Lok Sabha Question No. 3294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Mega Food Parks in Gujarat
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor, Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3294

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2025

## MEGA FOOD PARKS IN GUJARAT

## †3294:  SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR: SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL

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

- (a) the current status of the Mega Food Parks established under Mega Food Park Scheme State-wise, including district-wise in Gujarat;
- (b) the details of the number of operational units and facilities available in such Food Parks;
- (c) the  details  of  the  benefits  observed  for  the  neighbouring  districts,  including  Valsad,  in  terms  of supply chain and market access; and
- (d) the names of the districts where farmers have been benefited under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Mega Food Parks 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.  Since inception of the MFP Scheme, the Ministry has approved 41 MFP projects in the country, out of these 2 projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  the  state  of  Gujarat.  One  project  in  Surat  district    of  Gujarat  State  is operational and another MFP  project located in Mehsana district is under  implementation. The details of status of the Mega Food Parks approved under MFP scheme including Gujarat State and district wise is at Annexure.

(b) & (d): The Mega Food Park located at Surat is implemented by M/s Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd  and has been established in an area of 70.15 acres at a project cost of Rs. 121.86 Crore. This project was accorded final approval on 22.05.2014 and has become operational. The Government has approved a grant-in-aid of Rs. 50.00 crore to the project and an amount of Rs.45.00 crore has been released till date. The facilities available in this project are three primary processing centres (PPCs) located at Asoj (Vadodara),  Valsad,  Navsari  districts  and  common  facilities  and  enabling  infrastructure  at  Central Processing Centre (CPC). Out of land available for leasing to processing units, 31 plots have been allotted to food processing units and  out of these 15 units are operational. The project has created Processing and preservation capacity of  0.4848 (in Lakh MT) and benefited 1000 Farmers.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (a ) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3294 ANSWERED ON 20TH MARCH 2025 ON  MEGA FOOD PARKS IN GUJARAT

## Status of Implementation of 41 Mega Food Park Projects (As on 28.02.2025)

|   S. No. | SPV/IA Name                                                           | State/ UT Name    | District Name   | Date of Final Approval   |   Total Project Cost (INR in Cr) |   Grant Approve d (INR in Cr) |   Grant Released (INR in Cr) | Status               |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Srini Food Park Pvt Ltd                                               | Andhra Pradesh    | Chittoor        | 30-Mar- 2009             |                           121.1  |                         49.92 |                        49.92 | Operational          |
|        2 | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt Ltd                                  | Andhra Pradesh    | West Godavari   | 16-Dec- 2013             |                           122.6  |                         50    |                        44.53 | Operational          |
|        3 | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (APIIC)      | Andhra Pradesh    | Krishna         | 31-Dec- 2015             |                           112.94 |                         50    |                        37.65 | Under Implementation |
|        4 | Rongoge Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                        | Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare      | 12-Sep- 2019             |                            73.02 |                         43.25 |                        12.02 | Under Implementation |
|        5 | North East Mega Food Park Ltd                                         | Assam             | Nalbari         | 30-Mar- 2009             |                            84.96 |                         48.84 |                        48.84 | Operational          |
|        6 | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA)                   | Bihar             | Muzaffarp ur    | 7-Apr- 2022              |                           180.57 |                         45.4  |                        12.25 | Under Implementation |
|        7 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                       | Bihar             | Khagaria        | 6-Aug- 2014              |                           120.13 |                         41.9  |                        34.8  | Under Implementation |
|        8 | Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                     | Chhattisgarh      | Raipur          | 4-Jun-2014               |                            96.58 |                         43.96 |                        39.57 | Operational          |
|        9 | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                    | Gujarat           | Surat           | 22-May- 2014             |                           121.86 |                         50    |                        45    | Operational          |
|       10 | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                       | Gujarat           | Mehsana         | 16-Aug- 2017             |                           151.05 |                         50    |                        37.67 | Under Implementation |
|       11 | Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED) | Haryana           | Rohtak          | 21-Feb- 2018             |                           179.75 |                         50    |                        28.7  | Under Implementation |

|   12 | Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HSIIDC)   | Haryana          | Sonipat          | 6-Nov- 2015   |   155.58 |   44.94 |   33.85 | Operational          |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|----------|---------|---------|----------------------|
|   13 | Cremica Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                          | Himachal Pradesh | Una              | 6-Aug- 2014   |   107.34 |  50     |  45     | Operational          |
|   14 | RFK Greens Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir  | Pulwama          | 19-Feb- 2014  |    79.43 |  50     |  29.03  | Under Implementation |
|   15 | Integrated Food Park Ltd                                                           | Karnataka        | Tumkur           | 29-Mar- 2011  |   144.33 |  48.72  |  48.72  | Operational          |
|   16 | Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd                                                             | Karnataka        | Mandya           | 19-Dec- 2017  |   113.83 |  50     |  37.57  | Under Implementation |
|   17 | Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA)                  | Kerala           | Palakkad         | 27-Nov- 2015  |   105.39 |  50     |  50     | Operational          |
|   18 | Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC)                        | Kerala           | Alappuzha        | 27-Nov- 2015  |   129.15 |  50     |  37.8   | Operational          |
|   19 | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                       | Madhya Pradesh   | Khargone         | 27-Aug- 2012  |   131.28 |  49.37  |  49.37  | Operational          |
|   20 | Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                     | Madhya Pradesh   | Dewas            | 31-Dec- 2015  |   146.07 |  50     |  40     | Operational          |
|   21 | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                      | Maharashtra      | Satara           | 6-Aug- 2014   |   139.33 |  50     |  45     | Operational          |
|   22 | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                     | Maharashtra      | Aurangaba d      | 8-Mar- 2013   |   124.52 |  48.82  |  43.94  | Operational          |
|   23 | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                      | Maharashtra      | Wardha           | 13-Jan- 2016  |    92.36 |  50     |  15     | Under Implementation |
|   24 | Manipur Food Industries Corporation Ltd                                            | Manipur          | Thoubal          | 29-Jan- 2020  |    81.83 |  43.254 |   9.49  | Under Implementation |
|   25 | Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (MIDC)                           | Meghalaya        | North Garo Hills | 23-Nov- 2021  |    65.86 |  48.3   |   5.385 | Under Implementation |
|   26 | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                       | Mizoram          | Kolasib          | 10-Jun- 2015  |    75.2  |  50     |  44.62  | Operational          |
|   27 | Doys Agri Resources Pvt Ltd                                                        | Nagaland         | Dimapur          | 16-Aug- 2017  |    71.79 |  50     |  38.78  | Under Implementation |
|   28 | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd                                                            | Odisha           | Rayagada         | 16-Apr- 2012  |    87.88 |  45.94  |  44.95  | Operational          |

| 29    | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)   | Odisha      | Khordha           | 6-Nov- 2015   |   121.95 |      50 |    37.8 | Under Implementation   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|---------|---------|------------------------|
| 30    | International Mega Food Park Ltd                                  | Punjab      | Fazilka           | 25-May- 2011  |  130.38  |   50    |   45    | Operational            |
| 31    | Sukhjit Mega Food Park and Infra Ltd                              | Punjab      | Kapurthala        | 6-Nov- 2015   |  107.83  |   48.7  |   38.76 | Operational            |
| 32    | Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd (PAIC)                     | Punjab      | Ludhiana          | 27-Nov- 2015  |  117.61  |   50    |   37.62 | Under Implementation   |
| 33    | Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                  | Rajasthan   | Ajmer             | 19-Feb- 2014  |  110.35  |   49.88 |   44.9  | Operational            |
| 34    | Shree Ram Mega Food Park Private Limited                          | Rajasthan   | Bikaner           | 7-Apr- 2022   |  132.81  |   50    |    5.71 | Under Implementation   |
| 35    | Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)            | Tamil Nadu  | Tirunelveli       | 23-Jun- 2021  |   77.024 |   23.64 |   12.22 | Under Implementation   |
| 36    | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Ltd                                      | Telangana   | Nizamabad         | 10-Jun- 2015  |  108.95  |   50    |   44.99 | Operational            |
| 37    | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (TSIIC) | Telangana   | Khammam           | 5-Feb- 2016   |  109.59  |   49.79 |   28.49 | Under implementation   |
| 38    | Sikaria Mega Food Park (P) Ltd                                    | Tripura     | West Tripura      | 30-Nov- 2011  |   77.79  |   48.39 |   45    | Operational            |
| 39    | Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Pvt Ltd                            | Uttarakhand | Haridwar          | 30-Mar- 2009  |   95.08  |   50    |   50    | Operational            |
| 40    | Himalayan Food Park Pvt Ltd                                       | Uttarakhand | Udham Singh Nagar | 23-Jan- 2014  |   98.08  |   48.12 |   47.79 | Operational            |
| 41    | Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd                                | West Bengal | Murshidab ad      | 16-Mar- 2010  |  132.7   |   50    |   45    | Operational            |
| Total | Total                                                             | Total       | Total             | Total         | 4635.87  | 1971.13 | 1492.73 |                        |

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