Lok Sabha Question No. 3609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Agro-Processing Cluster
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3609

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTER

## 3609.  SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  various  initiatives  of  agro-processing  cluster  undertaken  and  the  ongoing projects of such clusters, state-wise, including the state of Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  the  government  has  conducted  any  study  in  the  context  of  developing  agro processing clusters and mega food parks in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether some modern infrastructure has been provided for food processing units and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  ongoing  and  upcoming  projects  and  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government regarding  reduction of networth criteria for  women and SC / ST entrepreneurs for  agro processing clusters and units in it; and
- (e) the number of project approved under the infrastructure development of agro-processing clusters under Mega Food Parks Scheme in the state of Odisha; and
- (f) the total number fixed as target for the state of Odisha and the status of its approval so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to incentivize the setting up of agro processing clusters in the country including Maharashtra. The details of ongoing projects approved under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters is at Annexure .
- (b): The Government has got conducted a third party impact evaluation study of Mega Food Park scheme through M/s KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon, Haryana. However, no specific study has been conducted in the context of developing ago-processing clusters.
- (c): The  Scheme  for  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro-Processing  Clusters  (APC)  and Scheme of Mega Food Parks (MFP) aim at development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach. The projects approved under these schemes have created / provided Basic Enabling and Core Processing Infrastructure to the  food  processing  units  such  as  roads,  drainage,  water  supply,  electricity  supply  including
- power backup, effluent treatment plant, parking bay, weigh bridges, common office space, food testing laboratory, cleaning, grading, sorting and packing facilities, steam generation boilers, dry warehouse, cold storage, pre-cooling chambers, ripening chambers, IQF, specialized packaging, other common processing facilities etc.
- (d): The details of ongoing projects approved under the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters is at Annexure . However, the details of upcoming projects may not be provided as of now, since the scheme has been closed on 31.03.2021. As per the eligibility criteria  prescribed  in  the  latest  guidelines  of  the  APC  scheme,  the  combined  net  worth  of  the Project Execution Agency (PEA) should not be less than 1.5 times of the grants-in-aid amount sought. However, the combined net worth of applicants proposing to set up units in these APCs and seeking financial assistance under the Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) should be equivalent or more than the amount of promoter's equity/ contribution.
- (e): MoFPI has not approved any agro processing cluster project in the State of Odisha under APC scheme. However, 2 Mega Food Parks have been approved under Mega Food Park Scheme.
- (f): Initially, there were 3 slots allotted to Odisha under APC scheme. However, Ministry has not approved any project in the state of Odisha as no eligible proposal has been received from Odisha under Agro Processing Cluster Scheme.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3609  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10 TH   AUGUST,  2021  REGARDING AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTER

|    | S.No.Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)   | District                     | State                                    | Date of approval   |   Project cost (In Cr.) |   Grant Approved (in Cr.) |
|----|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|  1 | M/s CRPL Visakhapatnam Cold Chain Private Limited | Visakhapatnam                | Andhra Pradesh                           | 17.03.2021         |                 48.15   |                    8.7409 |
|  2 | M/s BVG GHA HAA PATI                              | Lohit                        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 18.03.2021         |                 23.4324 |                    5.269  |
|  3 | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                          | Kamrup (Rural)               | Assam                                    | 03.10.2019         |                 22.513  |                   10      |
|  4 | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers                  | Tinsukia                     | Assam                                    | 03.12.2019         |                 19.11   |                    8.7268 |
|  5 | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster             | Sonitpur                     | Assam                                    | 09.01.2020         |                 20.06   |                    9.1446 |
|  6 | M/s Sumitra Agrotech Food Park                    | Darrang                      | Assam                                    | 30.03.2021         |                 25.0349 |                    7.5911 |
|  7 | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP                 | Morigaon                     | Assam                                    | 17.03.2021         |                 23.0664 |                    9.8947 |
|  8 | M/s Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council              | Karbi anglong                | Assam                                    | 17.03.2021         |                 22.9576 |                    7.1303 |
|  9 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                         | Begusarai                    | Bihar                                    | 15.03.2019         |                 30.434  |                    7.9081 |
| 10 | M/s Varda Energy and Engineering Pvt. Ltd.        | Bemetara                     | Chhattisgarh                             | 08.06.2020         |                 33.78   |                    7.76   |
| 11 | M/s. Daman Food Park LLP                          | Silvasa, Dadar &Nagar Haveli | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 11.09.2020         |                 53.7597 |                   10      |
| 12 | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                        | Kutch                        | Gujarat                                  | 07.02.2019         |                 13.7    |                    4.36   |
| 13 | M/s Shukun Builders Private Limited               | Banaskantha                  | Gujarat                                  | 31.08.2018         |                 31.65   |                   10      |
| 14 | M/s J R Foods &Beverages                          | Navsari                      | Gujarat                                  | 01.07.2019         |                 30.158  |                    8.75   |
| 15 | M/s Yash Industries                               | Valsad                       | Gujarat                                  | 24.12.2020         |                 37.92   |                   10      |
| 16 | M/s Maharaja Dehydration Pvt. Ltd.                | Bhavnagar                    | Gujarat                                  | 08.06.2020         |                 16.11   |                    4.31   |
| 17 | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited       | Hisar                        | Haryana                                  | 18.02.2019         |                 10.26   |                    3.09   |
| 18 | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited              | Karnal                       | Haryana                                  | 06.04.2018         |                 32.97   |                    9.863  |
| 19 | M/s Great Himalayan Farm Fresh                    | Kangra                       | HP                                       | 31.07.2018         |                 24.49   |                   10      |
| 20 | M/s Zum Zum Agri Fresh                            | Shopian                      | J&K                                      | 05.11.2018         |                 24.39   |                   10      |
| 21 | M/s Hiriyur Food Park Private Limited             | Chitradurga                  | Karnataka                                | 04.01.2021         |                 22.6    |                    4.27   |
| 22 | M/sGEM Food Park LLP                              | Devanagere                   | Karnataka                                | 15.03.2019         |                 36.16   |                    9.77   |
| 23 | M/s Agro Cluster                                  | Vijayapura/ Bijapur          | Karnataka                                | 09.01.2020         |                 21.57   |                   10      |
| 24 | M/s Udupi Food Park                               | Udupi                        | Karnataka                                | 16.03.2021         |                 16.08   |                    5.23   |
| 25 | M/s Chendayad Granites Private Limited            | Wayanad                      | Kerala                                   | 03.10.2019         |                 29.5    |                    9.9706 |
| 26 | M/s Synthite Industries Private Limited           | Ernakulam                    | Kerala                                   | 30.04.2020         |                 44.483  |                    9.0504 |
| 27 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                               | Barwani                      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 08.06.2018         |                 31.55   |                   10      |

|   28 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                              | Betul           | Madhya Pradesh   | 19.12.2018   |   26.13 |      9.8 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------|----------|
|   29 | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd                            | Dhar            | Madhya Pradesh   | 24.12.2020   | 25.84   |  9.9743  |
|   30 | M/s Mekalsuta Agro Farmer Producer Company Limited   | Shajapur        | Madhya Pradesh   | 16.03.2021   | 60      |  9.7615  |
|   31 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited        | Nashik          | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   | 33.27   |  8.656   |
|   32 | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited                     | Nanded          | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   | 30.99   | 10       |
|   33 | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.          | Kolhapur        | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   | 34.82   | 10       |
|   34 | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries               | Nagpur          | Maharashtra      | 08.06.2018   | 29.96   |  9.69    |
|   35 | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                             | Dhule           | Maharashtra      | 31.08.2018   | 25.84   | 10       |
|   36 | M/s Divyansh Agro and Food Park                      | Bhandara        | Maharashtra      | 24.12.2020   | 24.58   |  8.9294  |
|   37 | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development          | Nandurbar       | Maharashtra      | 01.08.2019   | 27.06   | 10       |
|   38 | M/s Pravin Masalewale                                | Satara          | Maharashtra      | 24.12.2020   | 64.69   | 10       |
|   39 | M/s Kisan Agro Food Park                             | Palghar         | Maharashtra      | 18.03.2021   | 27.1561 |  9.2106  |
|   40 | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                         | Washim          | Maharashtra      | 16.03.2021   | 12.5442 |  2.8496  |
|   41 | M/s Thane Agro Private Limited                       | Thane           | Maharashtra      | 30.03.2021   | 28.2262 | 10       |
|   42 | M/s Megha Agro Park                                  | Ri Bhoi         | Megahalaya       | 10.12.2020   | 21.65   |  8.8424  |
|   43 | M/s SMS Food Park                                    | Jalandhar       | Punjab           | 15.03.2019   | 15.197  |  4.6877  |
|   44 | M/s Big Belly Brothers Gourmet Grounds               | Muktsar         | Punjab           | 08.06.2018   | 26.87   |  8.66828 |
|   45 | M/s T R Mega Foods and Beverages LLP                 | Firozpur        | Punjab           | 03.07.2019   | 27.44   |  7.11138 |
|   46 | M/s Greenfields Agro Park                            | Tonk            | Rajasthan        | 30.03.2021   | 20.2584 |  8.2139  |
|   47 | M/s Shrirudraksh Agro Processing Private Limited     | Jodhpur         | Rajasthan        | 16.03.2021   | 36.8487 |  8.7358  |
|   48 | M/s JFK International                                | Coimbatore      | Tamil Nadu       | 01.08.2019   | 16.71   |  4.1921  |
|   49 | M/s P Duraisamy Maharaja Rice Mills Pvt Ltd          | Tiruppur        | Tamil Nadu       | 03.10.2019   | 26.83   |  8.7682  |
|   50 | M/s Tiruvannamalai Market Committee                  | Tiruvanna malai | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 25.506  |  5.7487  |
|   51 | M/s Salem Market Committee                           | Salem           | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 25.252  |  5.9753  |
|   52 | M/s Theni Market Committee                           | Theni           | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 26.308  |  5.9955  |
|   53 | M/s Dharmapuri Market Committee                      | Krishnagiri     | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 26.826  |  5.8937  |
|   54 | M/s Madurai Market Committee                         | Madurai         | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 32.066  |  5.7912  |
|   55 | M/s Dindigul Market Committee                        | Dindigul        | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 29.018  |  6.7357  |
|   56 | M/s Cuddalore Market Committee                       | Cuddalore       | Tamil Nadu       | 29.04.2020   | 25.002  |  5.9793  |
|   57 | M/s Delta Foods                                      | Pudukkottai,    | Tamil Nadu       | 08.06.2020   | 24.3125 |  7.4721  |
|   58 | M/s Kakumanu Seeds                                   | Siddipet        | Telangana        | 29.04.2020   | 41.535  | 10       |
|   59 | M/s Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing Board | Tehri Garhwal   | Uttarakhand      | 08.06.2018   | 23.25   | 10       |