Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Setting up of Mega Food Parks  in Kalahandi
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125 ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JANUARY, 2026

## SETTING UP OF MEGA FOOD PARKS IN KALAHANDI

## 125. SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

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

(a) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to set up mega food parks, agro processing centres and cold chain projects during the last year along with the plans for the State of Odisha and especially for Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency;

(b) the measures taken by the Government to fast track such projects especially as land acquisition might be a problem in quick starting the projects;

(c) whether the Government has made assessment of the post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether  there  have  been  adequate  cold  storage  and  refrigerated  transport  facilities provided to tribal, rural and aspirational districts to bridge regional gaps and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  set  up  food  processing projects on its own but provides financial assistance for setting up of food processing projects in the country under its central sector umbrella 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)' scheme. MoFPI invites proposals from interested entities/organizations through Expression  of  Interest  (EoI)  floated  from  time  to  time,  in  accordance  with  the  scheme guidelines. The scheme is demand-driven and the funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released State-wise under any of the component schemes of PMKSY. As on date, in the state of Odisha, 02  projects  have  been  approved  under  Mega  Food  Parks  component  (MFP  has  been discontinued w.e.f 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities only), 01 project has been approved under Agro processing Cluster component and 08 projects have been approved under Cold Chain component of PMKSY. No project has been approved in Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency, Odisha under the aforementioned component schemes.

(b) The responsibility of execution, ownership and management of the projects supported under PMKSY vests with the Project Implementing Agency (PIA). The Project Implementation Agencies are required to obtain all statutory clearances including planning, implementation, land acquisition, regulatory clearances, market linkages and technology adoption on their own. In case a request is received from the project implementation agencies, the Ministry takes up the  matter  with  the  concerned  central/state  government  departments/agencies  to  facilitate resolution of issues faced by PIAs during project implementation.

(c) The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  had  commissioned  a  study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS), namely 'Study to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India' in 2022 with reference year 2020-22. As per the report submitted by NABCONS, the details of estimated loss of various commodities reported in the study are as under:

## Post-harvest losses of major crops and commodities

| Crops/ Commodities       | Estimated Percentage Loss (%)   |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Cereals                  | 3.89-5.92                       |
| Pulses                   | 5.65-6.74                       |
| Oil Seeds                | 2.87-7.51                       |
| Fruits                   | 6.02-15.05                      |
| Vegetables               | 4.87-11.61                      |
| Plantation Crops &Spices | 1.29-7.33                       |
| Milk                     | 0.87                            |
| Fisheries (Inland)       | 4.86                            |
| Fisheries (Marine)       | 8.76                            |
| Meat                     | 2.34                            |
| Poultry                  | 5.63                            |
| Egg                      | 6.03                            |

(d) MoFPI does not provide financial assistance for stand-alone cold storages under any of the component schemes of PMKSY. However, cold storages for captive use are supported. Assistance  is  also  provided  for  creation  of  cold  chain  infrastructure  including  mobile  precooling vans and reefer trucks under Cold Chain and Operation Green component schemes of PMKSY.

As on 31.12.2025, a total  of  690  cold  storages  for  captive  use  have  been  supported  under various  component  schemes  of  PMKSY  and  a  total  of  1541  number  of  Reefer  Vehicle  & Tanker have been supported under the Cold Chain and Operation Green component schemes to the projects under PMKSY including those from ITDP areas, Rural and aspirational districts.

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