Lok Sabha Question No. 1438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Development of Mini Food Parks
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1438

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF MINI FOOD PARKS

## 1438.  MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken measures to develop mini food parks under the agroprocessing cluster scheme to promote farm produce exports;
- (b) whether Government has received any proposal from Government of West Bengal to strengthen agro processing units in West Bengal;
- (c) if so, the actions taken by Government to approve and sanction funds for the scheme;
- (d) whether the Government is ready to disburse loans to  State  Cooperative  Banks  for farmers  and  allocate  a  grant  every  year  for  promotion  of  export  of  organic  farm produces; and
- (e) the measures taken by Government to promote capacity of agro-processing sectors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) to promote setting up of agro processing clusters in the country. The scheme aims at development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up  food  processing  units  including  export  oriented  units  based  on  cluster  approach.  The Scheme envisages grants-in-aid @35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @50% of eligible  project  cost  in  the  North  East  States  including  Sikkim  and  difficult  areas  namely Himalayan States (i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), State notified ITDP areas, Islands and SC/ST entrepreneurs subject to max. of Rs. 10.00 crore per project.
- (b) & (c): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Scheme for Creation/Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for setting up / expansion of agro based food processing units in the country including West Bengal. Under the scheme, grants-in-aid @ 35% of the eligible project cost is provided in General Areas and 50% of the eligible project cost in North Eastern States including Sikkim and Difficult areas including Himalayan States (Himachal  Pradesh,  J&K  &  Uttarakhand),  notified  ITDP  areas  and  Islands,  subject  to  a maximum of Rs.5.00 crore. MoFPI have received proposals from  investors/ entrepreneurs for providing financial assistance under CEFPPC scheme to set up agro based food processing units in the State of West Bengal. Till date, MoFPI has approved 9 food processing units in West  Bengal  under  the  CEFPPC  Scheme  involving  grants-in-aid  of  Rs.  31.83  Crore.  The

details of 9 food processing units approved in State of West Bengal under CEFPPC Scheme are at Annexure.

(d): Support for cultivation and all other activities required for increasing export is an eligible activity for refinance by NABARD to State Cooperative Banks. NABARD has signed an MoU with APEDA for support to Farmers Producers Organisations / companies to enable them export their  products.

(e): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Central Sector Umbrella a scheme- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector including setting up of agro based food processing industries in  the  country.  PMKSY  is  a  demand  driven  programme  and  financial  assistance  to  the  eligible applicants is provided against the Expression of Interests (EoI) issued by the MoFPI from time to time. Further,  as  part  of  Aatamnirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan,  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries (MoFPI)  has  launched  an  all  India  centrally  sponsored  "PM  Formalisation  of  Micro  food processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme"  for  providing  financial,  technical  and  business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10000 cr. The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry, promote their formalization and support Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Producers Cooperatives along their entire value chain.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1438  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07 TH   DECEMBER,  2021 DEVELOPMENT OF MINI FOOD PARKS

Details of approved food processing units under the Scheme for Creation / Expansion of Food  Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities  (CEFPPC)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) in the state of West Bengal:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sr. No.                                  | Name of the applicant   | District       | Sector            | Date of Approval   | Project Cost (Rs. in Cr.)   |   Approved Grant (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| M/s Mahananda Food Pvt. Ltd              | Darjeeling              | F&V processing | 07.12.2018        | 22.94              | 4.94                        |                          1    |
| 2 M/s Aarson Lozenges Factory            | Darjeeling              |                | Consumer Products | 29.05.2019         | 4.75                        |                          1.31 |
| 3 M/s Shiv Industries (Food) Pvt. Ltd    | Murshidabad             |                | Grain Milling     | 09.07.2019         | 18.43                       |                          5    |
| M/s Ashish Proteins &Food Pvt Ltd        | Howrah                  |                | Consumer Products | 09.07.2019         | 3.29 1.06                   |                          4    |
| M/s Dream Bake Private Limited           | Howrah                  |                | Consumer Products | 22.08.2019         | 44.07 5.00                  |                          5    |
| M/s K P Saha Private Ltd                 | East Birdwan            |                | Grain Milling     | 02.03.2020         | 14.20 5.00                  |                          6    |
| M/s Suryodaya Power Protiens Pvt Ltd     | Howrah                  | Grain Milling  |                   | 03.03.2020         | 5.88 1.71                   |                          7    |
| M/s Allenby Food and Beverages Pvt. Ltd. | Howrah                  | Products       | Consumer          | 13.03.2020         | 10.70 2.81                  |                          8    |
| M/s KPS Agro products                    | Hooghly                 | Grain          | Milling           | 11.03.2021         | 20.45 5.00                  |                          9    |