Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Expansion of FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2270

ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## EXPANSION OF FPIs

## †2270. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) the details of progress made in establishment/ expansion of Food Processing Industries (FPIs) in State/Union Territories of the country during the last three years State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Union Government for expansion of food processing industries in the country;
- (c) the number of Mega Food Parks established in the country so far;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to set up more parks in the future; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  a  new  Mega  Food  Park  in  the  State  of Rajasthan or any proposal has been received from the State Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) supports setting up/ upgradation of Food Processing Industries through its Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across all the states, including Rajasthan.Under component schemes of PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid with total outlay of Rs 4600 Cr for 15th Finance Commission Cycle, whereas it provides financial, technical and business support to micro food processing enterprises through PMFME scheme with outlay of Rs 10,000 Cr for a period of 5 Years (2020-21 to 2024-25). PMKSY is not any region or state specific but demand driven and state-wise allocation is not made under its component schemes. A total 2 Mega Food Parks, 4 Agro Processing Clusters, 13 Integrated Cold Chains, 24 Food Processing Units, 6 Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages and 1 Operation Greens projects have been approved for assistance under PMKSY in Rajasthan state. State-wise number of micro food processing enterprises approved for assistance under PMFME is placed at Annexure-I .
- (c) to (e): Ministry has approved a total of 41 Mega Food Parks for assistance under PMKSY and a total of 23 Mega Food Parks have been made operational. Mega Food Park component of PMKSY has been discontinued in 15 Finance Commission Cycle for new projects and outlay has been provided for 30  new  Agro  Processing  Clusters  (Mini  Food  Parks).  The  details  of  Mega  Food  Parks  &  Agro processing Clusters approved for assistance in Rajasthan state are placed at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2270 FOR ANSWER ON 14.03.2023 REGARDING 'EXPANSION OF FPIs'

State/UT  Wise  number  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  approved  for  assistance  under PMFME (As on 06.03.2023)

| State/ UTs                         |   Sanctioned |
|------------------------------------|--------------|
| Uttar Pradesh                      |         1986 |
| Maharashtra                        |         5111 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |         3131 |
| Karnataka                          |         1811 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |         1348 |
| Bihar                              |         2030 |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |         1391 |
| Gujarat                            |           91 |
| Punjab                             |          915 |
| Rajasthan                          |          267 |
| Jharkhand                          |          116 |
| Odisha                             |          707 |
| Telangana                          |         1720 |
| Haryana                            |          366 |
| Kerala                             |          474 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |          188 |
| Uttarakhand                        |          200 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |          741 |
| Goa                                |           41 |
| Andaman &Nicobar                   |           10 |
| Assam                              |          529 |
| Tripura                            |           44 |
| Manipur                            |          243 |
| Nagaland                           |           23 |
| Meghalaya                          |           26 |
| Mizoram                            |            4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |           18 |
| Sikkim                             |           30 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     |          199 |
| Delhi                              |           91 |
| Puducherry                         |           44 |
| Chandigarh                         |            5 |
| Dadar &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |            2 |
| Laddakh                            |           20 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2270 FOR ANSWER ON 14.03.2023 REGARDING 'EXPANSION OF FPIs'

Mega Food Parks & Agro processing Clusters Approved for assistance under PMKSY in Rajasthan State (In Rs Cr)

## 1. Mega Food Parks-

|   Sl. No. | Project Name                                | District   | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant-in- aid | Status               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer   | Ajmer      | 19.02.2014         |         110.35 |                    49.88 | Operational          |
|         2 | Shree Ram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Bikaner | Bikaner    | 07.04.2022         |         132.81 |                    50    | Under Implementation |

## 2. Agro processing Clusters-

|   Sl. No. | Project Name                      | District   | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant-In- aid | Status               |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s Unati Food Parks LLP          | Churu      | 06.04.2022         |         32.12  |                   6.1222 | Under Implementation |
|         2 | M/s Garuda Urban Remedies Limited | Jalore     | 10.11.2022         |         38.65  |                  10      | Under Implementation |
|         3 | M/s Greatech Agro Private Limited | Jaipur     | 10.11.2022         |         35.143 |                  10      | Under Implementation |
|         4 | M/s Landmark Agro                 | Bhilwara   | 10.11.2022         |         40.046 |                  10      | Under Implementation |