Lok Sabha Question No. 2125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Mega Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2125

ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## MEGA FOOD PARKS

## 2125. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

## SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- (a) the number of Mega Food Parks set up in the country during the last six months in various States particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (b) whether there is any proposal for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model being adopted for the running of these Mega Food Parks in some or all of the States particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (c) If so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government, released and utilized so far on setting up of Mega Food Parks during each of the last three years, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has approved a total of 41 Mega Food Park projects so far, out of which 23 have become operational. None of the Mega Food Park projects has become operational during last six months in the country, including Maharashtra and Odisha.
- (b). No sir.
- (c). Does not arise.
- (d). State/UT-wise allocation of funds is not done under the Mega Food Park scheme. The details of grants-in-aid released towards setting up of various Mega Food Parks during each of the last three years, based on their locations, including in Maharashtra and Odisha are given at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2125 FOR ANSWER ON 14.03.2023 REGARDING MEGA FOOD PARKS

Details of funds released during last three years and current year under MFPS

| S. No.   | State/UT (in crores)   |   2019-20 (in crores) |   2020-21 (in crores) |   2021-22 (in crores) |   2022-23 (in crores) (as on 28.02.2023) |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |                 4.199 |                0      |                 0.94  |                                     4.01 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                 0     |               12.016  |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 3        | Assam                  |                 0     |                0      |                 3.84  |                                     0    |
| 4        | Bihar                  |                 4     |                6.3    |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           |                 7.42  |                3.53   |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 6        | Gujarat                |                13.17  |               12.653  |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 7        | Haryana                |                15     |                0      |                19.68  |                                     0    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh       |                 0     |                2.278  |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir         |                10.42  |                0      |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 10       | Karnataka              |                13.57  |                0.5    |                 9     |                                     0    |
| 11       | Kerala                 |                 0     |                9      |                 1.1   |                                    11.18 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh         |                 0     |                1.37   |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 13       | Maharashtra            |                 0     |                1.489  |                 0.975 |                                     0    |
| 14       | Manipur                |                 0     |                7.49   |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 15       | Mizoram                |                 0     |                0      |                 0.38  |                                     0    |
| 16       | Nagaland               |                 0     |                0      |                 9     |                                     0    |
| 17       | Odisha                 |                 8.5   |                0      |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 18       | Punjab                 |                18.15  |                0      |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 19       | Rajasthan              |                 0     |                1.72   |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu             |                 0     |                0      |                 6.88  |                                     0    |
| 21       | Telangana              |                11.9   |                0.45   |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 22       | Tripura                |                 0     |                1.5    |                 0     |                                     0    |
| 23       | Uttarakhand            |                 0     |                1.5    |                 0     |                                     0    |
|          | Total                  |               106.329 |               61.7955 |                51.795 |                                    15.19 |