charges/hiring rates for common facilities and lease rental rates for plots and factory buildings for MSEs in the Mega Food Park on their websites for wider information of the prospective investors. Rate of plots in the Mega Food Park may also be made available to Ministry of Food Processing Industries and State Government concerned for uploading on their websites. SPVs are not permitted to sell plots/facilities in Mega Food Parks and can only give plots/facilities on lease to other food processing units.
- vii. The common facilities in the park cannot be sold or leased out. They can only be offered to units on rental basis.

## Programme Management Agency (PMA)

The Ministry will appoint a Program Management Agency (PMA) to assist it in implementation of the Scheme. The PMA will be a reputed institution with extensive experience in project development, management, financing and implementation of infrastructure projects.

## Project Management Consultant (PMC)

In  addition to  the PMA, for ensuring smooth implementation of projects at ground level, Ministry has drawn up a panel of Project Management Consultants (PMC) with experience in preparation of DPRs for large projects and in project implementation. Any of these Ministry's empaneled agencies may be engaged by the SPVs for preparation of DPRs and for assistance in implementation.

## Time schedule

The time schedule for completion and successful operationalization of a Mega Food Park project is 30 months from the date of final approval to the project.