Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: People benefitted from Agro Processing Cluster
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ashish Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1607

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  February, 2025

## PEOPLE BENEFITTED FROM AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTER

## 1607.  SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of people are being benefitted from the Agro Processing Cluster Scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the last five years, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the guidelines issued by the Government for the effective implementation of this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Cluster (APC), a sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).  The objectives of the APC scheme are as under:

-  To create modern infrastructure for food processing closer to production areas.
-  To provide integrated and complete preservation infrastructure facilities from farm gate to the consumer.
-  To create effective backward and forward linkages by linking groups of producers/ farmers to food processors and markets through well-equipped supply chain.

Under the APC Scheme 75 Agro Processing Cluster projects have been approved since the inception  of  the  scheme.  With  these  projects  an  employment  for  77011  persons  has  been generated/is  likely  to  be  generated  and  289775  farmers  are  being  benefitted/likely  to  be benefitted. State-wise details of the approved APC projects since inception, are at Annexure .

(c): Does not arise.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFFERED  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1607  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th FEBRUARY, 2025 REGARDING 'PEOPLE BEING BENEFITTED FROM AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTER'

State-wise details of people benefitted/likely to be benefitted under the APC Scheme since inception of the scheme:

Rs. in crore

| FY       | State            | District     | Name of Project                               | Date of approval   |   Projec t cost |   Approve d GIA |   Release d GIA |   Farmers benefitte d / likely to be benefitte d |   Employme nt generated / likely to be generated |
|----------|------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2017- 18 |                  | Nashik       | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited | 15.03.201 8        |           33.27 |            8.66 |            8.44 |                                            15100 |                                             2625 |
| 2017- 18 | Maharasht ra     | Nanded       | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited              | 15.03.201 8        |           30.99 |           10    |            6.5  |                                             5000 |                                             1000 |
| 2017- 18 |                  | Kolhapur     | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.   | 15.03.201 8        |           31.97 |           10    |            6.96 |                                             4000 |                                             1055 |
| 2018- 19 | Bihar            | Begusarai    | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                     | 15.03.201 9        |           30.43 |            7.91 |            2.49 |                                             4000 |                                             1004 |
| 2018- 19 | Gujarat          | Banaskanth a | M/s Shukun Builders Private Limited           | 31.08.201 8        |           31.65 |           10    |            6.91 |                                              100 |                                               95 |
| 2018- 19 | Gujarat          | Kutch        | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                    | 07.02.201 9        |           13.7  |            4.36 |            3.98 |                                              375 |                                             1025 |
| 2018- 19 | Haryana          | Hisar        | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited   | 18.02.201 9        |           10.26 |            3.03 |            2.17 |                                              500 |                                              140 |
| 2018- 19 | Haryana          | Karnal       | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited          | 06.04.201 8        |           32.97 |            9.86 |            6.94 |                                             4000 |                                             1088 |
| 2018- 19 | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra       | M/s Great Himalayan Farm Fresh                | 31.07.201 8        |           24.49 |           10    |            7.21 |                                                0 |                                               12 |
| 2018- 19 | J&K              | Shopian      | M/s Zum Zum Agri Fresh                        | 05.11.201 8        |           24.39 |           10    |            7.42 |                                             4000 |                                              210 |
| 2018- 19 | Karnataka        | Devanagere   | M/sGEM Food Park LLP                          | 15.03.201 9        |           40.01 |            9.77 |            6.93 |                                             4000 |                                              395 |
| 2018- 19 | Madhya           | Barwani      | M/s Nimar Agro Park                           | 08.06.201 8        |           31.55 |           10    |            7.15 |                                             4000 |                                               25 |
| 2018- 19 | Pradesh          | Betul        | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                       | 19.12.201 8        |           26.13 |            9.8  |            6.93 |                                             1200 |                                              625 |
| 2018- 19 | Maharasht ra     | Nagpur       | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries        | 08.06.201 8        |           29.96 |            9.69 |            8.34 |                                             2600 |                                              720 |

|          |                | Dhule          | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                    | 31.08.201 8   |   25.84 |   10.00 |   6.54 |   4000 |   520 |
|----------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-------|
|          | Punjab         | Jalandhar      | M/s SMS Food Park                           | 15.03.201 9   |   15.19 |    4.69 |   3.19 |   4000 |   502 |
|          |                | Muktsar        | M/s Big Belly Brothers Gourmet Grounds      | 08.06.201 8   |   27.86 |    8.67 |   6.17 |   4000 |   920 |
|          | Uttar Pradesh  | Kanpur Dehat   | M/s Govindgreen Foods Infratech             | 06.04.201 8   |   34.31 |    9.02 |   7.11 |    400 |   515 |
|          |                | Mathura        | M/s CRD Food                                | 07.12.201 8   |   20.83 |   10    |   9.73 |   5000 |    80 |
| 2019- 20 | Assam          | Kamrup (Rural) | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                    | 03.10.201 9   |   22.51 |   10    |   7.29 |   4000 |   743 |
| 2019- 20 | Assam          | Tinsukia       | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers            | 03.12.201 9   |   19.11 |    8.73 |   6.05 |   4000 |   631 |
| 2019- 20 | Assam          | Sonitpur       | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster       | 09.01.202 0   |   20.54 |    9.14 |   7.67 |   4000 |   677 |
| 2019- 20 | Gujarat        | Navsari        | M/s J R Foods &Beverages                    | 01.07.201 9   |   30.16 |    8.75 |   6.13 |   4000 |   995 |
| 2019- 20 | Kerala         | Wayanad        | M/s Chendayad Granites Private Limited      | 03.10.201 9   |   29.5  |    9.97 |   8.82 |   4000 |  1038 |
| 2019- 20 | Kerala         | Nandurbar      | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development | 01.08.201 9   |   27.06 |   10    |   6.75 |   4000 |   893 |
| 2019- 20 | Punjab         | Firozpur       | M/s T R Mega Foods and Beverages LLP        | 03.07.201 9   |   27.44 |    6.76 |   5.15 |   4000 |   906 |
| 2019- 20 | Tamil Nadu     | Coimbatore     | M/s JFK International                       | 01.08.201 9   |   16.71 |    4.19 |   2.86 |   4000 |   552 |
| 2019- 20 | Tamil Nadu     | Tiruppur       | M/s P Duraisamy Maharaja Rice Mills Pvt Ltd | 03.10.201 9   |   25.06 |    8.15 |   6.23 |   4000 |   827 |
| 2020- 21 | Assam          | Darrang        | M/s Sumitra Agro Food Park                  | 30.03.202 1   |   19.44 |    7.59 |   5.61 |   4000 |   642 |
| 2020- 21 | Assam          | Morigaon       | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP           | 17.03.202 1   |   23.06 |    9.89 |   3.12 |   4000 |   762 |
| 2020- 21 | Gujarat        | Bhavnagar      | M/s Maharaja Dehydration Pvt. Ltd.          | 08.06.202 0   |   16.11 |    4.31 |   3.08 |   4000 |   532 |
| 2020- 21 | Karnataka      | Udupi          | M/s Udupi Food Park                         | 16.03.202 1   |   16.08 |    5.23 |   3.75 |   4000 |   531 |
| 2020- 21 | Kerala         | Ernakulam      | M/s Synthite Industries Private Limited     | 30.04.202 0   |   42.22 |    9.05 |   8.38 |   3500 |  2100 |
| 2020- 21 | Madhya Pradesh | Dhar           | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd                   | 24.12.202 0   |   23.6  |    9.87 |   6.66 |   4000 |   779 |
| 2020- 21 |                | Satara         | M/s Pravin Masalewale                       | 24.12.202 0   |   64.69 |   10    |   6.75 |   4000 |  2135 |
| 2020- 21 | Maharasht ra   | Washim         | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                | 16.03.202 1   |   12.54 |    2.85 |   1.99 |   4000 |   414 |

|          | Tamil Nadu     | Tiruvanna malai   | M/s Tiruvannamalai Market Committee           | 29.04.202 0   |   25.51 |   5.75 |   1.81 |   4000 |   842 |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Salem             | M/s Salem Market Committee                    | 29.04.202 0   |   25.25 |   5.98 |   1.88 |   4000 |   833 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Theni             | M/s Theni Market Committee                    | 29.04.202 0   |   26.31 |   5.99 |   1.89 |   4000 |   868 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Krishnagiri       | M/s Dharmapuri Market Committee               | 29.04.202 0   |   26.83 |   5.89 |   1.86 |   4000 |   886 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Madurai           | M/s Madurai Market Committee                  | 29.04.202 0   |   32.07 |   5.79 |   1.82 |   4000 |  1059 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Dindigul          | M/s Dindigul Market Committee                 | 29.04.202 0   |   29.02 |   6.74 |   2.12 |   4000 |   957 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Cuddalore         | M/s Cuddalore Market Committee                | 29.04.202 0   |   25    |   5.98 |   1.88 |   4000 |   825 |
|          | Tamil Nadu     | Pudukkotta i,     | M/s Delta Foods                               | 08.06.202 0   |   24.31 |   7.47 |   5.25 |   4000 |   803 |
|          | Telangana      | Siddipet          | M/s Kakumanu Seeds                            | 29.04.202 0   |   39.8  |   7.43 |   5.02 |   4000 |  1313 |
| 2021- 22 | Maharasht ra   | Beed              | M/s Chinteshwar Agro Processing Pvt Ltd       | 17.11.202 1   |   22.5  |   8.28 |   5.66 |   4000 |   743 |
| 2021- 22 | Tamil Nadu     | Erode             | M/s Vamsi RS Industrial Zone                  | 17.11.202 1   |   33.17 |   9.14 |   0    |   4000 |  1094 |
|          | Andhra Pradesh | Anantpur          | M/s Charan Biotech Private Ltd                | 10.11.202 2   |   29    |   9.86 |   0    |   4000 |  1243 |
|          | Andhra Pradesh | NTR               | M/s Gama Biotech Farms                        | 10.11.202 2   |   28.06 |   9.43 |   0    |   4000 |   926 |
|          | Assam          | Kamrup            | M/s Nezone Foods                              | 10.11.202 2   |   25.55 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |   843 |
|          | Assam          | Nagaon            | M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited | 10.11.202 2   |   25.88 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |   854 |
|          | Haryana        | Rewari            | M/s Anant Raj Limited                         | 10.11.202 2   |   37.68 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |  1243 |
|          | Karnataka      | Koppal            | M/s Sri Lakshmibalaji Agro Park Private Ltd   | 10.11.202 2   |   36.34 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |  1200 |
|          | Madhya Pradesh | Indore            | M/s Indore Food Park Private Limited          | 10.11.202 2   |   39.86 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |  1316 |
|          |                | Pune              | M/s Varsha Agro                               | 10.11.202 2   |   40.67 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |  1342 |
|          | Maharasht ra   | Bhandra           | M/s Divyansh Agro And Food Park               | 10.11.202 2   |   26.65 |  10    |   0    |   4000 |   879 |
|          | Odisha         | Nabarangp ur      | M/s Vijaya Nagar Biotech Private Limited      | 10.11.202 2   |   50.52 |  10    |   3.33 |   4000 |  1667 |

|                  | Jalore         | M/s Garuda Urban Remedies Limited                      | 10.11.202 2    | 38.65          | 10.00          | 3.33           | 4000           | 1275           |
|------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Rajasthan        | Jaipur         | M/s Greatech Agro Private Limited                      | 10.11.202 2    | 35.14          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 1660           |
|                  | Bhilwara       | M/s Landmark Agro                                      | 10.11.202 2    | 40.05          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 1321           |
| Telangana        | Siddipet       | M/s Mahadevi Agro Mills Private Limited                | 10.11.202 2    | 44.48          | 10.00          | 3.33           | 4000           | 1468           |
|                  | Nalgonda       | M/s Gayatri Agro Industrial Power Limited              | 10.11.202 2    | 23.39          | 5.83           | 3.88           | 4000           | 772            |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Eluru          | M/s Ramansinghs Global Food Park                       | 20.11.202 3    | 25.85          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 853            |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore        | M/sMR Agrotech Industries                              | 20.11.202 3    | 28.76          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 949            |
| Andhra Pradesh   | East Godavari  | M/s Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited | 28.02.202 4    | 48.66          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 1606           |
| Andhra Pradesh   | Vizianagar am  | M/s Aalamandha Food Park                               | 28.02.202 4    | 20.78          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 686            |
| Assam            | Cachar         | M/s Kay Dee Agro Industries                            | 20.11.202 3    | 27.24          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 899            |
| Chhattisga rh    | Bemetara       | M/s K K Agro Trade Ventures Private Limited            | 28.02.202 4    | 68.87          | 10             | 0              | 4000           | 2273           |
| Himachal Pradesh | Solan          | M/s APG Foods Division Private Limited                 | 28.02.202 4    | 22.66          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 748            |
| Maharasht ra     | Solapur        | M/s Arya Food and Other Products Processing Unit       | 20.11.202 3    | 28.55          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 942            |
| Maharasht ra     | Nagpur         | M/s Harrshiv Healthy Foods and More Private Limited    | 28.02.202 4    | 39.32          | 10             | 0              | 4000           | 1298           |
| Rajasthan        | Tonk           | M/s Greenfields Agro Park                              | 20.11.202 3    | 23.21          | 8.64           | 2.88           | 4000           | 766            |
| Tamil Nadu       | Thiruvallur    | M/s Integrated Service Point Private Limited           | 28.02.202 4    | 42.64          | 10             | 0              | 4000           | 1407           |
|                  | Siddipet       | M/s Rajendar Feeds LLP                                 | 20.11.202 3    | 44.00          | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 1452           |
| Telangana        | Ranga Reddy    | M/s Gemini Edibles and Fats India Limited              | 28.02.202 4    | 217.78         | 10.00          | 0              | 4000           | 7187           |
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