Lok Sabha Question No. 1620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Mega Food Park in Gujarat
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1620

ANSWERED ON 01 st  AUGUST, 2024

## MEGA FOOD PARK IN GUJRAT

## † 1620.  SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

- (a)          the present status of mega food parks in Gujarat;
- (b)          the number of parks functioning in Gujarat at present;
- (c)          the details of the invested funds received and estimated to be received for the said parks; and
- (d)          whether the Government is likely to consider the proposal of setting up of a mega food park in Dahod in Gujarat in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Under the Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) which is a component scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), the Ministry has sanctioned 2 (two) Mega Food Park projects in the State of Gujarat. Out of these two projects, one project is operational and one project is under implementation. Details of MFP Projects in the state of Gujarat, along with their status of implementation are at Annexure .
- (c)          Currently one MFP project is operational in Gujarat. Total investment made in this project is approximately Rs. 122.00 crore, investment received from operational units as well as units under execution at the Park is approximately Rs. 377 crores.
- (d) There is no such proposal as the scheme has been discontinued by the Government with effect from 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities for ongoing projects only.

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) IN REPSECT OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1620  FOR  REPLY  ON  01.08.2024  REGARDING MEGA FOOD PARK IN GUJARAT.

| S. No.   | SPV/IA Name                                        | State/UT Name   | District Name   | Date of Final Approval   |   Total Project Cost (INR in Cr) |   Amount of Grant Approved (INR in Cr) |   Amount of Grant Released (INR in Cr) | Status               |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd | Gujarat         | Surat           | 22-May- 2014             |                           121.86 |                                     50 |                                  45    | Operational          |
| 2        | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.                  | Gujarat         | Mehsana         | 16-Aug- 2017             |                           151.05 |                                     50 |                                  37.67 | Under Implementation |
|          | Total                                              | Total           | Total           | Total                    |                           272.91 |                                    100 |                                  82.67 |                      |

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