Lok Sabha Question No. 4142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Development of Agro Processing Clusters
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4142

ANSWERED ON- 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

## 4142.  SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study in reference to upgradation of some modern basic infrastructure and develop agro processing clusters; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry has conducted 11 'Assessment Studies for identifying gaps in infrastructure & processing  facilities  for  development  of  potential  value  chains  for  perishable  products  under Operation Greens Scheme of MoFPI' in the identified clusters through Consulting Agencies and all the studies are accepted.

The details of the studies are as follows:

|    | Sl.No.Crop   | Consulting Agency           | State                    | Districts                                                                              |                               |        |           |
|----|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|-----------|
| 1. | Amla         | NABCONS Uttar               |                          | Pradesh Cluster-1- Prayagraj,                                                          | Pratapgarh, Banda, Chitrakoot |        |           |
|    |              |                             |                          | Madhya Pradesh Cluster-1-Katni,                                                        | Rewa,                         | Sidhi, | Shahdol,  |
|    |              |                             | Tamil Nadu               | Cluster-1-Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Theni                                                 |                               |        |           |
| 2. | Apple        | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd. |                          | Jammu &KashmirCluster-1-Baramulla, Shopian, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam, Badgam, Pulwama |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             | Himachal Pradesh         | Cluster-1-Shimla, Kinnaur                                                              | Kullu,                        |        |           |
| 3  | Banana       | Grant Bharat LLP            | Thornton Aandhra Pradesh | Cluster-1- Kadapa, Anantapur                                                           |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             |                          | Cluster-2-East Visakhapatanam, Vizianagaram                                            | Godawari,                     | West   | Godawari, |
|    |              |                             | Gujarat                  | Cluster-1-Bharuch, Anand, Narmada, Surat, Chhotaudepur, Vadodara                       |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             | Maharashtra              | Cluster-1-Jalgaon                                                                      |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             | Tamil Nadu               | Cluster-1- Erode, Coimbatore                                                           |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             |                          | Cluster-2-Tuticorin,Theni, Madurai                                                     |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             | Uttar Pradesh            | Cluster-1-Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Maharajganj                                          |                               |        |           |
|    |              |                             |                          | Cluster-2- Fatehpur, Kaushambi                                                         |                               |        |           |

|   4 | Guava                      | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP              | Uttar Pradesh   | Cluster-1-Budaun,Kasganj, Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Etah                            | Cluster-1-Budaun,Kasganj, Aligarh, Farrukhabad, Etah                            |
|-----|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | Guava                      | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP              | Madhya Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Khargone,Indore, Dhar Cluster-2- Sehore, Vidisha, Bhopal              | Cluster-1-Khargone,Indore, Dhar Cluster-2- Sehore, Vidisha, Bhopal              |
|   4 | Guava                      | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP              | Madhya Pradesh  | Cluster-3- Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior                                             | Cluster-3- Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior                                             |
|   4 | Guava                      | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP              | Madhya Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Patna                                           | Cluster-1-Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Patna                                           |
|   5 | Grapes                     | Trans Graph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                | Maharashtra     | Cluster-1-Nashik, Pune Cluster-2-Sangli, Solapur                                | Cluster-1-Nashik, Pune Cluster-2-Sangli, Solapur                                |
|   6 | Litchi                     | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd.                     | Bihar           | Cluster-1-Muzaffarpur, Purbi Champaran, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Pashchim Champaran | Cluster-1-Muzaffarpur, Purbi Champaran, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Pashchim Champaran |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Andhra Pradesh  | Cluster-1-Chittoor, Anantapuram, Kadapa                                         | Cluster-1-Chittoor, Anantapuram, Kadapa                                         |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Andhra Pradesh  | Cluster-2- Krishna                                                              | Cluster-2- Krishna                                                              |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Uttar Pradesh   | Cluster-1-Lucknow, Sitapur                                                      | Unnao,                                                                          |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Uttar Pradesh   | Bulandshahar Cluster-1- Navsari, Valsad                                         | Bulandshahar Cluster-1- Navsari, Valsad                                         |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Gujarat         | Cluster-2- Junagadh, Rajkot                                                     | Cluster-2- Junagadh, Rajkot                                                     |
|   7 | Mango                      | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Gujarat         | Cluster-1-Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad                                         | Cluster-1-Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Raigad                                         |
|   8 | Orange / Mandarin / Kinnow | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd.                     | Madhya Pradesh  | Cluster-1- Agar Shajapur, Rajgarh                                               | Malwa,                                                                          |
|   8 | Orange / Mandarin / Kinnow | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd.                     | Punjab          | Cluster-1- Fazilka , Muktsar, Bhatinda                                          | Cluster-1- Fazilka , Muktsar, Bhatinda                                          |
|   8 | Orange / Mandarin / Kinnow | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd.                     | Maharashtra     | Cluster-1-Amravati, Nagpur, Akola                                               | Cluster-1-Amravati, Nagpur, Akola                                               |
|   8 | Orange / Mandarin / Kinnow | Global AgriSystem Pvt. Ltd.                     | Rajasthan       | Cluster-1-Jhalawar                                                              | Cluster-1-Jhalawar                                                              |
|   9 | PomegranateDeloitte        | Touche Tohmatsu India LLP                       | Maharashtra     | Cluster-1-Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune                                              | Cluster-1-Nashik, Ahmednagar, Pune                                              |
|   9 | PomegranateDeloitte        | Touche Tohmatsu India LLP                       | Maharashtra     | Cluster-2-Solapur, Sangli                                                       | Cluster-2-Solapur, Sangli                                                       |
|   9 | PomegranateDeloitte        | Touche Tohmatsu India LLP                       | Gujarat         | Cluster-1-Kachchh,                                                              | Banas                                                                           |
|   9 | PomegranateDeloitte        | Touche Tohmatsu India LLP                       | Gujarat         | Kantha                                                                          | Kantha                                                                          |
|  10 | Pineapple                  | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | West Bengal     | Cluster-1-Darjeeling, Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri                                      | Uttar                                                                           |
|  10 | Pineapple                  | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Assam           | Cluster-1-Dima Hasao, East/West-Karbi Anglong, Kamrup                           | Cluster-1-Dima Hasao, East/West-Karbi Anglong, Kamrup                           |
|  10 | Pineapple                  | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Tripura         | Cluster-1-Dhalai, North Tripura                                                 | Cluster-1-Dhalai, North Tripura                                                 |
|  10 | Pineapple                  | TransGraph Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                 | Meghalaya       | Cluster-1-Ri Bhoj                                                               | Cluster-1-Ri Bhoj                                                               |
|  11 | Shrimp                     | National Collateral Management Services Limited | Aandhra Pradesh | Cluster-1- East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna                                | Cluster-1- East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna                                |

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