Lok Sabha Question No. 2445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Food Processing Parks in Rajasthan
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2445

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  March, 2025

## FOOD PROCESSING PARKS IN RAJASTHAN

## †2445.  SHRI AMRA RAM:

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

- a) whether the Food Processing Parks have been established or proposed to be established in Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and;
- b) whether the Bikaneri Bhujia of Bikaner, Rajasthan, is famous worldwide and if so, the details thereof regarding the schemes formulated by the Government for further development of such products?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Mega Food Park scheme (MFPS), a component scheme of Pradhan Mantra Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMSKY) for creating modern infrastructure for the food processing sector along the value chain from farm to market. As the Ministry does not set up such projects at its own, it invites Proposals from interested entities/organizations through Expression of Interest (EoI) floated from time to time, in accordance with scheme guidelines. The scheme has been discontinued by the Government w.e.f. 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liability during 15th Finance Commission cycle. Two Mega Food Parks have been approved in the state of Rajasthan.  The details of these Mega Food Parks, along with their status is at Annexure .

(b): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing schemes to boost food processing industries  through  infrastructure  creation,  grant  of  sales  based  incentives,  capacity  expansion,  and  other supporting  measures.  These  schemes  are:  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Prime Minster  Formalization  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme,  and  Production  Linked Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI).  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries (MoFPI)  is  implementing  various  component  schemes  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana (PMKSY) which is a Central sector scheme for the creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet. The component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) include Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC), Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC), Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) and Operation Greens (OG) which provide financial assistance for setting up of Food Processing Infrastructure/units in the country. The proposals are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from time to time from interested individuals/ entities. Proposals received are evaluated based on eligibility and assessment criteria and approvals are given on merit basis amongst proposals found eligible.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2445 ANSWERED ON 13 th  MARCH 'FOOD PROCESSING PARKS IN RAJASTHAN'

| SPV/IA Name                              | State/ UT Name   | District Name   | Date of Final Approval   |   Total Project Cost (INR in Cr) |   Grant Approved (INR in Cr) |   Grant Released (INR in Cr) | Status               |
|------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
| Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd         | Rajasthan        | Ajmer           | 19-Feb-2014              |                           110.35 |                        49.88 |                        44.9  | Operational          |
| Shree Ram Mega Food Park Private Limited | Rajasthan        | Bikaner         | 7-Apr-2022               |                           132.81 |                        50    |                         5.71 | Under Implementation |

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