Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Setting-up of Food Processing Industry Parks in Bihar
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338

ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## SETTING-UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY PARKS IN BIHAR

## 338. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details of the food processing industry parks being set up in Bihar and its current status location-wise; and
- (b) the role being played by the Government in the development of food processing industry parks  being set up in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):   The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector Umbrella Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) since 201617 for overall growth and development of food processing sector including setting up of Mega Food Parks & Agro Processing Clusters(Mini Food Parks) across the country including Bihar. Under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY, MoFPI provides credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of Grants-in-Aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of Mega Food Parks and  Agro Processing Clusters. Also, a Special Food Processing Fund of Rs. 2000 crore was set up with NABARD in November 2014 to provide affordable credit for investments in setting up Mega Food Parks as well as processing units in the MFPs. In 2019, the coverage of  the  fund  was  extended  to  setting  up  of  Agro  Processing  Clusters  and  individual manufacturing units within them.

The status of Mega Food Parks and Agro Processing Clusters, assisted under PMKSY in Bihar, is placed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338 FOR ANSWER ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021 ON SETTING UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY PARKS IN BIHAR.

Details of Mega Food Parks assisted under PMKSY in   Bihar:

|   Sr. No . | Project Name                                         | District    | Date of Final Approval                         | Project Cost (INR in Cr)                       | Grant approved (INR in Cr)                     | Grant released (INR in Cr)                     | Status                                         |
|------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.,                   | Khagaria    | 06.08.2014                                     | 120.13                                         | 41.9                                           | 34.81                                          | Under Implementation                           |
|          2 | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), | Muzaffarpur | The project has received In-principle approval | The project has received In-principle approval | The project has received In-principle approval | The project has received In-principle approval | The project has received In-principle approval |

## Details of Agro-Processing Clusters assisted under PMKSY in Bihar:

|   Sr. No . | Name of the Project Execution Agency   | Location of the Project                                               | District   | Date of approval   |   Projec t cost (In Rs.Cr.) |   Grant Approve d (in Rs. Cr.) | Status               |
|------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|          1 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park              | Agapur, PS Mansurchak , Sub- Division Teghra, Distt. Begusarai, Bihar | Begusarai  | 15.03.201 9        |                      30.434 |                         7.9081 | Under Implementation |