Lok Sabha Question No. 2164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Food Parks for Assam
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2164

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## FOOD PARKS FOR ASSAM

## 2164.  SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the list of proposed and sanctioned 'Food Parks' for Assam at present, district-wise and location-wise,
- (b) the number of them that have been completed along with the number of Food Parks under process and the time by which they will be functional;
- (c) whether the areas of Dhubri, Goalpara, South Salmara and Mankachar districts of Assam have been included for establishing food parks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to include these districts for Food Park for the interests of people; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f) Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  has  been  implementing  Mega  Food  Park Scheme  (MFPS),  a  component  scheme  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana (PMKSY), to create modern infrastructure for the food processing sector along the value chain from farm to market. Ministry does not set up Mega Food Parks on its own. The scheme is demand driven and proposals are invited through Expression of Interest. Under the scheme, Ministry had approved one Mega Food Park project at Nalbari District of Assam which has already  been  completed.  The  details  of  the  Park  are  at Annexure I .  This  scheme  has  been discontinued by the Government with effect from 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities and there is no proposal under process for approval of Mega Food Park in the state of Assam.

Ministry  is  also  implementing  the  Scheme  for  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro Processing Clusters(similar to mini food park) which is a component scheme under PMKSY for development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units  based  on  cluster  approach.  The  scheme  is  demand  driven  and  proposals  are  received through Expression of Interest(EOI) and interested entrepreneurs may participate in the EOIs invited by the Ministry. So far Ministry has approved 6 agro processing clusters in the state of Assam. The details are at Annexure II .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2164 ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022 ON FOOD PARKS FOR ASSAM

## Details of Mega Food Park in Assam

(INR in Cr.)

|   Sr. No. | SPV/ IA Name                            | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost |   Amount of grant approved |   Amount of grant released | Status    |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
|         1 | North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari | 30.03.2009         |          84.96 |                      48.84 |                      48.84 | Completed |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2164 ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022 ON FOOD PARKS FOR ASSAM

## Details of Agro Processing Clusters in Assam

(INR in Cr.)

|   S. No. | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)   | District       | Date of approval   |   Project cost |   Grant Approved |   Total Grant released | Status               |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                     | Kamrup (Rural) | 03.10.2019         |          22.51 |            10    |                   3.5  | Under implementation |
|        2 | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers             | Tinsukia       | 03.12.2019         |          19.11 |             8.73 |                   2.75 | Under implementation |
|        3 | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster        | Sonitpur       | 09.01.2020         |          20.54 |             9.15 |                   3.15 | Under implementation |
|        4 | M/s Sumitra Agrotech Food Park               | Darrang        | 30.03.2021         |          19.44 |             7.59 |                   0    | Under implementation |
|        5 | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP            | Morigaon       | 17.03.2021         |          23.07 |             9.89 |                   0    | Under implementation |
|        6 | M/s Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council         | Karbi anglong  | 17.03.2021         |          22.96 |             7.13 |                   0    | Under implementation |