Lok Sabha Question No. 3242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Agro-Processing Clusters in Punjab
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Charanjit Singh Channi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3242

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB

## 3242. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of Mega Food Parks and agro-processing clusters sanctioned in Punjab during the last five years;

(b) whether the Government proposes new cold chain or value-addition projects for paddy and maize producing districts, if so, the details thereof;

- (c) the total central assistance released to the State for the said purpose; and
- (d) the employment generated through these initiatives?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Since  inception  of  these  schemes,  the  Ministry  has  sanctioned  3  Mega  Food  Park projects and 3 Agro processing cluster projects in the state of Punjab. However, No project has been sanctioned under Mega Food Park (MFP) and Agro processing cluster (APC) scheme in the state of Punjab during last five years. The details of Mega Food Parks and Agro-processing Clusters  sanctioned  in  the  state  of  Punjab  along  with  their  status  of  implementation  are at Annexure-I .

(b) to (d): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Central Sector  umbrella  scheme  called  'Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)'  since 2017-18 across the country. The basic objective of the scheme is to ensure overall development of food processing sector in the country. The scheme aims to achieve the objective by providing incentives for creation of food processing & preservation infrastructure in the country. The schemes under PMKSY are demand driven in nature; proposals under the scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI) for setting up food processing units from all over India including State of Punjab.  The PMKSY has 5 on-going component schemes i.e. Integrated Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  (ICC),  Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro Processing  Clusters  (APC),  Creation  /  Expansion  of  Food  Processing  &  Preservation Capacities  (CEFPPC),  Operation  Greens  (OG)  and  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance Infrastructure [Food Testing Laboratories (FTL Scheme)] to provide financial assistance for setting up of food processing infrastructure in the country. Under PMKSY component schemes ministry has sanctioned 74 projects in the state of Punjab.  The status of the projects sanctioned along with Grants in aid released and employment details are at Annexure-II.

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## REFERRED TO PART (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3242 REGARDING AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB ON 12.03.2026

Mega Food Parks and agro-processing clusters sanctioned in the state of Punjab and the status of their implementation:

## Mega Food Parks

|   Sr. No. | SPV/IA Name                                               | Dist t.   | State/ UT Na me   | Date of Fi nal Appro val   |   Total proje ct cost (Rs. In Cr.) |   Approved grant (Rs. In CR.) |   Grant Rel eased (IN R in Cr) | Status                 |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|        01 | International Meg a Food Park Ltd Fazil                   | ka        | Punjab            | 25-May-1 1                 |                             130.38 |                         50    |                          45    | Operatio nal           |
|        02 | Sukhjit Mega Foo d Park and Infra L td Kap                | urth ala  | Punjab            | 06-Nov-15                  |                             107.83 |                         48.7  |                          38.76 | Operatio nal           |
|        03 | Punjab Agro Indu stries Corporation Ltd (PAIC) Lud hian a |           | Punjab            | 27-Nov-15                  |                             112.87 |                         37.73 |                          37.62 | Under I mplemen tation |

## Agro-processing clusters

|   Sr. No. | Name of th e Project E xecution A gency (PE A)   | District   | State   | Date of app roval   |   Project cost (In Cr.) |   Grant App roved (in Cr.) |   Total Gra nt release d (in Cr.) | Status                |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | M/s SMS Food Park                                | Jalandhar  | Punjab  | 15.03.2019          |                   15.19 |                       4.68 |                              3.19 | Under Impleme ntation |
|         2 | M/s Big B elly Brothe rs Gourmet Grounds         | Muktsar    | Punjab  | 08.06.2018          |                   27.86 |                       8.66 |                              6.16 | Under Impleme ntation |
|         3 | M/sTRM ega Foods and Bevera ges LLP              | Firozpur   | Punjab  | 03.07.2019          |                   27.44 |                       6.75 |                              5.14 | Operational           |

## REFERRED TO PART (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3242 REGARDING AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB ON 12.03.2026

The status of the projects sanctioned in the state of Punjab as on 31.01.2026

|   Approv ed Projects |   Complete d / Operatio nal Projects | Proje ct Cost (in Rs Crore )   |   Approv ed Grants- In-Aid (in Rs Crore) |   Releas ed Grants -In-Aid (in Rs Crore) |   Expecte d Processi ng Capacit y (LMT/ Annum) |   Expected Preservati on Capacity created (LMT/ Annum) |   Employme nt to be generated |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                   74 |                                   62 | 1548. 25                       |                                   422.25 |                                    369.5 |                                          11.96 |                                                   9.16 |                         77088 |