Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Implementation of Mega Food Park Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 261

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MEGA FOOD PARK SCHEME

## 261.  DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL . :

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

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

- (a) the current status of implementation of the Mega Food Park Scheme in the country;
- (b) the details and number of jobs that are expected to be created under this scheme;
- (c) the number of mega food parks operational in the country, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the objectives and guidelines regarding setting up of Mega Food Parks in the country and the extent to which these objectives have been achieved; and
- (e) whether the Government has received several proposals from the States particularly Uttar Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Maharashtra  regarding  setting  up  of  Mega  Food  Parks  in various parts of the country during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The current status of the 41 sanctioned Mega Food Parks (MFP); number of jobs expected to be created by these sanctioned projects; and State-wise details of operational MFPs are given in Annexure .

- (d): The main objective of the MFP Scheme is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for the food processing along the value chain from the farm to the market. It includes creation of processing infrastructure near the farm, transportation, logistics and centralized processing centres.

The approved 41 MFPs aimed to create a total of 28.573 Lakh MT of preservation capacity and 15.41 lakh MT of processing capacity.

- (e): The MFP scheme is demand driven and proposals are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI). During the last three years, Ministry had received 06 proposals (02 from Uttar Pradesh, 01 each from Tamilnadu, Meghalaya, Karnataka and Daman & Diu) against EoI dated 09.02.2020 and 14 proposals (03 proposals from Rajasthan, 02 each from Tamilnadu & Telangana, 01 each from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir,Punjab, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal) against EoI dated 03.02.2021. Among these, one proposal each from the States of Bihar, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu has been approved for financial assistance during the last three years.

The  continuation  of  MFP  scheme  from  1 st April  2021  has  not  been  approved  by  the Government.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 261 FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF MEGA FOOD PARK SCHEME'.

|   Sr. No. | State/UT                      | SPV/ IA Name                                                            | Date of Final Approval   |   Project Cost (INR in Cr) |   Amount of grant approved (INR in Cr) | Amount of grant released (INR in Cr)   | No of total (direct + indirect) employme nt expected / created *   | Status of functioning   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor                                     | 30.03.2009               |                     121.1  |                                  50    | 49.92                                  | 17200                                                              | Operational             |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari                   | 16.12.2013               |                     122.6  |                                  50    | 44.53                                  | 4075                                                               | Operational             |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh (3 Projects)   | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC), Krishna   | 31.12.2015               |                     112.94 |                                  50    | 33.64                                  | 3000                                                               | Under Implementation    |
|         4 | Arunachal Pradesh (1 Project) | Rongoge Mega Food Park, Pvt. Ltd, Papum Pare                            | 12.09.2019               |                      73.02 |                                  43.25 | 12.02                                  | 2079                                                               | Under Implementation    |
|         5 | Assam (1 Project)             | North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari                                 | 30.03.2009               |                      84.96 |                                  48.84 | 48.84                                  | 1747                                                               | Operational             |
|         6 | Bihar (2 Projects)            | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria                             | 06.08.2014               |                     120.13 |                                  41.9  | 34.81                                  | 1500                                                               | Under Implementation    |
|         7 | Bihar (2 Projects)            | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), Muzaffarpur        | 07.04.2022               |                     180.57 |                                  45.4  | -                                      | -                                                                  | Under Implementation    |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh (1 Project)      | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur                             | 04.06.2014               |                      96.58 |                                  43.96 | 39.57                                  | 240                                                                | Operational             |
|         9 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.,Surat              | 22.05.2014               |                     121.86 |                                  50    | 45                                     | 600                                                                | Operational             |
|        10 | Gujarat (2 Projects)          | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Mehsana                              | 16.08.2017               |                     151.05 |                                  50    | 37.67                                  | 636                                                                | Under Implementation    |
|        11 | Haryana (2 Projects)          | Haryana State Industrial &Infra Dev. Corp Ltd. (HSIIDC), Sonipat        | 06.11.2015               |                     155.58 |                                  44.94 | 33.86                                  | 6500                                                               | Operational             |
|        12 |                               | Haryana State Coop. Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED), Rohtak | 21.02.2018               |                     179.75 |                                  50    | 28.70                                  | -                                                                  | Under Implementation    |

|   13. | Himachal Pradesh (1 Project)   | Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd.,Una                                            | 06.08.2014   |   107.34 |     50 | 45     | 580   | Operational          |
|-------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------|--------|--------|-------|----------------------|
|    14 | J&K (1 Project)                | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama                                    | 19.02.2014   |    79.43 | 50     | 29.03  | 1150  | Under Implementation |
|    15 | Karnataka (2 Projects)         | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur                                     | 29.03.2011   |   144.33 | 50     | 48.72  | 5400  | Operational          |
|    16 |                                | Favorich Infra Pvt. Ltd., Mandya                                           | 19.12.2017   |   113.83 | 50     | 37.57  | 185   | Under Implementation |
|    17 | Kerala (2 Projects)            | Kerala State Industrial Dev Corpt Ltd. (KSIDC), Alappuzha                  | 27.11.2015   |   129.15 | 50     | 37.8   | 823   | Under Implementation |
|    18 |                                | Kerala Industrial Infra. Development Corpt. (KINFRA), Palakkad             | 27.11.2015   |   105.39 | 50     | 38.823 | 1000  | Operational          |
|    19 | Madhya Pradesh (2 Projects)    | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan                                   | 27.08.2012   |   131.28 | 50     | 49.37  | 600   | Operational          |
|    20 |                                | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas                                    | 31.12.2015   |   146.07 | 50     | 40     | 240   | Operational          |
|    21 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)        | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad                               | 08.03.2013   |   124.52 | 48.82  | 43.94  | 229   | Operational          |
|    22 | Maharshtra (3 Projects)        | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara                                    | 06.08.2014   |   139.33 | 50     | 45     | 573   | Operational          |
|    23 |                                | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd, Wardha                                     | 13.01.2016   |    92.36 | 50     | 15     | -     | Under Implementation |
|    24 | Manipur (1 Prject)             | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd., Kakching, Manipur                | 29.01.2020   |    81.83 | 43.254 | 7.49   | -     | Under Implementation |
|    25 | Meghalaya (1 Project)          | Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (MIDC), North Garo Hills | 23.11.2021   |    65.86 | 47.42  | -      | -     | Under Implementation |
|    26 | Mizoram (1 Project)            | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kolasib                                    | 10.06.2015   |    75.2  | 50     | 44.62  | 135   | Operational          |
|    27 | Nagaland (1 Project)           | Doys Agri Resources Pvt. Ltd., Dimapur, Nagaland                           | 16.08.2017   |    71.79 | 50     | 38.78  | 6725  | Under Implementation |
|    28 | Odisha (2 Projects)            | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Khurda    | 06.11.2015   |   121.95 | 50     | 37.8   | 7430  | Under Implementation |

|   29. |                          | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada                                           | 16.04.2012   |   87.88 |   45.94 | 44.95   | 771    | Operational          |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------|---------|---------|--------|----------------------|
|    30 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | International Mega Food Park Ltd. , Fazilka,                                 | 25.05.2011   | 130.38  |   50    | 45      | 136    | Operational          |
|    31 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | Punjab Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., (PAIC) Ludhiana Sukhjit Mega | 27.11.2015   | 117.61  |   50    | 37.62   | 435    | Under Implementation |
|    32 | Punjab (3 Projects)      | Food Park& Infra Ltd. Kapurthala                                             | 06.11.2015   | 107.83  |   48.7  | 38.76   | 1830   | Operational          |
|    33 | Rajasthan (2 Projects)   | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer                                    | 19.02.2014   | 110.35  |   49.88 | 44.9    | 618    | Operational          |
|    34 | Rajasthan (2 Projects)   | Shree Ram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Bikaner                                  | 07.04.2022   | 132.81  |   50    | -       | -      | Under Implementation |
|    35 | Tamil Nadu (1 Project)   | Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board, Tirunelveli                   | 23.06.2021   |  77.024 |   23.64 | 6.89    | -      | Under Implementation |
|    36 | Telangana (2 Projects)   | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad                                    | 10.06.2015   | 108.95  |   50    | 45      | 553    | Operational          |
|    37 | Telangana (2 Projects)   | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Khammam (TSIIC)  | 05.02.2016   | 109.59  |   49.79 | 28.49   | -      | Under Implementation |
|    38 | Tripura (1 Project)      | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura                               | 30.11.2011   |  77.79  |   48.39 | 45      | 268    | Operational          |
|    39 | Uttarakhand (2 Projects) | Patanjali Food &Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar                              | 30.03.2009   |  95.08  |   50    | 50      | 613256 | Operational          |
|    40 | Uttarakhand (2 Projects) | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd, Udham Singh Nagar                               | 23.01.2014   |  98.08  |   48.12 | 43.31   | 16040  | Operational          |
|    41 | West Bengal (1 Project)  | Jangipur Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad                                    | 16.03.2010   | 132.7   |   50    | 45      | 182    | Operational          |