Lok Sabha Question No. 933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Agro Processing Clusters
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Chinta Anuradha, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 933 ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

## 933. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  to  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and Maharashtra under the Scheme for Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters for the year 2021-22 and if so, the details thereof
- (b) the details of the total number of agro-processing clusters operationalized during the year 2021-22 under the Scheme for Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters; and
- (c)      the details of the number of food processing units operationalized in Agro Processing clusters during the year 2021-22, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) scheme is not state specific, therefore, state wise funds are not allocated under the scheme. However, during  the  year  2021-22,  this  Ministry  has  approved  grants-in-aid  of  Rs.  23.584  Cr.  for  3 projects in States of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra under APC scheme as per below details:
- (b): The details of 5 agro processing clusters wherein core processing infrastructure & basic enabling infrastructure have been completed during the year 2021-22 under the Scheme for Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters are at Annexure-I.
- (c): the details of the 7 food processing units operationalized in Agro Processing clusters during the year 2021-22 are at Annexure-II .

| State          |   approved |   (Rs. in Crore) Grants-in-aid approved |
|----------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |          1 |                                  5.879  |
| Maharashtra    |          2 |                                 17.7053 |
| Total          |          3 |                                 23.5843 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  933  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08 TH   FEBRUARY,2022  REGARDING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS.

The details of 5 agro processing clusters wherein core processing infrastructure & basic enabling infrastructure have been completed during the year 2021-22 under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S.No. | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)   | District   | State          | Date of approval   |   Project cost |   Grant Approved |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|       1 | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                   | Kutch      | Gujarat        | 07.02.2019         |          13.7  |             4.36 |
|       2 | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited  | Hisar      | Haryana        | 18.02.2019         |          10.26 |             3.09 |
|       3 | M/s Great Himalayan Farm Fresh               | Kangra     | HP             | 31.07.2018         |          24.49 |            10    |
|       4 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                          | Barwani    | Madhya Pradesh | 08.06.2018         |          31.55 |            10    |
|       5 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                      | Betul      | Madhya Pradesh | 19.12.2018         |          26.13 |             9.8  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  933  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08 TH   FEBRUARY,2022  REGARDING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS.

Details of numbers of food processing units operationalized in Agro Processing Clusters:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sr. No. | Name of the applicant                                    | Name of the APC                                 | District   | State       | Sector            | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Approved Grant |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|
|         1 | M/s Fritfood Private Limited                             | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited            | Karnal     | Haryana     | Consumer Products | 02.12.2019         |          18.62 |             4.79 |
|         2 | M/s H.V. Seeds Industries                                | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries          | Nagpur     | Maharashtra | Grain Milling     | 22.10.2018         |           3.6  |             1.06 |
|         3 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit          | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited   | Nashik     | Maharashtra | F&V processing    | 09.07.2019         |          10.63 |             4.28 |
|         4 | 1) M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit 2)    | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited   | Nashik     | Maharashtra | F&V processing    | 09.07.2019         |          11.12 |             4.66 |
|         5 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Ltd (Unit 3)       | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited   | Nashik     | Maharashtra | F&V processing    | 09.07.2019         |          10.71 |             4.2  |
|         6 | M/s Biocritical Extract India                            | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd. M/s | Kolhapur   | Maharashtra | Consumer Products | 16.03.2020         |           5.01 |             1.47 |
|         7 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited (Unit-IV ) | Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited       | Nashik     | Maharashtra | F&V processing    | 21.07.2020         |          12.56 |             5    |