Lok Sabha Question No. 2685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: ODOP in Khajuraho Region
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2685

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## ODOP IN KHAJURAHO REGION

## 2685.   SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- a) Whether  the  Government  is  cognisant  that  under  one  district  one  product  (ODOP) scheme Khajuraho region, district Chhatarpur has been choosen for Supari, Katni for Tomato and Panna for Amla;
- b) whether whole region is very conducive for millets, cereals and pulses;
- c) if so, whether the Government has any planning to promote food processing industrial ecosystem  or  to  set  up  a  Mega  Food  Park  in  Khajuraho  region,  so  as  to  build  up employment intensive food processing industrial base, in this relatively underdeveloped region; and
- d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  approved  following  ODOP  for Chhattarpur, Katni and Panna districts of the State of Madhya Pradesh under  Prime Minister Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme:

| District   | ODOP       |
|------------|------------|
| Chhatarpur | Betel vine |
| Katni      | Tomato     |
| Panna      | Aonla      |

(b): Yes, Sir

- ( c) & (d): As  part  of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan,  Ministry  of Food  Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme"  for  providing  financial,  technical  and  business  support  for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country.

To promote the local products in the food processing sector, the PMFME Scheme primarily adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common  services and  marketing of products. It  provides the  framework  for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure.

MoFPI has also  been  implementing Central  Sector  Umbrella  Scheme  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) for overall growth and development of food processing sector in the country including Madhya Pradesh. The component schemes of PMKSY are - (i) Mega Food Park, (ii)  Integrated Cold  Chain and V alue Addition Infrastructure, (iii) Creation /Expansion of  Food Processing  &  Preservation  Capacities,  (iv)  Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters,  (v) Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, (vii)  Human  Resource  and  Institutions,  (viii)  Operation  Greens.  Under  these  components  of PMKSY, the Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs/investors for setting up of food processing and preservation industries/infrastructure.

The following 02 Mega Food Park (MFP) projects have been approved in the State of Madhya Pradesh:

|   S. No. | Name of MFP                    | District   |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd   | Khargone   |                               131.28 |
|        2 | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd | Dewas      |                               146.07 |

In addition, the details of 04 Agro Processing Cluster (APC) projects approved in Madhya Pradesh are as given under:

|   S. No. | Name ofAPC                           | District   |   Total Project Cost (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                  | Barwani    |                                31.55 |
|        2 | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd            | Dhar       |                                23.6  |
|        3 | M/s Indore Food Park Private Limited | Indore     |                                52.1  |
|        4 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster              | Betul      |                                26.13 |

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