Lok Sabha Question No. 2363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: FPIs in Bihar
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2363

ANSWERED ON 09 th  MARCH, 2021

## FPIS IN BIHAR

## †2363.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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

- (a) the details of Food Processing Industries (FPIs) functioning in Bihar and the number of employees working therein;
- (b) the details of number of FPIs which have received technical assistance from the Central Government during the last four years and the current financial year; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of FPIs in Bihar, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per Annual survey of Industries 2017-18, the number of registered food processing units operational in Bihar is 747 with 24258 employees working in these units. As per National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) 73 rd  round (2015-16) data, the number of unregistered food processing units operational in Bihar is 145300.
- (b) & (c):  Under component schemes of Central Sector Umbrella Scheme -Pradhan Mantri Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI) provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to the individuals, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc. for setting up of food processing/preservation industries. A total of 9 projects located in Bihar have been approved for assistance under various component schemes of PMKSY. The details of these projects is at Annexure.

As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, MoFPI has launched an all India centrally sponsored scheme called "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises. Under the scheme, a total of  10261 units have been allocated to Bihar and an amount of Rs. 5.04 Cr. has been released.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)& (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2363 ANSWER ON 09 th  MARCH, 2021  REGARDING FPIS IN BIHAR

|   Sl.No | Project Name                               | District     | Scheme                                                           | Date of approval   | Project Cost   |   Grant Approved |   Grant Released | Status                        |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.          | Khagaria     | Mega Food Park                                                   | 06.08.2014         | 120.1 3        |           41.9   |            34.81 | Under Implementation          |
|       2 | Ganga Dairy Ltd.                           | Begusarai    | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 27.03.2009         | 22.6           |            9.35  |             9.35 | Commercial production started |
|       3 | Mahua Cooperativ e Cold Storage Limited    | Vaishali     | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 22.05.2015         | 21.33          |            9.75  |             7.31 | Under Implementation          |
|       4 | RK Agri Biz LLP                            | Muzaffarp ur | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 04.05.2017         | 22.79          |            7.48  |             7.48 | Commercial production started |
|       5 | Shalimar Cold Storage                      | Patna        | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 22.07.2019         | 29.87          |           10     |             0    | Under implementation          |
|       6 | ABZ Agro Pvt Ltd                           | Kishanganj   | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 24.07.2019         | 43.34          |           10     |             6.5  | Under Implementation          |
|       7 | Saran Dairy Producer Company Limited       | Gopalganj    | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure          | 28.09.2020         | 11.66          |            3.05  |             0    | Under Implementation          |
|       8 | M/s Shreekanga n Food Park, Agapur, Teghra | Begusarai    | Infrastructure for AgroProcessing Clusters                       | 15.03.2019         | 30.43 4        |            7.908 |             0    | Under Implementation          |
|       9 | M/s Natraja Nutrifeed Pvt Ltd              | Khagaria     | Creation /Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities | 25.07.2019         | 23.21          |            5     |             2.5  | Under Implementation          |