Lok Sabha Question No. 2770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Development of Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Amarsing Tisso, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Dr. Nishikant Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2770

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## †2770. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI AMARSING TISSO:

SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  food processing sector in the States of Bihar and Jharkhand and Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts in Assam;
- (b) the name of places where Food Processing Parks are being set up by the Government in the State of Bihar along with the current status thereof;
- (c) the number of the said parks set up across the country during the last five years, State and year-wise;
- (d) the details of the specific projects approved to accelerate the growth and scale of small sized business in Jharkhand during the last three years;
- (e) the  details  of  Food  Processing  Units  (FPUs)  presently  functional  across  the  country, Statewise, particularly in Jharkhand and Bihar; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to set up multiple FPUs and has formulated any long term scheme for rural areas of Jharkhand and Bihar, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): In  order  to  ensure  overall  development  of  Food  Processing  Industries,  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through  its  Central  Sector  Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY), Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI)  and  Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country  including  rural  areas  of  Bihar,  Jharkahnd,  Karbi  Anglong  and  Dima  Hasao  districts  of Assam.

Under  component  schemes  of  PMKSY,  MoFPI  provides  mostly  credit  linked  financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs with total outlay of Rs.5520 Cr for 15 th Finance Commission Cycle.

Ministry provides financial, technical and business support for setting up/ upgradation of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises under PMFME scheme. The scheme is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 Crore.

PLISFPI is, inter alia, intended to support creation of global food manufacturing champions and  support  Indian  brands  of  food  products  in  international  market.  The  Scheme  is  being implemented over a six-year period from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores.

(b): The details of two Mega Food Park (MFP) projects approved in the State of Bihar is given at Annexure-I.

(c): The  details  of  six  MFP  projects  approved  in  the  country  since  2019-20  is  given  at Annexure-II .

- (d): A total of 1823 micro food processing Enterprises have been approved in Jharkhand under PMFME Scheme.

(e): The number of registered food processing units across the country, including Jharkhand & Bihar, as per Annual Survey of Industries 2021-22, is placed at Annexure-III .

(f): MoFPI does not set up food processing units on its own. It is incentivizing establishment of such facilities through its schemes of PMKSY, PMFME and PLIS, which are demand driven in nature and implemented across the country.

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## Mega Food Parks sanctioned under PMKSY in Bihar

|   SN | Name of the Project                                  | State              | Date of Final Approval   |   Project Cost (Rs. in Cr) |   Approved Grant (INR in Cr) | Status                |
|------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|    1 | Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                      | Khagaria, Bihar    | 6-Aug-2014               |                     120.13 |                         41.9 | Under Impleme ntation |
|    2 | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority ( BIADA) | Muzaffarpur, Bihar | 7-Apr -2022              |                     180.57 |                         45.4 | Under Impleme ntation |

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## State-wise details of Mega Food Parks under PMKSY since 2019-20

|   S N | Name of the Project                                      | State                         | Date of Final Approval   |   Project Cost (Rs. in Cr) |   Approved Grant (INR in Cr) | Status                |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|     1 | Rongoge Mega Food Park Pv t Ltd                          | Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh | 12-Sep-2019              |                     73.02  |                        43.25 | Under Imple mentation |
|     2 | Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA)      | Muzaffarpur, Bihar            | 7-Apr 2022               |                    180.57  |                        45.4  | Under Imple mentation |
|     3 | Manipur Food Industries Cor poration Ltd                 | Thouba, Manipur               | 29-Jan-2020              |                     81.83  |                        43.25 | Under Imple mentation |
|     4 | Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation Lt d (MIDC) | North Garo Hills, Meghalaya   | 23-Nov-2021              |                     65.86  |                        48.3  | Under Imple mentation |
|     5 | Shree Ram Mega Food Park Private Limited                 | Bikaner, Rajasthan            | 7-Apr-2022               |                    132.81  |                        50    | Under Imple mentation |
|     6 | Tamil Nadu State Agricultura l Marketing Board (TNSAM B) | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu       | 23-Jun-2021              |                     77.024 |                        23.64 | Under Imple mentation |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA ADMITTED VERSION OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2770 FOR ANSWER ON 08TH AUGUST, 2024 REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

## The number of registered units, engaged in manufacturing of food products and beverages, as per Annual Survey of Industries 2021-22

| S. No.   | State/UT                           | No. of Registered Units   |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | A &NIslands                        | 5                         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5565                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 52                        |
| 4        | Assam                              | 1644                      |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 899                       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 20                        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       | 2015                      |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 51                        |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 155                       |
| 10       | Goa                                | 98                        |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 2496                      |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 1058                      |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 166                       |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 185                       |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 238                       |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 2379                      |
| 17       | Kerala                             | 1771                      |
| 18       | Ladakh                             | 0                         |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1077                      |
| 20       | Maharashtra                        | 2755                      |
| 21       | Manipur                            | 33                        |
| 22       | Meghalaya                          | 33                        |
| 23       | Mizoram                            | 29                        |
| 24       | Nagaland                           | 18                        |
| 25       | Odisha                             | 1282                      |
| 26       | Puducherry                         | 70                        |
| 27       | Punjab                             | 3292                      |
| 28       | Rajasthan                          | 1016                      |
| 29       | Sikkim                             | 18                        |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                         | 5030                      |
| 31       | Telangana                          | 3666                      |
| 32       | Tripura                            | 131                       |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 2220                      |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                        | 368                       |
| 35       | West Bengal                        | 2078                      |
| Total    | Total                              | 41,913                    |