Lok Sabha Question No. 426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Benefits of Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## BENEFITS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS

## 426. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

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

- (a) Whether  farmers  are  gradually  getting  benefits  through  Mega  Food  Parks,  if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details and total number of Mega Food Parks that are operational in country;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to open new Mega Food Parks in different States of country and also in Bihar, Gujarat and West Bengal, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether Mega Food Parks to create employments and job opportunities, if so, the details thereof the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) & (d): As per Mega Food Park scheme guidelines, each Mega Food Park on being fully operational will create direct / indirect employment of about 5,000 persons and also benefit about 25,000 farmers. However, the actual configuration of the project may vary depending upon the business plan for each Mega Food Park. Presently, Ministry has accorded final approval to 39 Mega Food Park Projects which are under various stages of implementation. Out of these, a total of 18 Mega Food Park projects at Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), 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),  Nizamabad  (Telangana)  and  Dewas  (Madhya Pradesh) have been made operational. Details of actual employment generated from the 11 Mega Food Parks made operational during last three years are at Annexure .

- (c): Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS)  to  create  modern  infrastructure  for  the  food  processing.  Ministry  does  not  establish Mega Food Parks in the country on its own. 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  invited  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 Bihar, Gujarat and West Bengal under the Mega Food Park Scheme of the Ministry.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a),  (b)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426 FOR ANSWER ON 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020 REGARDING 'BENEFITS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS'.

## Details of actual employment generated from the 11 Mega Food Parks operationalised during last three years

|   Sl. No. | Name of SPV/IA of MFP project                      | District &State                | Date of Operationalization   |   Actual Employment Generated (Nos.) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd                            | Rayagada, Odisha               | 1-Jun-2017                   |                                 2124 |
|         2 | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                      | Satara, Maharshtra             | 1-Mar-2018                   |                                  229 |
|         3 | Greentech Mega Food Park Ltd                       | Ajmer, Rajasthan               | 29-Mar-2018                  |                                  300 |
|         4 | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd                        | Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand | 8-Apr-2018                   |                                16040 |
|         5 | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd | Surat, Gujarat                 | 29-Oct-2018                  |                                  600 |
|         6 | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                     | Aurangabad, Maharashtra        | 15-Nov-2018                  |                                  408 |
|         7 | Cremica Food Park Pvt Ltd                          | Una, Himachal Pradesh          | 10-Feb-2019                  |                                  600 |
|         8 | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt Ltd               | West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh  | 12-Feb-2019                  |                                  250 |
|         9 | Sikaria Mega Food Park (P) Ltd                     | West Tripura, Tripura          | 20-Feb-2019                  |                                  300 |
|        10 | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Ltd                       | Nizamabad, Telangana           | 6-Sep-2019                   |                                  125 |
|        11 | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                     | Dewas, Madhya Pradesh          | 5-Dec-2019                   |                                  200 |

Note:- Food Processing Industries Being Seasonal In Nature, The Above Figures May Change From Time To Time.