Lok Sabha Question No. 970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Implementation of Food Processing Plants and Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 970

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY,2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD PROCESSING PLANTS AND FOOD PARKS

## 970. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the  number  of  foods  processing  plants  and  food  parks  that  have  been  established  in  the Kishanganjand Purnia districts of Bihar so far; and
- (b) the schemes that have been launched under the Ministry of Food Processing Units for Bihar and Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency in particular?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a):       Each of the component schemes of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) is a demand driven scheme amongst individuals, entrepreneurs, firms, FPOs, PSUs, etc. Expression of Interest (EoI) are floated from time to time for inviting applications for project proposals as per scheme guidelines through the on-line portal. The selection is made based on scrutiny of proposals on  eligibility  and  assessment  criteria  prescribed  in  scheme  guidelines.  Ministry  provides  credit linked financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to successful applicants for setting up of food processing/preservation infrastructure in accordance with the guidelines.  A total of 11 projects have been approved for Bihar, out of which one is located in the district of Kishanganj.  The details of these 11 projects are as under:
- (b):        The  schemes  of  Ministry  are  implemented  across  the  country  and  are  not  region  or  state specific.  The  benefits  of  the  schemes  of  the  Ministry  including  PMKSY  and  Pradhan  Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) may be availed by the applicants from each district of Bihar including Kishanganj.

| Mega Food Parks                                                                                        | Cold Chain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Agro Processing Cluster (APC)     | Creation & Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacity (CEFPPC)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Two (02)                                                                                               | Seven (07)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | One (01)                          | One (01)                                                                     |
| -Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria -Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority, Muzaffarpur | -Ganga Dairy Ltd., Begusarai -Mahua Cooperative Cold Storage Limited, Vaishali -RK Agri Biz LLP, Muzaffarpur -Shalimar Cold Storage, Patna -ABZ Agro Pvt Ltd, Kishanganj -Saran Dairy Producer Company Limited, Gopalganj -Maniyarpur Dairy, Patna | -Shreekangan Food Park, Begusarai | -Natraja Nutrifeed Pvt Ltd, Khagaria                                         |

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