Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Spice Parks
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 05 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## SPICE PARKS

* 5. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY( वाणिज्यएवंउद्योगमंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of spice parks set up by the Government in the country including the States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such parks in the States to empower the farmers producing spices by having better price realization and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  facilities  have  been  provided  for  local  farmers,  traders,  exporters  and  other stakeholders for processing their products in these spice parks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the job opportunities generated from the said parks;
- (e) whether the Government and the States are sharing the expenditure in setting up of these parks; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the total amount spent by the Government on these parks along with  the  funds  earmarked  for  the  same  and  the  number  of  proposals  pending  with  the Government for setting up of such parks along with its present status?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERREDTO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK    SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 05  FOR ANSWER ON 07 th  DECEMBER, 2022 REGARDING 'SPICE PARKS'.

(a)& (b): Spices Board has established eight crop specific Spices Parks across the country. The details of spices parks are as below:

| Name of the Spices Park   | State          | Spices covered        |
|---------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| Chhindwara                | Madhya Pradesh | Garlic and Chilli     |
| Guna                      | Madhya Pradesh | Coriander             |
| Guntur                    | Andhra Pradesh | Chillies              |
| Jodhpur                   | Rajasthan      | Cumin                 |
| Ramganjmandi              | Rajasthan      | Coriander             |
| Puttady                   | Kerala         | Cardamom and Pepper   |
| Raebareli                 | Uttar Pradesh  | Mint                  |
| Sivaganga                 | Tamil Nadu     | Chillies and Turmeric |

At present, there are no proposals pending for setting up of additional spices parks.

- (c)  &  (d):  The  objective  of  the  spices  park  is  to  set  up  common  processing  and  value  addition facilities  including  cleaning,  sorting,  grading,  grinding,  oil  extraction  and  packaging  of spices  for use by the local farmers, traders, exporters and other stakeholders. In addition, plots have also been allotted in the Spices Parks at Guna, Jodhpur, Ramganjmandi, Guntur, Raebareli and Sivaganga to the  exporters,  traders  and  farmer  producer  organization  for  establishment  of  their  own  spices processing units. The spice parks are providing large number of job opportunities, both direct and indirect. The details of processing facilities available in the spices parks are as below:

| Name of the Spices Park   | Details of processing facilities                                                                         |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhindwara                | Garlic drying / dehydration and chilli extraction                                                        |
| Guna                      | Cleaning, grading, colour sorting, grinding, packaging facilities for Seed spices particularly coriander |
| Guntur                    | Cleaning, sorting, grinding and packaging facilities for Chillies                                        |
| Jodhpur                   | Cleaning, grading, colour sorting, grinding, packaging facilities for Seed spices particularly cumin     |
| Ramganjmandi              | Cleaning, grading, colour sorting, grinding, packaging facilities for Seed spices particularly coriander |
| Puttady                   | Cleaning, grading, grinding, packaging facilities for cardamom and pepper                                |
| Raebareli                 | Oil extraction facilities for Mint and other herbs                                                       |
| Sivaganga                 | Cleaning, grading, colour sorting, grinding, packaging facilities for chillies and turmeric              |

(e) & (f): Spices Parks have been established by Spices Board with financial assistance from the Government of India under the scheme of Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE). Further, State Government of Andhra Pradesh has contributed for the establishment of Guntur spices park financially.Following the discontinuation of ASIDE scheme,Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) is under implementation by Department of Commerce in which assistance is provided in the form of grant-in-aid upto the matching equity put in by the implementing agency in the total project cost (upto 80% of the total equity for projects located  in  North  Eastern  and  Himalayan  States/UTs  and  upto  50%  of  the  total  equity  for  other states/UTs) for setting up or up-grading export infrastructure including spice park.In addition, the States  with  relative  poor  export  infrastructure,  lacking  institutional  capacity  for  preparing  good Detailed Project Reports but have positive potential, this grant can be upto 80% of the total equity.

The details of funding source for spices parks has been tabulated below:

| Spices park                    |   Funds Spent ( ₹. Crore) | Funding source (₹. Crore)                                               |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh     |                     20.5  | ASIDE scheme : 19.80 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 0.70                 |
| Puttady, Kerala                |                     27.37 | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 27.37                                     |
| Jodhpur, Rajasthan             |                     30.72 | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 30.72                                     |
| Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu          |                     23.8  | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 23.80                                     |
| Guna, Madhya Pradesh           |                     40.02 | ASIDE scheme : 25.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 15.02                |
| Guntur, Andhra Pradesh         |                     19.5  | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 7.90 Government of Andhra Pradesh : 11.60 |
| Ramganjmandi (Kota), Rajasthan |                     16.86 | ASIDE scheme : 10.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 6.86                 |
| Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh       |                     17.43 | ASIDE scheme : 15.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 2.43                 |

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