Lok Sabha Question No. 5111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Spice Production in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Anil Yeshwant Desai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5111

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026

## SPICE PRODUCTION IN MAHARASHTRA

5111.  SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of spice production centres/parks set up by the Government in the country including Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such parks in the States to empower the farmers to get better price realization and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the response is positive from the local farmers, traders, exporters for processing their products in these spice parks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the job opportunities generated from the said parks; and
- (e) whether the Government and the States are sharing the expenditure in setting up of these parks and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (e) Spices Board has so far established eight crop specific Spices Parks across the country. The details of spices parks are as below:

| Name of the Spices Park   | State          | Spices Covered        |
|---------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| Chhindwara                | Madhya Pradesh | Garlic and Chilli     |
| Guna                      | Madhya Pradesh | Coriander             |
| Guntur                    | Andhra Pradesh | Chillies              |
| Jodhpur                   | Rajasthan      | Cumin                 |
| Ramganjmandi              | Rajasthan      | Coriander             |
| Puttady                   | Kerala         | Cardamom and Pepper   |
| Raebareli                 | Uttar Pradesh  | Mint                  |
| Sivaganga                 | Tamil Nadu     | Chillies and Turmeric |

At present, there are no proposals pending for setting up of new Spices park.

Spices Parks have been established by Spices Board with financial assistance from the Government of India under the scheme of Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE). Further, State Government of Andhra Pradesh has contributed  for  the  establishment  of  Guntur  spices  park  financially.  Following  the discontinuation of ASIDE scheme, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) is under implementation by Department of Commerce in which assistance is provided in

the form of grant-in-aid upto the matching equity put in by the implementing agency in the total project cost (upto 80% of the total equity for projects located in North Eastern and Himalayan States/UTs and upto 50% of the total equity for other states/UTs) for setting  up  or  up-grading  export  infrastructure  including  spice  park.  The  details  of funding source for spices parks are attached as Annexure-I

Common  processing  and  value  addition  facilities  viz.  cleaning,  sorting,  grinding, grading, packaging etc are established in the Spices Parks for use by the local farmers, traders, exporters and other stakeholders. In addition, the Board has allotted plots in Spices  Parks  to  the  exporters  /  Traders  /  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  for establishment of their own spices processing units. The spices parks are providing large number of job opportunities both direct and indirect.

During FY 2024-2025, 68774 MT spices worth approximately Rs. 89,952 lakhs was processed in the common processing units and units established by the exporters in the Spices Parks and 19,789 MT spices / spices products valued approximately at Rs. 35,326 lakhs was exported / supplied to exporters. In addition, a total of 18,197 MT of spices worth approximately Rs. 26,261 lakhs were stored in the warehouses at Spices Parks.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a to e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5111 for answer on 24.03.2026

| Spices park                    |   Funds Spent ₹ Crore) | ( Funding source ( ₹ Crore)                                             |
|--------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh     |                  20.5  | ASIDE scheme : 19.80 Plan scheme of Spices Board :0.70                  |
| Puttady, Kerala                |                  27.37 | Plan scheme of Spices Board:27.37                                       |
| Jodhpur, Rajasthan             |                  30.72 | Plan scheme of Spices Board :30.72                                      |
| Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu          |                  23.8  | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 23.80                                     |
| Guna, Madhya Pradesh           |                  40.02 | ASIDE scheme : 25.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 15.02                |
| Guntur, Andhra Pradesh         |                  19.5  | Plan scheme of Spices Board : 7.90 Government of Andhra Pradesh : 11.60 |
| Ramganjmandi (Kota), Rajasthan |                  16.86 | ASIDE scheme : 10.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 6.86                 |
| Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh       |                  17.43 | ASIDE scheme : 15.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 2.43                 |