Lok Sabha Question No. 1389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Farmers' Income and Employment from Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1389

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## FARMERS' INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT FROM FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 1389.   SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA:

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

- (a) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  by  the  Government  on  the  possibilities  of increasing farmers income and employment from food processing sector in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the number of food parks in the country;
- (d) the details of the number of food parks approved/ started by the Government during the last five years and the current year, State-wise
- (e) the  total  number  of  people  employed  in  the  food  processing  sector  in  registered  and unregistered units; and
- (f) the number of people likely to get employment from new food parks

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has not conducted any study on the possibilities of increasing farmers' income and employment from food processing sector in the country.

(b): In view of (a) above, the question does not arise.

(c): Under  the  Scheme  for  Mega  Food  Parks,  41  projects  have  been  approved  across  the country.  The  Scheme  for  Mega  Food  Parks  has  been  discontinued  w.e.f.  01.04.2021  with provision for committed liability during 15th Finance Commission cycle.

(d): The list of the number of mega food parks approved/ started by MoFPI during the last five years and the current year, State-wise is provided at Annexure .

(e): As per the latest Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23, 22.96 lakh persons are employed in registered food processing units and as per the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2022-23, 46.57 lakh persons are employed in unregistered food processing units in the country.

(f): The Scheme for Mega Food Parks has been discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liability during 15 th Finance Commission cycle.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1389  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th  FEBRUARY,  2025  ON  'FARMERS INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT FROM FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

| State-wise list of Mega food parks approved and completed/operational under Mega Food Parks schemes of Ministry of Food Processing industries.   | State-wise list of Mega food parks approved and completed/operational under Mega Food Parks schemes of Ministry of Food Processing industries.   | State-wise list of Mega food parks approved and completed/operational under Mega Food Parks schemes of Ministry of Food Processing industries.   | State-wise list of Mega food parks approved and completed/operational under Mega Food Parks schemes of Ministry of Food Processing industries.   |
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| S. No                                                                                                                                            | State/UT                                                                                                                                         | Since 2019-20 till 31 st January, 2025                                                                                                           | Since 2019-20 till 31 st January, 2025                                                                                                           |
| S. No                                                                                                                                            | State/UT                                                                                                                                         | Approved                                                                                                                                         | Completed/operational                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                | D&N Haveli and D&D                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                                                                               | Puduchery                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                |