Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: National Food Processing Policy
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nayab Singh, Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *36

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2021

## NATIONAL FOOD PROCESSING POLICY

## †*36.   SHRI NAYAB SINGH: SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has prepared the outlines/blueprint of the New National Food Processing policy;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether only seventeen mega food parks have been set up in the country so far;

- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not setting up even a single mega food park in Haryana;

- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  any  mega  food  park  in  the  Parliamentary Constituencies of Kurukshetra and Karnal in coordination with the State Government; and

- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

- (a) to (f):  A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *36 ANSWER ON 20 TH JULY, 2021 REGARDING 'NATIONAL FOOD PROCESSING POLICY'

(a)  & (b): Yes Sir, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has prepared a blueprint for National Food Processing Policy.

The draft policy aims for the development of the food processing sector by addressing the critical gaps hampering its growth. It provides for a stable policy framework over the next 15 years to give impetus to the development of the sector. Some of the key objectives and strategies of the policy are -(i) Increasing level of processing and preservation of perishables; (ii) Reducing wastages  and  increasing  value  addition  leading  to  higher  income  of  farmers;  (iii)  Increasing access  to  credit  at  affordable  cost;  (iv)  Enhancing  availability  of  safer,  affordable  and nutritionally  balanced  food  products  to  the  consumers;  (v)  Promoting  cluster  approach  for intervention  in  the  sector;  (vi)  Developing  value  chain  for  perishables;  (vii)  Strengthening unorganized food processing sector, (viii) Supporting Research  activities in food products & processes etc.

(c) to (f):  Ministry of Food Processing Industries provides financial assistance for setting up of Mega  Food  Parks  (MFPs)  in  the  country.  Proposals  under  the  scheme  are  invited  through Expression  of  Interest  from  the  eligible  organizations.   So  far,   41  MFP  projects  have  been approved  and  22  MFPs  have  been  made  operational.  2  MFPs  are  sanctioned  in  the  state  of Haryana,  which  are  located  in  Rohtak  and  Sonipat.  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  under consideration for setting up of MFPs in Kurukshetra and Karnal.  Details of the 41  projects are placed at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *36  ANSWER  ON  20 TH   JULY,  2021  REGARDING 'NATIONAL FOOD PROCESSING POLICY'

## STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MEGA FOOD PARK PROJECTS

|   Sr. No. | State/UT          | Project Name                                                          | Date of Final Approval   | Project Cost (INR in Cr)   | Amount of grant approved (INR in Cr)   | Status                |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor                                   | 30.03.2009               | 121.1                      | 50                                     | Operational           |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari                 | 16.12.2013               | 122.6                      | 50                                     | Operational           |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna | 31.12.2015               | 112.94                     | 43.55                                  | Under Implementation  |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Rongoge Mega Food Park, Pvt. Ltd, Papum Pare                          | 12.09.2019               | 73.02                      | 43.25                                  | Under Implementation  |
|         5 | Assam             | North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari                               | 30.03.2009               | 84.96                      | 48.84                                  | Operational           |
|         6 | Bihar             | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria                           | 06.08.2014               | 120.13                     | 41.9                                   | Under Implementation  |
|         7 | Bihar             | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), Muzaffarpur      | In-principle approval    | In-principle approval      | In-principle approval                  | In-principle approval |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh      | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur                           | 04.06.2014               | 96.58                      | 43.96                                  | Operational           |
|         9 | Gujarat           | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat           | 22.05.2014               | 121.86                     | 50                                     | Operational           |

|   10. |                  | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Mehsana                              | 16.08.2017   |   151.05 |     50 | Under Implementation   |
|-------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------|--------|------------------------|
|    11 | Haryana          | Haryana State Industrial & Infra Dev. Corp Ltd. (HSIIDC), Sonipat       | 06.11.2015   |   155.58 | 44.94  | Under Implementation   |
|    12 | Haryana          | Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), Rohtak | 21.02.2018   |   179.75 | 50     | Under Implementation   |
|    13 | Himachal Pradesh | Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Una                                        | 06.08.2014   |   107.34 | 50     | Operational            |
|    14 | J&K              | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama                                 | 19.02.2014   |    79.43 | 50     | Under Implementation   |
|    15 | Karnataka        | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur                                  | 29.03.2011   |   144.33 | 50     | Operational            |
|    16 | Karnataka        | Favorich Infra Pvt. Ltd., Mandya                                        | 19.12.2017   |   113.83 | 50     | Under Implementation   |
|    17 | Kerala           | Kerala State Industrial Dev Corpt Ltd. (KSIDC), Alappuzha               | 27.11.2015   |   129.15 | 50     | Under Implementation   |
|    18 | Kerala           | Kerala Industrial Infra. Development Corpt. (KINFRA), Palakkad          | 27.11.2015   |   102.13 | 40.57  | Operational            |
|    19 | Madhya Pradesh   | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan                                | 27.08.2012   |   131.28 | 50     | Operational            |
|    20 | Madhya Pradesh   | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas                                 | 31.12.2015   |   144.12 | 50     | Operational            |
|    21 | Maharashtra      | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad                            | 08.03.2013   |   124.52 | 48.82  | Operational            |
|    22 | Maharashtra      | SataraMega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara                                  | 06.08.2014   |   139.33 | 50     | Operational            |
|    23 | Maharashtra      | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha                                  | 13.01.2016   |    92.36 | 50     | Under Implementation   |
|    24 | Manipur          | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd., Kakching, Manipur             | 29.01.2020   |    81.83 | 43.254 | Under Implementation   |

|   25. | Meghalaya   | Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (MIDC), North Garo Hills   | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   |
|-------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|    26 | Mizoram     | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kolasib                                      | 10.06.2015              | 75.2                    | 50                      | Operational             |
|    27 | Nagaland    | DoysAgri Resources Pvt. Ltd., Dimapur, Nagaland                              | 16.08.2017              | 71.79                   | 50                      | Under Implementation    |
|    28 | Odisha      | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Khurda      | 06.11.2015              | 121.95                  | 50                      | Under Implementation    |
|    29 | Odisha      | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada                                           | 16.04.2012              | 87.88                   | 45.94                   | Operational             |
|    30 | Punjab      | International Mega Food Park Ltd. , Fazilka, Punjab                          | 25.05.2011              | 130.38                  | 50                      | Operational             |
|    31 | Punjab      | Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., (PAIC) Ludhiana                     | 27.11.2015              | 117.61                  | 50                      | Under Implementation    |
|    32 | Punjab      | Sukhjit Mega Food Park & Infra Ltd. Kapurthala                               | 06.11.2015              | 107.83                  | 48.7                    | Operational             |
|    33 | Rajasthan   | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer                                    | 19.02.2014              | 119.82                  | 49.88                   | Operational             |
|    34 | Rajasthan   | Shree Ram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Bikaner                                  | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   | In-principle approval   |
|    35 | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board, Tirunelveli                   | 23.06.2021              | 77.024                  | 23.63                   | Under Implementation    |
|    36 | Telangana   | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad                                    | 10.06.2015              | 108.95                  | 50                      | Operational             |
|    37 | Telangana   | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Khammam (TSIIC)  | 05.02.2016              | 108.83                  | 40.71                   | Under Implementation    |

|   38. | Tripura     | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura   | 30.11.2011   |   77.79 |   48.39 | Operational   |
|-------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------|---------|---------------|
|    39 |             | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar | 30.03.2009   |   95.08 |   50    | Operational   |
|    40 |             | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd, Udham Singh Nagar   | 23.01.2014   |   98.08 |   48.12 | Operational   |
|    41 | West Bengal | Jangipur Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad        | 16.03.2010   |  132.7  |   50    | Operational   |