Lok Sabha Question No. 3434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Agro Processing Clusters
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3434

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH, 2023

## AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

## 3434.  SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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

- (a)        whether the Government has supplanted the intent of the Mega Food Parks scheme with the Agro Processing Clusters (APCs) scheme primarily upon observing stagnant growth in the past 14 years of its operation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken by the Government to plug the leakages in the scheme and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the status of penetration of the said scheme along with the details of its perforation in remote rural areas; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken any special steps for the effective implementation of this scheme and if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Mega Food Park (MFP) scheme is being implemented since 2008-09. Under the scheme, assistance was being provided for setting up of food processing/ preservation parks on a minimum land size of 50 acres to create common modern infrastructure facilities for the food processing/ preservation units along with primary processing centers and central processing centers in the peripheries of MFPs. The requirement of 50 acres of land was often a deterrent to hilly and difficult areas. After taking into account recommendations of many State Governments & Working Group constituted under 12 th FC, a new scheme namely 'Infrastructure for Agro-processing Clusters (APC)' was launched as sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). APC scheme has similar objective as MFPs i.e.  to  create  common  modern  food  processing/  preservation  infrastructure  facilities  for  the  food processing/ preservation units, though at relatively smaller scale.

APC scheme has been operational since 2017-18. For better implementation of the scheme, Ministry has, from time to time, revised operational guidelines of the scheme. Recently, Ministry has further simplified various provisions, including provisions related to release of various instalments of grants-in-aid, of the APC Scheme while issuing new guidelines on 08.06.2022.

Ministry had issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) on 21.06.2022 for inviting proposals from prospective entrepreneurs as per the new scheme guidelines dated 08.06.2022 and made advertisement in various National and Regional newspapers to make prospective investors aware about the EoI. Out of total fund of Rs. 240 crore allocated under APC scheme for approving new projects during 15 th FC Cycle, Ministry has already approved projects involving grants-in-aid of Rs. 196 crore. As on date, in total, 79 projects have been approved under APC scheme involving grants-in-aid of Rs. 657.6 crore. The details of projects are at Annexure-I .

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3434 FOR ANSWER ON 21.03.2023 REGARDING AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

The details of 79 agro processing clusters approved under the Scheme for Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) are as under:

|   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 Aalamandha Food Park,                     | Vizianagarm,   | Andhra Pradesh   | 17.11.2021         |                 28.74   |                    5.879  |
|         2 | M/s Charan Biotech Private Ltd                | Anantpur       | Andhra Pradesh   | 10.11.2022         |                 29.003  |                    9.8752 |
|         3 | M/s KPS Agro And Ind Private Limited          | Kurnool        | Andhra Pradesh   | 10.11.2022         |                 36.769  |                   10      |
|         4 | M/s Gama Biotech Farms                        | NTR            | Andhra Pradesh   | 10.11.2022         |                 28.06   |                    9.433  |
|         5 | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                      | Kamrup (Rural) | Assam            | 03.10.2019         |                 22.513  |                   10      |
|         6 | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers              | Tinsukia       | Assam            | 03.12.2019         |                 19.117  |                    8.7268 |
|         7 | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster         | Sonitpur       | Assam            | 09.01.2020         |                 20.536  |                    9.1446 |
|         8 | M/s Sumitra Agrotech Food Park                | Darrang        | Assam            | 30.03.2021         |                 19.4408 |                    7.5911 |
|         9 | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP             | Morigaon       | Assam            | 17.03.2021         |                 23.0664 |                    9.8947 |
|        10 | M/s Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council          | Karbi anglong  | Assam            | 17.03.2021         |                 22.9576 |                    7.1303 |
|        11 | M/s Nezone Foods                              | Kamrup         | Assam            | 10.11.2022         |                 25.546  |                   10      |
|        12 | M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited | Nagaon         | Assam            | 10.11.2022         |                 25.877  |                   10      |
|        13 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                     | Begusarai      | Bihar            | 15.03.2019         |                 30.434  |                    7.9081 |
|        14 | M/s Kripal Agro Park Pvt. Ltd.                | Rajnandgaon ,  | Chhattisgar h    | 17.11.2021         |                 30.04   |                    4.1965 |
|        15 | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                    | Kutch          | Gujarat          | 07.02.2019         |                 13.7    |                    4.36   |
|        16 | M/s Shukun Builders Private Limited           | Banaskantha    | Gujarat          | 31.08.2018         |                 31.65   |                   10      |
|        17 | M/s J R Foods &Beverages                      | Navsari        | Gujarat          | 01.07.2019         |                 30.158  |                    8.75   |
|        18 | M/s Maharaja Dehydration Pvt. Ltd.            | Bhavnagar      | Gujarat          | 08.06.2020         |                 16.11   |                    4.31   |
|        19 | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited   | Hisar          | Haryana          | 18.02.2019         |                 10.26   |                    3.09   |
|        20 | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited          | Karnal         | Haryana          | 06.04.2018         |                 32.97   |                    9.863  |
|        21 | M/s Anant Raj Limited                         | Rewari         | Haryana          | 10.11.2022         |                 37.678  |                   10      |
|        22 | M/s Great Himalayan Farm Fresh                | Kangra         | Himachal Pradesh | 31.07.2018         |                 24.49   |                   10      |
|        23 | M/s Him King Food Park                        | Kangra         | Himachal Pradesh | 10.11.2022         |                 25.48   |                   10      |
|        24 | M/s Zum Zum Agri Fresh                        | Shopian        | J&K              | 05.11.2018         |                 24.39   |                   10      |

|   25 | M/s GEM Food Park LLP                         | Devanagere          | Karnataka      | 15.03.2019   |   40.01 |    9.77 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------|---------|
|   26 | M/s Agro Cluster                              | Vijayapura/B ijapur | Karnataka      | 09.01.2020   | 21.57   | 10      |
|   27 | M/s Udupi Food Park                           | Udupi               | Karnataka      | 16.03.2021   | 16.08   |  5.23   |
|   28 | M/s Sri Lakshmibalaji Agro Park Private Ltd   | Koppal              | Karnataka      | 10.11.2022   | 36.34   | 10      |
|   29 | M/s Ballari Food Park                         | Ballari             | Karnataka      | 10.11.2022   | 32.393  |  8.7093 |
|   30 | M/s Chendayad Granites Private Limited        | Wayanad             | Kerala         | 03.10.2019   | 29.5    |  9.9706 |
|   31 | M/s Synthite Industries Private Limited       | Ernakulam           | Kerala         | 30.04.2020   | 42.222  |  9.0504 |
|   32 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                           | Barwani             | Madhya Pradesh | 08.06.2018   | 31.55   | 10      |
|   33 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                       | Betul               | Madhya Pradesh | 19.12.2018   | 26.13   |  9.8    |
|   34 | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd                     | Dhar                | Madhya Pradesh | 24.12.2020   | 25.84   |  9.8688 |
|   35 | M/s Indore Food Park Private Limited          | Indore              | Madhya Pradesh | 10.11.2022   | 52.103  | 10      |
|   36 | M/s Marble Rocks International                | Jabalpur            | Madhya Pradesh | 10.11.2022   | 22.922  |  5.8617 |
|   37 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited | Nashik              | Maharashtr a   | 15.03.2018   | 33.27   |  8.656  |
|   38 | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited              | Nanded              | Maharashtr a   | 15.03.2018   | 30.99   | 10      |
|   39 | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.   | Kolhapur            | Maharashtr a   | 15.03.2018   | 31.97   | 10      |
|   40 | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries        | Nagpur              | Maharashtr a   | 08.06.2018   | 29.96   |  9.69   |
|   41 | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                      | Dhule               | Maharashtr a   | 31.08.2018   | 25.84   | 10      |
|   42 | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development   | Nandurbar           | Maharashtr a   | 01.08.2019   | 27.06   | 10      |
|   43 | M/s Pravin Masalewale                         | Satara              | Maharashtr a   | 24.12.2020   | 64.69   | 10      |
|   44 | M/s Kisan Agro Food Park                      | Palghar             | Maharashtr a   | 18.03.2021   | 27.1561 |  9.2106 |
|   45 | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                  | Washim              | Maharashtr a   | 16.03.2021   | 12.544  |  2.8496 |
|   46 | M/s Chinteshwar Agro Processing Pvt Ltd       | Beed,               | Maharashtr a   | 17.11.2021   | 22.504  |  8.2796 |
|   47 | M/s Sadguru Food Park                         | Raigad,             | Maharashtr a   | 17.11.2021   | 42.359  |  9.4257 |
|   48 | M/s Varsha Agro                               | Pune                | Maharashtr a   | 10.11.2022   | 40.67   | 10      |
|   49 | M/s Tuljai Agro Processing Cluster            | Nashik              | Maharashtr a   | 10.11.2022   | 15.522  |  6.3    |
|   50 | M/s Divyansh Agro And Food Park               | Bhandra             | Maharashtr a   | 10.11.2022   | 26.652  | 10      |
|   51 | M/s Megha Agro Park                           | Ri Bhoi             | Megahalay a    | 10.12.2020   | 21.65   |  8.8424 |
|   52 | M/s Vijaya Nagar Biotech Private Limited      | Nabarangpur         | Odisha         | 10.11.2022   | 50.524  | 10      |
|   53 | M/s SMS Food Park                             | Jalandhar           | Punjab         | 15.03.2019   | 15.197  |  4.6877 |

|   54 | M/s Big Belly Brothers Gourmet Grounds               | Muktsar         | Punjab        | 08.06.2018   |   27.86 |   8.66828 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|---------|-----------|
|   55 | M/s T R Mega Foods and Beverages LLP                 | Firozpur        | Punjab        | 03.07.2019   | 27.44   |   7.11138 |
|   56 | M/s Unati Food Parks LLP                             | Churu           | Rajasthan     | 06.04.2022   | 32.1237 |   6.1222  |
|   57 | M/s Garuda Urban Remedies Limited                    | Jalore          | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   | 38.65   |  10       |
|   58 | M/s Greatech Agro Private Limited                    | Jaipur          | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   | 35.143  |  10       |
|   59 | M/s Landmark Agro                                    | Bhilwara        | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   | 40.046  |  10       |
|   60 | M/s JFK International                                | Coimbatore      | Tamil Nadu    | 01.08.2019   | 16.71   |   4.1921  |
|   61 | M/s P Duraisamy Maharaja Rice Mills Pvt Ltd          | Tiruppur        | Tamil Nadu    | 03.10.2019   | 26.83   |   8.7682  |
|   62 | M/s Tiruvannamalai Market Committee                  | Tiruvannama lai | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 25.506  |   5.7487  |
|   63 | M/s Salem Market Committee                           | Salem           | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 25.252  |   5.9753  |
|   64 | M/s Theni Market Committee                           | Theni           | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 26.308  |   5.9955  |
|   65 | M/s Dharmapuri Market Committee                      | Krishnagiri     | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 26.826  |   5.8937  |
|   66 | M/s Madurai Market Committee                         | Madurai         | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 32.066  |   5.7912  |
|   67 | M/s Dindigul Market Committee                        | Dindigul        | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 29.018  |   6.7357  |
|   68 | M/s Cuddalore Market Committee                       | Cuddalore       | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   | 25.002  |   5.9793  |
|   69 | M/s Delta Foods                                      | Pudukkottai,    | Tamil Nadu    | 08.06.2020   | 24.3125 |   7.4721  |
|   70 | M/s Vamsi RS Industrial Zone                         | Erode           | Tamil Nadu    | 17.11.2021   | 33.167  |   9.1351  |
|   71 | M/s Kakumanu Seeds                                   | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 29.04.2020   | 41.535  |  10       |
|   72 | M/s Sai Vishwas Agro Private Limited                 | Nalgonda        | Telangana     | 07.04.2022   | 20.51   |   5.3788  |
|   73 | M/s Marudhar Agro Industries Private Ltd             | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 10.11.2022   | 47.316  |  10       |
|   74 | M/s Mahadevi Agro Mills Private Limited              | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 10.11.2022   | 44.48   |  10       |
|   75 | M/s Gayatri Agro Industrial Power Limited            | Nalgonda        | Telangana     | 10.11.2022   | 23.393  |   5.8254  |
|   76 | M/s Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing Board | Tehri Garhwal   | Uttarakhan d  | 08.06.2018   | 23.25   |  10       |
|   77 | M/s Govindgreen Foods Infratech                      | Kanpur Dehat    | Uttar Pradesh | 06.04.2018   | 34.31   |   9.02    |
|   78 | M/s CRD Foods                                        | Mathura         | Uttar Pradesh | 07.12.2018   | 21.05   |  10       |
|   79 | M/s Arjungarh Industrial Estate LLP                  | Sitapur         | Uttar Pradesh | 17.11.2021   | 29.28   |   7.462   |