Lok Sabha Question No. 1389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Mega Food Parks in Gujarat
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1389

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## MEGA FOOD PARKS IN GUJARAT

## † 1389.  SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the current status of Mega Food Parks in the State of Gujarat;
- (b) the number of parks currently operational in the state along with the total investment made, received and estimated to be received for these Mega Food parks; and
- (c) whether in future the Government proposes to set up a Mega Food park in Dahod of Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

- (a) 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 is at Annexure .
- (b) Currently 1 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.
- (c) 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 REFERRED TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1389 REGARDING MEGA FOOD PARKS IN GUJARAT ON 12.12.2023.

| 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 |                      |