Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-24
Subject: Spice Parks
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 76**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 24** **TH** **JULY 2015**

**SPICE PARKS**

***76. 	SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:**

**DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:**

Will the Minister of **COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (´ÉÉÉÊhÉVªÉ A´ÉÆ =tÉÉäMÉ àÉÆjÉÉÒ)** be pleased to state:

- 1.1. the details of Spice Parks established/under construction at present along with the objectives thereof;
- 1.2. the status of such parks along with funds sanctioned and utilised for the purpose;
- 1.3. whether the Centre and States are sharing the expenditure in setting up of such parks and if so, the details thereof indicating the ratio of their respective shares and the expenditure thereon so far;
- 1.4. whether the Government has received proposals from various States/UTs including Kerala for establishing more such parks in the country and if so, the details and the present status thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- 1.5. whether the Government has reviewed the performance of such parks and if so, the details and the outcome thereof along with the further measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve their performance?

### ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

1. to  e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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**STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 76 FOR ANSWER ON 24** **TH** JULY, 2015 REGARDING “SPICE PARKS”

(a): The Spice Board is in the process of establishing crop specific Spices Park in major Spice production/market centres in the country for the benefit of all the stakeholders of the industry especially the farming community in the region. The major objective of setting up Spices Park is to provide common infrastructure/processing facilities for cleaning, grading, sorting, grinding, packing and storage etc. The details of Spices Parks established/under construction at present is given below:

|    | **Location**   | **State**      | **Spices Covered**   |
|----|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|  1 | Chhindwara     | Madhya Pradesh | Garlic & Chilli      |
|  2 | Puttady        | Kerala         | Pepper & Cardamom    |
|  3 | Jodhpur        | Rajasthan      | Cumin & Coriander    |
|  4 | Guna           | Madhya Pradesh | Seed Spices          |
|  5 | Guntur         | Andhra Pradesh | Chilli               |
|  6 | Sivagangai     | Tamil Nadu     | Turmeric, Chilli     |
|  7 | Kota           | Rajasthan      | Coriander & Cumin    |
|  8 | Raebareli      | Uttar Pradesh  | Mint                 |

(b):  The status of such parks along with the project cost/fund sanctioned and utilized so far are given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   **Sl No.** | **Location**   | **Status**       |   **Project cost/Fund Sanctioned** |   **Utilised** |
|--------------|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|
|            1 | Chhindwara     | Completed        |                              20.00 |          20.50 |
|            2 | Puttady        | Completed        |                              27.00 |          29.50 |
|            3 | Jodhpur        | Completed        |                              28.00 |          30.00 |
|            4 | Guna           | Completed        |                              29.00 |          30.00 |
|            5 | Guntur         | Completed        |                              23.00 |          21.50 |
|            6 | Sivagangai     | Completed        |                              20.00 |          20.75 |
|            7 | Kota           | Work in progress |                              15.00 |          11.50 |
|            8 | Raebareli      | Work in progress |                              19.00 |           8.00 |

(c): Cost of setting up of Spice Park is shared between the Central Government, State Government and other relevant agencies. There is no fixed ratio prescribed for sharing the cost. However, the State Governments usually bear the cost of land which is the major share of the project cost. State Governments also provide support in form of development of offsite infrastructure. The Central Government provides support for construction of common facilities, where necessary and possible, from the Central Scheme of ASIDE (Assistance to States for Development of Export Infrastructure and Allied Activities) or other appropriate sources.

(d): Requests have been received for establishing more such parks in the state of Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur and Telangana. The details and present status of the requests are given in the Annexure I.

(e): Performance of Spices Parks are regularly supervised and reviewed by the Spices Board of India. The Spices Board also maintains regular contact with the State Governments and other relevant agencies in order to monitor the functioning of the Spices Parks and take necessary steps for improvement.

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**Annexure I**

**Proposals for establishing Spices Parks**

|   **Sl No** | **Location**   | **State**        | **Crops Covered**   | **Status**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|-------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           1 | Hamirpur       | Himachal Pradesh | Ginger and Turmeric | Government of Himachal Pradesh has informed that they have identified 10.00 acres of land and is in the process of handing over the land to spices Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|           2 | Haveri         | Karnataka        | Bydagi Chilli       | The land allotment from the State Government is awaited.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|           3 | Byrnihat       | Meghalaya        | Ginger              | State Government has identified the land at Byrnihat in Meghalaya and a MoU has been signed between the Government of Meghalaya and the Spices Board for establishing the park. The process of handing over the land to the Spice Board with the permission to sub lease the land to spices exporters for setting up their processing unit is in progress. |
|           4 | Chrachandpur   | Manipur          | Ginger & Turmeric   | Feasibility study completed and report submitted to the State Government. The project will be implemented by the State Govt. with spices Board as the knowledge partner.                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|           5 | Nizamabad      | Telangana        | Turmeric            | Government of Telangana has allotted 40.23 Acres of land to Spices Board for establishing the Turmeric based Park. The agency entrusted to conduct the study for preparing the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has submitted the preliminary study report. The same is being finalized by the Spice Board.                                                   |

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