Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Agro Processing Clusters
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602

ANSWERED ON 06 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS

## 602.      SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved Agro Processing Clusters (APCs) in different States  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Bihar  and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar;
- (b) the details of the clusters proposed to be set up in Bihar, district-wise;
- (c) whether adequate financial aid would be made available to these clusters;
- (d) if so, the details of project costs, grant-in-aid, etc., proposed to be given to the above clusters; and
- (e) the time by which the above clusters are likely to become operational?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (e) 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), with the aim to create modern infrastructure for the food processing sector from farm to market.

Under the APC Scheme, as on date, 75 projects have been approved including 01 project at Begusarai in Bihar having total project cost of Rs. 30.43 crores and approved grant-in-aid of 7.91 crores. The details of  75 approved projects are at Annexure-I .

MoFPI does not set up Agro Processing Cluster (APCs) on its own in the country.  The APC Scheme is a demand driven scheme and is not State/District specific. The proposals under APC Scheme  are  invited  through  Expression  of  Interest  (EoI)  from  time  to  time  from  all  the States/UTs including the State of Bihar.  The APC Scheme provides financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid @35% of eligible project cost to general category and @50% of eligible project cost to SC/ST & NER states, ITDP areas, subject to maximum of Rs. 10.00 crore per project.  Timeline for completion and operationalization of projects is 24 months for General category projects and 30 months for SC/ST/NER & ITDP projects.

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## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 FOR ANSWER ON 6 th FEBRUARY, 2025 REGARDING 'AGRO PROCESSING CLUSTERS'

## Details of 75 approved projects under APC schemes:

|   S. No. | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)             | District       | State                  | Date of approval   | Project cost   |   Grant Approved |   Released GIA |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|        1 | M/s Charan Biotech Private Ltd                         | Anantpur       | Andhra Pradesh         | 10.11.2022         | 29.003         |           9.8752 |           0    |
|        2 | M/s Gama Biotech Farms                                 | NTR            | Andhra Pradesh         | 10.11.2022         | 28.06          |           9.433  |           0    |
|        3 | M/s Ramansinghs Global Food Park                       | Eluru          | Andhra Pradesh         | 20.11.2023         | 25.85          |          10      |           0    |
|        4 | M/s MR Agrotech Industries                             | Nellore        | Andhra Pradesh         | 20.11.2023         | 28.76          |          10      |           0    |
|        5 | M/s Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited | East Godavari  | Andhra Pradesh         | 28.02.2024         | 48.66          |          10      |           0    |
|        6 | M/s Aalamandha Food Park                               | Vizianagaram   | Andhra Pradesh         | 28.02.2024         | 20.78          |          10      |           0    |
|        7 | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                               | Kamrup (Rural) | Assam                  | 03.10.2019         | 22.513         |          10      |           7.29 |
|        8 | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers                       | Tinsukia       | Assam                  | 03.12.2019         | 19.117         |           8.7268 |           6.05 |
|        9 | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster                  | Sonitpur       | Assam                  | 09.01.2020         | 20.536         |           9.1446 |           7.67 |
|       10 | M/s Sumitra Agro Food Park                             | Darrang        | Assam                  | 30.03.202119.4408  |                |           7.5911 |           5.61 |
|       11 | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP                      | Morigaon       | Assam                  | 17.03.202123.0664  |                |           9.8947 |           3.12 |
|       12 | M/s Nezone Foods                                       | Kamrup         | Assam                  | 10.11.2022         | 25.546         |          10      |           0    |
|       13 | M/s Pride East Entertainments Private Limited          | Nagaon         | Assam                  | 10.11.2022         | 25.877         |          10      |           0    |
|       14 | M/s Kay Dee Agro Industries                            | Cachar         | Assam                  | 20.11.2023         | 27.24          |          10      |           0    |
|       15 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                              | Begusarai      | Bihar                  | 15.03.2019         | 30.434         |           7.9081 |           2.49 |
|       16 | M/s K K Agro Trade Ventures Private Limited            | Bemetara       | Chhattisgarh28.02.2024 |                    | 68.866         |          10      |           0    |
|       17 | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                             | Kutch          | Gujarat                | 07.02.2019         | 13.7           |           4.36   |           3.98 |

|   18 | M/s Shukun Builders Private Limited           | Banaskantha   | Gujarat          | 31.08.2018   |   31.65 |   10.00 |   6.91 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|---------|---------|--------|
|   19 | M/s J R Foods & Beverages                     | Navsari       | Gujarat          | 01.07.2019   |  30.158 |  8.75   |   6.13 |
|   20 | M/s Maharaja Dehydration Pvt. Ltd.            | Bhavnagar     | Gujarat          | 08.06.2020   |  16.11  |  4.31   |   3.08 |
|   21 | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited   | Hisar         | Haryana          | 18.02.2019   |  10.26  |  3.03   |   2.16 |
|   22 | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited          | Karnal        | Haryana          | 06.04.2018   |  32.97  |  9.863  |   6.94 |
|   23 | M/s Anant Raj Limited                         | Rewari        | Haryana          | 10.11.2022   |  37.678 | 10      |   0    |
|   24 | M/s Great Himalayan Farm Fresh                | Kangra        | Himachal Pradesh | 31.07.2018   |  24.49  | 10      |   7.21 |
|   25 | M/s APG Foods Division Private Limited        | Solan         | Himachal Pradesh | 28.02.2024   |  22.664 | 10      |   0    |
|   26 | M/s Zum Zum Agri Fresh                        | Shopian       | J&K              | 05.11.2018   |  24.39  | 10      |   7.42 |
|   27 | M/s GEM Food Park LLP                         | Devanagere    | Karnataka        | 15.03.2019   |  40.01  |  9.77   |   6.92 |
|   28 | M/s Udupi Food Park                           | Udupi         | Karnataka        | 16.03.2021   |  16.08  |  5.23   |   3.75 |
|   29 | M/s Sri Lakshmibalaji Agro Park Private Ltd   | Koppal        | Karnataka        | 10.11.2022   |  36.34  | 10      |   0    |
|   30 | M/s Chendayad Granites Private Limited        | Wayanad       | Kerala           | 03.10.2019   |  29.5   |  9.9706 |   8.82 |
|   31 | M/s Synthite Industries Private               | Ernakulam     | Kerala           | 30.04.2020   |  42.222 |  9.0504 |   8.37 |
|   32 | Limited M/s Nimar Agro Park                   | Barwani       | Madhya Pradesh   | 08.06.2018   |  31.55  | 10      |   7.15 |
|   33 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                       | Betul         | Madhya Pradesh   | 19.12.2018   |  26.13  |  9.8    |   6.93 |
|   34 | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd                     | Dhar          | Madhya Pradesh   | 24.12.2020   |  23.6   |  9.8655 |   6.65 |
|   35 | M/s Indore Food Park Private Limited          | Indore        | Madhya Pradesh   | 10.11.2022   |  39.862 | 10      |   0    |
|   36 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited | Nashik        | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   |  33.27  |  8.656  |   8.43 |
|   37 | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited              | Nanded        | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   |  30.99  | 10      |   6.5  |

|   38 | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd.         | Kolhapur    | Maharashtra   | 15.03.2018   |   31.97 |    10.00 |   6.95 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|---------|----------|--------|
|   39 | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries              | Nagpur      | Maharashtra   | 08.06.2018   |  29.96  |  9.69    |   8.34 |
|   40 | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                            | Dhule       | Maharashtra   | 31.08.2018   |  25.84  | 10       |   6.54 |
|   41 | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development         | Nandurbar   | Maharashtra   | 01.08.2019   |  27.06  | 10       |   6.75 |
|   42 | M/s Pravin Masalewale                               | Satara      | Maharashtra   | 24.12.2020   |  64.69  | 10       |   6.75 |
|   43 | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                        | Washim      | Maharashtra   | 16.03.2021   |  12.544 |  2.8496  |   1.99 |
|   44 | M/s Chinteshwar Agro Processing Pvt Ltd             | Beed,       | Maharashtra   | 17.11.2021   |  22.504 |  8.2796  |   5.65 |
|   45 | M/s Varsha Agro                                     | Pune        | Maharashtra   | 10.11.2022   |  40.67  | 10       |   0    |
|   46 | M/s Arya Food and Other Products Processing Unit    | Solapur     | Maharashtra   | 20.11.2023   |  28.545 | 10       |   0    |
|   47 | M/s Divyansh Agro And Food Park                     | Bhandra     | Maharashtra   | 10.11.2022   |  26.652 | 10       |   0    |
|   48 | M/s Harrshiv Healthy Foods and More Private Limited | Nagpur      | Maharashtra   | 28.02.2024   |  39.32  | 10       |   0    |
|   49 | M/s Vijaya Nagar Biotech Private Limited            | Nabarangpur | Odisha        | 10.11.2022   |  50.524 | 10       |   3.33 |
|   50 | M/s SMS Food Park                                   | Jalandhar   | Punjab        | 15.03.2019   |  15.197 |  4.6877  |   3.19 |
|   51 | M/s Big Belly Brothers Gourmet Grounds              | Muktsar     | Punjab        | 08.06.2018   |  27.86  |  8.66828 |   6.16 |
|   52 | M/s T R Mega Foods and Beverages LLP                | Firozpur    | Punjab        | 03.07.2019   |  27.44  |  6.7598  |   5.14 |
|   53 | M/s Garuda Urban Remedies Limited                   | Jalore      | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   |  38.65  | 10       |   3.33 |
|   54 | M/s Greatech Agro Private Limited                   | Jaipur      | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   |  35.143 | 10       |   0    |
|   55 | M/s Landmark Agro                                   | Bhilwara    | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   |  40.046 | 10       |   0    |
|   56 | M/s Greenfields Agro Park                           | Tonk        | Rajasthan     | 20.11.2023   |  23.21  |  8.6411  |   2.88 |
|   57 | M/s JFK International                               | Coimbatore  | Tamil Nadu    | 01.08.2019   |  16.71  |  4.1921  |   2.86 |

|   58 | M/s P Duraisamy Maharaja Rice Mills Pvt Ltd   | Tiruppur        | Tamil Nadu    | 03.10.2019        | 25.06   |   8.1502 |   6.23 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|---------|----------|--------|
|   59 | M/s Tiruvannamalai Market Committee           | Tiruvanna malai | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 25.506  |   5.7487 |   1.81 |
|   60 | M/s Salem Market Committee                    | Salem           | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 25.252  |   5.9753 |   1.88 |
|   61 | M/s Theni Market Committee                    | Theni           | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 26.308  |   5.9955 |   1.88 |
|   62 | M/s Dharmapuri Market Committee               | Krishnagiri     | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 26.826  |   5.8937 |   1.85 |
|   63 | M/s Madurai Market Committee                  | Madurai         | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 32.066  |   5.7912 |   1.82 |
|   64 | M/s Dindigul Market Committee                 | Dindigul        | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 29.018  |   6.7357 |   2.12 |
|   65 | M/s Cuddalore Market Committee                | Cuddalore       | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020        | 25.002  |   5.9793 |   1.88 |
|   66 | M/s Delta Foods                               | Pudukkottai     | Tamil Nadu    | 08.06.202024.3125 |         |   7.472  |   5.25 |
|   67 | M/s Vamsi RS Industrial Zone                  | Erode           | Tamil Nadu    | 17.11.2021        | 33.167  |   9.1351 |   0    |
|   68 | M/s Integrated Service Point Private Limited  | Thiruvallur     | Tamil Nadu    | 28.02.2024        | 42.635  |  10      |   0    |
|   69 | M/s Kakumanu Seeds                            | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 29.04.2020        | 39.8    |   7.4333 |   5.02 |
|   70 | M/s Mahadevi Agro Mills Private Limited       | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 10.11.2022        | 44.48   |  10      |   3.33 |
|   71 | M/s Gayatri Agro Industrial Power Limited     | Nalgonda        | Telangana     | 10.11.2022        | 23.393  |   5.8254 |   3.88 |
|   72 | M/s Rajendar Feeds LLP                        | Siddipet        | Telangana     | 20.11.2023        | 44.00   |  10      |   0    |
|   73 | M/s Gemini Edibles and Fats India Limited     | Ranga Reddy     | Telangana     | 28.02.2024        | 217.78  |  10      |   0    |
|   74 | M/s Govindgreen Foods Infratech               | Kanpur Dehat    | Uttar Pradesh | 06.04.2018        | 34.31   |   9.02   |   7.11 |
|   75 | M/s CRD Foods                                 | Mathura         | Uttar Pradesh | 07.12.2018        | 21.05   |  10      |   9.73 |

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