Lok Sabha Question No. 2086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Agro Processing Clusters
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2086

ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

## 2086.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved agro processing clusters in the States of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of the clusters that are proposed to be set up;
- (c) the details of project cost, grants-in-aid, etc. to be given for the above clusters; and
- (d) the likely date by which the above clusters are to become operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Yes, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has  approved 14 agro Processing cluster(APC) projects in the State of Maharashtra and 3 APC projects in the State of Uttar Pradesh under the  sub-scheme  for  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). Details of these agro processing clusters are provided at Annexure.
- (d) As per the extant scheme guidelines of Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters dated 08.06.2022, the timeline for completion of APC project in general area is 24 months and that of difficult area is 30 months from the date of issue of the approval letter to the project implementing agency (PIA).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2086  FOR  ANSWER  ON  14.03.2023  REGARDING  'AGRO  PROCESSING CLUSTERS'

Details of agro processing cluster projects approved in the State of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh under the sub-scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters of PMKSY

| S.No.                                                           | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)                      | District                                                        | Project cost (In Cr.)                                           | Grant Approved (in Cr.)                                         | Grant Released (in Cr.)                                         |
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| Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Maharashtra   |
| 1                                                               | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited                   | Nashik                                                          | 33.27                                                           | 8.656                                                           | 8.4396                                                          |
| 2                                                               | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited                                | Nanded                                                          | 30.99                                                           | 10                                                              | 6.5                                                             |
| 3                                                               | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.                     | Kolhapur                                                        | 31.97                                                           | 10                                                              | 6.95964                                                         |
| 4                                                               | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries                          | Nagpur                                                          | 29.96                                                           | 9.69                                                            | 7.2675                                                          |
| 5                                                               | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                                        | Dhule                                                           | 25.84                                                           | 10                                                              | 6.5447                                                          |
| 6                                                               | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development                     | Nandurbar                                                       | 27.06                                                           | 10                                                              | 3.15                                                            |
| 7                                                               | M/s Pravin Masalewale                                           | Satara                                                          | 64.69                                                           | 10                                                              | 3.15                                                            |
| 8                                                               | M/s Kisan Agro Food Park                                        | Palghar                                                         | 27.1561                                                         | 9.2106                                                          | 0                                                               |
| 9                                                               | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                                    | Washim                                                          | 12.544                                                          | 2.8496                                                          | 0.9455                                                          |
| 10                                                              | M/s Chinteshwar Agro Processing Pvt Ltd                         | Beed                                                            | 22.504                                                          | 8.2796                                                          | 2.67568                                                         |
| 11                                                              | M/s Sadguru Food Park                                           | Raigad                                                          | 42.359                                                          | 9.4257                                                          | 0                                                               |
| 12                                                              | M/s Varsha Agro                                                 | Pune                                                            | 40.67                                                           | 10                                                              | 0                                                               |
| 13                                                              | M/s Tuljai Agro Processing Cluster                              | Nashik                                                          | 15.522                                                          | 6.3                                                             | 0                                                               |
| 14                                                              | M/s Divyansh Agro And Food Park                                 | Bhandra                                                         | 26.652                                                          | 10                                                              | 0                                                               |
| Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh | Agro Processing Clusters approved in the State of Uttar Pradesh |
| 1                                                               | M/s Govindgreen Foods Infratech                                 | Kanpur Dehat                                                    | 34.31                                                           | 9.02                                                            | 7.1139                                                          |
| 2                                                               | M/s CRD Foods                                                   | Mathura                                                         | 21.05                                                           | 10                                                              | 8.794                                                           |
| 3                                                               | M/s Arjungarh Industrial Estate LLP                             | Sitapur                                                         | 29.28                                                           | 7.462                                                           | 0                                                               |