Lok Sabha Question No. 797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Status and Performance of Food Testing Laboratories
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .

## 797

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  DECEMBER,2025

## STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES

## 797. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

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

- (a) the total number of proposed/sanctioned under-construction and presently operational food-testing  laboratories  across  the  country,  State-wise  including  Andhra  Pradesh,  districtwise;
- (b) whether the Government has considered establishing additional food-testing laboratories across the country during the last five years and if so, the details thereof, Statewise particularly Andhra Pradesh, district wise;
- (c) whether the Government maintains the data on the total number of food samples tested by these laboratories and if so, the details thereof including the total number of samples tested, those deemed unsafe or inedible and the action taken against such entities during the last five years, State-wise particularly for  Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) the details regarding the funds allocated, released and utilised for the establishment of food-testing laboratories during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- a)    Since the implementation of the Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FSQAI) Scheme, a total of 205 projects for setting up/upgradation of food testing laboratories have been approved, of which 172 projects have been completed and 33 are currently ongoing. State/UTwise details of the projects sanctioned for financial assistance for setting up/upgradation of food-testing laboratories under the Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure Scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), including state of Andhra Pradesh  are provided in Annexure-I .
- b)      The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  establish  food-testing laboratories on its own. The Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure Scheme operates on a demand-driven basis and  MOFPI provides financial assistance for setting up/upgradation of Food Testing Laboratories under the scheme. Proposals are invited on SAMPADA Portal of the Ministry, through Expressions of Interest (EOI) floated time to time.  Funds are allocated to  proposals  selected  on  merit,  as  per  the  Scheme  Guidelines  available  on  the  Ministry's website. Details of the EOIs issued over the past five years are provided in Annexure-II .
- c)     The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) does not maintain data on the total number  of  food  samples  tested.  The  scheme's  mandate  is  limited  to  providing  financial assistance for establishing or upgrading Food Testing Laboratories.
- d)     The details of funds allocated, released and utilised for the establishment of food-testing laboratories classified State-wise during the last five years provided at Annexure-III .

## Annexure I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 797 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025 REGARDING STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES

State/UT-wise details of the projects sanctioned for financial assistance for setting up/upgradation of  food-testing laboratories

|   S. No | State          |   No of Projects | District       | Proposal's Name                                                       | Status    |
|---------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh |                1 | Kakinada       | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)                      | Completed |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh |                2 | Annantpur      | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Annantpur, Chittoor | On-going  |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh |                3 | Vishakhapatnam | Biofact Research Pvt., Ltd., Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh           | Completed |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh |                4 | Guntur         | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Bapatla                                       | Completed |
|       5 | Assam          |                1 | Guwahati       | Tezpur University                                                     | Completed |
|       6 | Assam          |                2 | Guwahati       | En-Geo Consultancy &Research Centre                                   | Completed |
|       7 | Assam          |                3 | Guwahati       | National Research Centre on Pig                                       | Completed |
|       8 | Assam          |                4 | Guwahati       | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),                            | On-going  |
|       9 | Assam          |                5 | Guwahati       | State Public Health Laboratory                                        | Completed |
|      10 | Assam          |                6 | Nagaon         | Nagaon Foods and Analysis Private Limited                             | On-going  |
|      11 | Bihar          |                1 | Patna          | Trust Well Lab                                                        | On-going  |
|      12 | Bihar          |                2 | Patna          | Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency                     | On-going  |
|      13 | Delhi          |                1 | New Delhi      | Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi                      | Completed |
|      14 | Delhi          |                2 | New Delhi      | Sophisticated Indl. Materials Analytic Labs. Pvt. Ltd.                | Completed |
|      15 | Delhi          |                3 | New Delhi      | Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd.                                          | Completed |
|      16 | Delhi          |                4 | New Delhi      | Sophisticated Indl. Materials Analytic Labs. Pvt. Ltd.                | Completed |
|      17 | Delhi          |                5 | New Delhi      | Avon Food Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.                                        | Completed |
|      18 | Delhi          |                6 | New Delhi      | Sigma Test and Research Centre                                        | Completed |
|      19 | Delhi          |                7 | New Delhi      | Alpha Test House                                                      | Completed |
|      20 | Delhi          |                8 | New Delhi      | Shriram Institute for Industrial Research                             | Completed |
|      21 | Goa            |                1 | Verna          | Envirocare Labs Pvt Ltd                                               | Completed |
|      22 | Gujarat        |                1 | Navsari        | Navsari Agricultural University                                       | Completed |
|      23 | Gujarat        |                2 | Junagadh       | Junagadh Agricultural University                                      | Completed |
|      24 | Gujarat        |                3 | Ahmedabad      | Gujarat Laboratory                                                    | Completed |
|      25 | Gujarat        |                4 | Ahmedabad      | Ahemedabad Municipal Corporation                                      | Completed |
|      26 | Gujarat        |                5 | Ahmedabad      | Gujarat Laboratory (for Up-gradation)                                 | Completed |
|      27 | Gujarat        |                6 | Anand          | Anand Agricultural University                                         | Completed |
|      28 | Gujarat        |                7 | Surat          | Lilaba Analytical Laboratories                                        | Completed |
|      29 | Gujarat        |                8 | Gir Somnath    | Central Institutes of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Veraval            | Completed |
|      30 | Gujarat        |                9 | Rajkot         | Envitro Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                                        | Completed |
|      31 | Gujarat        |               10 | Junagadh       | Junagadh Agricultural University                                      | Completed |

|   32 |                  |   11 | Anand     | NDDB, Anand                                        | Completed   |
|------|------------------|------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   33 |                  |   12 | Ahmedabad | Vimta Labs Limited                                 | Completed   |
|   34 |                  |   13 | Ahmedabad | Daffocare Research Laboratory                      | Completed   |
|   35 |                  |   14 | Ahmedabad | Hi-tech Healthcare Laboratory &Research Centre     | Completed   |
|   36 |                  |   15 | Vadodara  | Analytical and Environmental Services              | Completed   |
|   37 |                  |   16 | Ahmedabad | Accurate Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujrat             | Completed   |
|   38 |                  |   17 | Surat     | Lilaba Analytical Laboratories                     | Completed   |
|   39 |                  |   18 | Vadodara  | National Science                                   | On-going    |
|   40 | Haryana          |    1 | Panchkula | International Testing Centre, Panchkula            | Completed   |
|   41 |                  |    2 | Hisar     | Guru Jambheshwar University                        | Completed   |
|   42 |                  |    3 | Panchkula | International Testing Centre                       | Completed   |
|   43 |                  |    4 | Gurgaon   | Intertek India Pvt. Ltd.                           | Completed   |
|   44 |                  |    5 | Sonipat   | NIFTEM, Kundli                                     | Completed   |
|   45 |                  |    6 | Panipat   | Haryana Test House &Consultancy Services           | Completed   |
|   46 |                  |    7 | Gurgaon   | FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd.                                | Completed   |
|   47 |                  |    8 | Karnal    | Sultan Fish Seed Farm                              | Completed   |
|   48 |                  |    9 | Jhajjar   | Alcatec Research Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd.      | Completed   |
|   49 |                  |   10 | Panchkula | Dove Research &Analytics                           | Completed   |
|   50 |                  |   11 | Panchkula | Pharmaffiliates Analytics &Synthetics (P) Ltd.     | Completed   |
|   51 |                  |   12 | Gurgaon   | Intertek India (Pvt.) Ltd.                         | Completed   |
|   52 |                  |   13 | Sonipat   | NIFTEM, Kundli                                     | Completed   |
|   53 |                  |   14 | Panchkula | IDMA Laboratories Limited                          | Completed   |
|   54 |                  |   15 | Gurgaon   | Ozone Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Gurgaon                | Completed   |
|   55 |                  |   16 | Panchkula | IDMA Laboratories Limited                          | Completed   |
|   56 |                  |   17 | Karnal    | Kalpana Chawla Computech Pvt. Ltd                  | On-going    |
|   57 |                  |   18 | Panchkula | Shreeyan Research and Analytical Laboratories      | On-going    |
|   58 | Himachal Pradesh |    1 | Kangra    | C.S.K. Himachal Pradesh University                 | Completed   |
|   59 |                  |    2 | Solan     | Shoolini Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.                    | Completed   |
|   60 |                  |    3 | Sirmour   | Akal Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory    | Completed   |
|   61 |                  |    4 | Solan     | Welzo Research &Development Pvt. Ltd               | On-going    |
|   62 |                  |    5 | Sirmour   | Mediforce Research Private Limited                 | On-going    |
|   63 | Jammu &Kashmir   |    1 | Pulwama   | Islamic University of Science &Technology          | Completed   |
|   64 |                  |    2 | Shrinagar | J&K Food Quality Control Labs                      | Completed   |
|   65 |                  |    3 | Shrinagar | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences | On-going    |
|   66 |                  |    4 | Jammu     | Agro Tech Aromatics Pvt Ltd                        | Completed   |
|   67 |                  |    5 | Pulwama   | J &KFood Quality Control Lab for Skill Development | On-going    |
|   68 | Jharkhand        |    1 | Ranchi    | Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi       | Completed   |

|   69 | Karnataka      |   1 | Bangalore       | Bangalore Test House                                                     | Completed   |
|------|----------------|-----|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   70 | Karnataka      |   2 | Raichur         | University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur                             | Completed   |
|   71 | Karnataka      |   3 | Bangalore       | Bangalore Analytical Research Center Pvt. Ltd.                           | Completed   |
|   72 | Karnataka      |   4 | Bangalore       | Shiva Analytical Pvt. Ltd.                                               | Completed   |
|   73 | Karnataka      |   5 | Bangalore       | TUV India Pvt. Ltd.,                                                     | Completed   |
|   74 | Karnataka      |   6 | Bangalore       | Eurofins Analytical Services India Pvt. Ltd.                             | Completed   |
|   75 | Karnataka      |   7 | Bangalore       | Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Bengaluru                     | Completed   |
|   76 | Karnataka      |   8 | Bengaluru Urban | Eureka Analytical, Bangalore                                             | Completed   |
|   77 | Karnataka      |   9 | Raichur         | University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-                            | Completed   |
|   78 | Karnataka      |  10 | Bangalore Rural | ALS Testing Services India Pvt Ltd                                       | Completed   |
|   79 | Karnataka      |  11 | Bangalore       | Banjara Lambani Samaj                                                    | On-going    |
|   80 | Kerala         |   1 | Pathanamthitta  | Council for Food Research and Development (CFRD), Kochi                  | Completed   |
|   81 | Kerala         |   2 | Ernakulam       | Interfield Laboratories                                                  | Completed   |
|   82 | Kerala         |   3 | Cochin          | Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi              | Completed   |
|   83 | Kerala         |   4 | Cochin          | CIFT Cochin                                                              | Completed   |
|   84 | Kerala         |   5 | Trivandrum      | CSIR-NIIST Trivandrum,                                                   | Completed   |
|   85 | Kerala         |   6 | Aroor           | Geo Chem Laboratories PVt Ltd                                            | Completed   |
|   86 | Kerala         |   7 | Kochi           | Interfield Laboratories                                                  | Completed   |
|   87 | Madhya Pradesh |   1 | Bhopal          | Cali- Lab Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal                                              | Completed   |
|   88 | Madhya Pradesh |   2 | Bhopal          | Food &Drug Administration, Department of Public Health &Family Welfare   | Completed   |
|   89 | Madhya Pradesh |   3 | Indore          | Shreeji Analytical and Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                   | Completed   |
|   90 | Madhya Pradesh |   4 | Indore          | Pious Labs Pvt. Ltd.                                                     | Completed   |
|   91 | Madhya Pradesh |   5 | Bhopal          | Cali Lab Pvt. Ltd                                                        | Completed   |
|   92 | Madhya Pradesh |   6 | Indore          | Acropolis Food Testing Laboratory                                        | Completed   |
|   93 | Madhya Pradesh |   7 | Bhopal          | CES Analytical and Research Services India Pvt., Ltd.,                   | Completed   |
|   94 | Madhya Pradesh |   8 | Indore          | Pious Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                                             | On-going    |
|   95 | Maharashtra    |   1 | Pune            | Maarc Lab Pvt. Ltd                                                       | Completed   |
|   96 | Maharashtra    |   2 | Thane           | Reliable Analytical Laboratories                                         | Completed   |
|   97 | Maharashtra    |   3 | Mumbai          | Microchem Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.                                           | Completed   |
|   98 | Maharashtra    |   4 | Mumbai          | Geochem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai                                   | Completed   |
|   99 | Maharashtra    |   5 | Thane           | Envirocare Labs                                                          | Completed   |
|  100 | Maharashtra    |   6 | Pune            | Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Bharati Vidyapeeth Bhavan                 | Completed   |
|  101 | Maharashtra    |   7 | Amravati        | Shram Sadhana Amravati's Krishi Vigyan Kendra                            | Completed   |
|  102 | Maharashtra    |   8 | Nagpur          | Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                                            | Completed   |
|  103 | Maharashtra    |   9 | Pune            | Technext Analytical &Research Lab                                        | Completed   |
|  104 | Maharashtra    |  10 | Mumbai          | RCA Laboratories                                                         | Completed   |
|  105 | Maharashtra    |  11 | Nasik           | Hexagon Nutrition Pvt. Ltd., (Renamed to Nutralytica Research Pvt. Ltd.) | Completed   |

|   106 |           |   12 | Nagpur             | Qualichem Laboratories                                                              | Completed   |
|-------|-----------|------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   107 |           |   13 | Pune               | Maarc Lab Private Limited                                                           | Completed   |
|   108 |           |   14 | Satara             | Mokashi Krishi Vikas Pratishthan,                                                   | Completed   |
|   109 |           |   15 | Mumbai             | Testtex India Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                                                | Completed   |
|   110 |           |   16 | Pune               | Food Hygiene and Health                                                             | Completed   |
|   111 |           |   17 | Mumbai             | Jubilant Pharma &Chemical Lab                                                       | Completed   |
|   112 |           |   18 | Mumbai             | Bombay Test House                                                                   | Completed   |
|   113 |           |   19 | Navi Mumbai        | Adarsh Scientific Research Center &Testing Lab Pvt. Ltd                             | Completed   |
|   114 |           |   20 | Navi Mumbai        | Equinox Labs Pvt. Ltd                                                               | Completed   |
|   115 |           |   21 | Pune               | Micro Tech Laboratory, Pune                                                         | Completed   |
|   116 |           |   22 | Jalgaon            | Shree Analytical Testing &Research Lab, Jalgaon                                     | Completed   |
|   117 |           |   23 | Nasik              | Ashwamedh Engineers &Consultants,                                                   | Completed   |
|   118 |           |   24 | Nagpur             | Anacon Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.,                                                      | Completed   |
|   119 |           |   25 | Navi Mumbai        | Doctors Analytical Laboratories Pvt. Limited                                        | Completed   |
|   120 |           |   26 | Thane              | Bombay Test House Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai, Thane                                       | On-going    |
|   121 |           |   27 | Thane              | Biozed Engineering Pvt LTd                                                          | Completed   |
|   122 |           |   28 | Thane              | Reliable Analytical Laboratories Private Limited                                    | Completed   |
|   123 |           |   29 | Aurangabad         | Aura Analytical Services Pvt Ltd                                                    | On-going    |
|   124 |           |   30 | Nagpur             | Intellab India                                                                      | On-going    |
|   125 |           |   31 | Navi Mumbai        | Eurofins Analytical Services India Private Limited                                  | On-going    |
|   126 |           |   32 | Thane              | Angel Analytical Services LLP                                                       | On-going    |
|   127 | Manipur   |    1 | Bishnupur          | S. Kula Women's College                                                             | Completed   |
|   128 | Meghalaya |    1 | West Garo Hill     | North Eastern Hill University                                                       | On-going    |
|   129 | Nagaland  |    1 | Kohima             | State Public Health Laboratory                                                      | Completed   |
|   130 | Odisha    |    1 | Khordha            | Kalyani Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.                                                      | Completed   |
|   131 |           |    2 | Bhubaneshwar       | Rout Education Trust                                                                | Completed   |
|   132 |           |    3 | Bhubaneshwar       | KIIT University, Patia Bhubaneswar, Orissa-751024                                   | Completed   |
|   133 |           |    4 | Bhubaneshwar       | Visiontek Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.                                            | Completed   |
|   134 |           |    5 | Gajapati           | Gram Tarang Foods Testing Laboratories Pvt Ltd                                      | Completed   |
|   135 | Punjab    |    1 | Chandigarh         | Punjab State Co-Operative Supply Marketing Federation Ltd. Markfed House Chandigarh | Completed   |
|   136 |           |    2 | Ludhiana           | Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering &Technology                           | Completed   |
|   137 |           |    3 | SAS Nagar(Mohali)  | Punjab Biotechnology Incubator                                                      | Completed   |
|   138 |           |    4 | Sangrur            | Shakti Api foods, Malerkotla                                                        | Completed   |
|   139 |           |    5 | Bhatinda           | Punjab Agricultural University, (Regional Research Station, Bhatinda)               | Completed   |
|   140 |           |    6 | Bhatinda           | Central University of Punjab                                                        | Completed   |
|   141 |           |    7 | SAS Nagar (Mohali) | Sabiha Research &Development LLP, SAS Nagar, Punjab                                 | Completed   |
|   142 |           |    8 | Bhatinda           | Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University,                                  | On-going    |

|   143 |            |   9 | SAS Nagar(Mohali)   | Punjab Biotechnology Incubator                                                                                                               | On-going   |
|-------|------------|-----|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|   144 |            |  10 | SAS Nagar           | Emminent Analytics                                                                                                                           | On-going   |
|   145 | Rajasthan  |   1 | Jaipur              | CEG Test House &Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                    | Completed  |
|   146 |            |   2 | Jaipur              | Bikaner Agrimarketing Private Limited                                                                                                        | On-going   |
|   147 | Sikkim     |   1 | East Sikkim         | Quality Control Laboratory, Silviculture and Research, Forest, Environment and Wild Life Management Department, Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim | Completed  |
|   148 | Tamil Nadu |   1 | Coimbatore          | Karunya University, Coimbatore                                                                                                               | Completed  |
|   149 |            |   2 | Coimbatore          | Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore                                                                                                | Completed  |
|   150 |            |   3 | Chennai             | Chennai Mettex Labs Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                | Completed  |
|   151 |            |   4 | Chennai             | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University                                                                                         | Completed  |
|   152 |            |   5 | Chennai             | Aqua Designs India Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                 | Completed  |
|   153 |            |   6 | Chennai             | Hubert Enviro Care System Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                          | Completed  |
|   154 |            |   7 | Thanjavur           | Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur                                                                                    | Completed  |
|   155 |            |   8 | Chennai             | ABC Techno Labs India Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                              | Completed  |
|   156 |            |   9 | Chennai             | Scientific Food Testing Services (Formerly Aachi Masala Foods Pvt. Ltd.)                                                                     | Completed  |
|   157 |            |  10 | Krishnagiri         | Nawal Analytical Laboratories,                                                                                                               | Completed  |
|   158 |            |  11 | Namakkal            | Omegaa Laboratories                                                                                                                          | Completed  |
|   159 |            |  12 | Thanjavur           | Department of Food Safety &Quality Testing, IIFPT, Thanjavur                                                                                 | Completed  |
|   160 |            |  13 | Krishnagiri         | Nawal Analytical Laboratories                                                                                                                | Completed  |
|   161 |            |  14 | Coimbatore          | Sri Shakthi Food Testing Laboratory, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu                                                                                   | Completed  |
|   162 |            |  15 | Chennai             | Mats India Private Limited                                                                                                                   | Completed  |
|   163 |            |  16 | Thanjavur           | Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (GMO)                                                                                         | On-going   |
|   164 |            |  17 | Chennai             | Monarch Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Chennai                                                                                                            | Completed  |
|   165 |            |  18 | Coimbatore          | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University                                                                                                           | Completed  |
|   166 |            |  19 | Nagapattinam        | Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA)                                                                                                   | Completed  |
|   167 |            |  20 | Salem               | Global Lab and Consultancy Services, Alagapuram, Salem                                                                                       | Completed  |
|   168 |            |  21 | Chennai             | Value Premier Labs Private Limited                                                                                                           | Completed  |
|   169 |            |  22 | Chennai             | Chennai Mettex Labs Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                | On-going   |
|   170 |            |  23 | Thiruvallur         | SMS Labs Services Private Limited                                                                                                            | Completed  |
|   171 | Telangana  |   1 | Hyderabad           | Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad                                                                                        | Completed  |
|   172 |            |   2 | Hyderabad           | A.P. State Agro Industries Development Corp Ltd., Hyderabad                                                                                  | Completed  |
|   173 |            |   3 | Hyderabad           | Sipra Labs Ltd.                                                                                                                              | Completed  |
|   174 |            |   4 | Hyderabad           | National Research Centre on Meat,                                                                                                            | Completed  |
|   175 |            |   5 | Ranga Reddy         | Lucid Laboratories Pvt Ltd                                                                                                                   | Completed  |
|   176 |            |   6 | Sangareddy          | Startech Labs Private Limited                                                                                                                | On-going   |

|   177 |               |   7 | RangaReddy        | M/s First Source Laboratory Solutions LLP                                                   | On-going   |
|-------|---------------|-----|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|   178 |               |   8 | Hyderabad         | Vimta Labs Limited                                                                          | Completed  |
|   179 | Tripura       |   1 | Agartala          | Regional Food Laboratory                                                                    | Completed  |
|   180 | Uttar Pradesh |   1 | Lucknow           | Regional Food Research &Analysis Centre (R-FRAC), Lucknow                                   | Completed  |
|   181 |               |   2 | Allahabad         | FARL, Centre of Food Technology, Institute of Professional Studies, University of Allahabad | Completed  |
|   182 |               |   3 | Gautam Budh Nagar | AES Laboratories (P) Ltd.                                                                   | Completed  |
|   183 |               |   4 | Mathura           | Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG)                                              | Completed  |
|   184 |               |   5 | Ghaziabad         | Eko-Pro Engineers Pvt. Ltd.                                                                 | Completed  |
|   185 |               |   6 | Gautam Budh Nagar | AES Laboratories (P) Ltd.                                                                   | Completed  |
|   186 |               |   7 | Gautam Budh Nagar | International Testing Centre (FDDI)                                                         | Completed  |
|   187 |               |   8 | Bareilly          | RLRC Pvt. Ltd.,.                                                                            | Completed  |
|   188 |               |   9 | Allahabad         | FARL University of Allahabad, Praygraj                                                      | Completed  |
|   189 |               |  10 | Agra              | Foodtech Consults India Private Limited                                                     | On-going   |
|   190 | Uttarakhand   |   1 | Bhagwanpur        | Devansh Testing &Research Laboratory Pvt. Ltd                                               | Completed  |
|   191 |               |   2 | Haridwar          | Sophisticated Industrial Materials Analytical Lab. Pvt. Ltd, Haridwar.                      | Completed  |
|   192 |               |   3 | Haridwar          | Patanjali Food Park, Haridwar                                                               | Completed  |
|   193 |               |   4 | Haridwar          | Multani Food Testing Laboratories, Haridwar,                                                | Completed  |
|   194 | West Bengal   |   1 | Nadia             | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidalaya                                                         | Completed  |
|   195 |               |   2 | Cooch Behar       | Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari                                               | Completed  |
|   196 |               |   3 | Paschim Medinipur | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur                                                   | Completed  |
|   197 |               |   4 | Kolkata           | Edward Keventer Pvt. Ltd.                                                                   | Completed  |
|   198 |               |   5 | Kolkata           | MPS Food Products Ltd.                                                                      | Completed  |
|   199 |               |   6 | Kolkata           | N. D. International Kolkata                                                                 | Completed  |
|   200 |               |   7 | Kolkata           | University of Calcutta                                                                      | Completed  |
|   201 |               |   8 | Kolkata           | Mitra. S.K. Private Limited                                                                 | Completed  |
|   202 |               |   9 | Medinipur East    | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Contai                                                              | On-going   |
|   203 |               |  10 | 24 Parganas       | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Haroa                                                               | On-going   |
|   204 |               |  11 | Hooghly           | S. N. Pura Laboratory LLP                                                                   | On-going   |
|   205 |               |  12 | Kolkata           | Mitra S. K. Private Limited                                                                 | On-going   |

Annexure II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  797  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.12.2025  REGARDING STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES

## Details of Proposal Received in the EOI issued in the Last five years

| Financial year   | Date of issuance of Expression of Interest (EoI)   |   Number of Proposals Received |   Number of Proposals Approved |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21          | 05.11.2020                                         |                             56 |                             11 |
| 2022-23          | 27.06.2022                                         |                             74 |                              8 |
| 2022-23          | 27.01.2023                                         |                             68 |                              8 |
| 2023-24          | 07.08.2023                                         |                              2 |                              2 |
| 2023-24          | 09.10.2023                                         |                             75 |                             19 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  797  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.12.2025  REGARDING STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES

## State/UT wise details of Funds allocated, released and utlilised during the last 5 years

| State Name         |   Sanction Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |   Released/Utilised Amount* (Rs in Lakh) |
|--------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar   |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Andhra Pradesh     |                           25.47 |                                   259.9  |
| Arunachal Pradesh  |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Assam              |                          650    |                                     0    |
| Bihar              |                         1054.32 |                                     0    |
| Chandigarh         |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Chhattisgarh       |                            0    |                                     0    |
| D&N Haveli and D&D |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Delhi              |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Goa                |                          480.57 |                                   480.34 |
| Gujarat            |                          743.05 |                                   437.14 |
| Haryana            |                         1608.61 |                                   633.71 |
| Himachal Pradesh   |                         1580.13 |                                  1237.79 |
| Jammu &Kashmir     |                          789.14 |                                   709.02 |
| Jharkhand          |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Karnataka          |                         1621.17 |                                  1278.03 |
| Kerala             |                          851.84 |                                  1348.85 |
| Ladakh             |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Lakshadweep        |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Madhya Pradesh     |                          595.5  |                                   576.08 |
| Maharashtra        |                         3581.15 |                                  2223.6  |
| Manipur            |                            0    |                                   304.37 |
| Meghalaya          |                         1021.09 |                                     0    |
| Mizoram            |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Nagaland           |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Odisha             |                          310.7  |                                   433.93 |
| Puduchery          |                            0    |                                     0    |
| Punjab             |                          952.5  |                                  1547.21 |
| Rajasthan          |                          497.45 |                                   248.72 |
| Sikkim             |                            0    |                                    83    |
| Tamil Nadu         |                         1777.66 |                                  2052.59 |
| Telangana          |                         1962.52 |                                   930.59 |
| Tripura            |                            0    |                                   206.78 |
| Uttar Pradesh      |                          550.7  |                                   289.99 |
| Uttarakhand        |                          450.17 |                                   908.63 |
| West Bengal        |                         1167.11 |                                   371.04 |
| Total              |                        20678.9  |                                 16561.3  |