Lok Sabha Question No. 1459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Mega Food Park
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## MEGA FOOD PARK

## 1459.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  have  a  Mega  Food  Park  in  Western Odisha and Jharkhand, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is planning a second phase of implementation of the mega food park scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any survey in Odisha for assessment to set up Food Processing Industries;
- (d) if so, the details of potential in the State with regard to food processing sector;
- (e) whether the Government has set up any food testing lab in Odisha; if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has any proposal to promote FDI in food processing in Odisha; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries has accorded approval to 41 Mega Food Park Project in the country including 02 Mega Food Park Projects in the State of Odisha in Rayagada and Khorda Districts. Presently, there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry to set up a Mega Food Park in Western Odisha and Jharkhand. The Ministry is not planning a second phase of implementation of the Mega food park scheme.
- (c) & (d): The Ministry has not conducted any survey in Odisha for assessment to set up Food Processing Industries.
- (e): The Ministry provides financial assistance to set up Food Testing Lab in the country under the scheme of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure. The details of Food Testing Lab approved by the Ministry are at Annexure .
- (f): 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is permitted for the food processing sector in the country. To facilitate investment in the food processing sector, an Investment Targeting and Facilitation Desk is functional in the Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1459 FOR ANSWER  ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 REGARDING  MEGA FOOD PARK .

Details of  Food Testing Lab approved by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in Odisha.

|   S. No. | Name of the Project                                            | Date of approval   |   Project cost (Cr) |   Grant Sanctioned (Cr) |   Grant released | Current status       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Kalyani Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Bomikhal, Khordha Bhubaneshwar | 22.12.11           |                1.42 |                    0.51 |             0.51 | Completed            |
|        2 | Rout Education Trust, Bhubaneswar                              | 14.07.15           |                5.16 |                    1.22 |             1.22 | Completed            |
|        3 | KIIT University, Patia Bhubaneswar,                            | 09.10.15           |                4.36 |                    1.33 |             0.42 | Under Implementation |
|        4 | Visiontek Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. Patia, Bhubaneswar    | 28.02.20           |                3.29 |                    1.37 |             0.55 | Under implementation |