Lok Sabha Question No. 3382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Implementation of Mega Food Park and APC Schemes
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3382

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MEGA FOOD PARK AND APC SCHEMES

## † 3382. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY :

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

(a)  whether  the  Government has implemented the Mega Food Park and Agro-Processing Cluster (APC) schemes with the objective  of  value  addition  to  agricultural  products,  increasing  farmers' income, developing food processing infrastructure and generating rural employment, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of Mega Food Parks and Agro-Processing Clusters sanctioned or commissioned in the country, particularly in Madhya Pradesh during the last five years and the number of farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) units benefited from the said parks and clusters; and

(c) whether any additional steps or revised guidelines have been proposed by the Government for the augmentation of cold-chain and logistics, export infrastructure, easy credit and capital assistance, and incentivizing private investment with an aim to increase the effectiveness of Mega Food Parks and clusters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) :  The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Mega Food  Park  (MFP)  Scheme  and  Agro  Processing  Clusters  (APC)  Scheme,  which  are  component schemes of the Central Sector Umbrella scheme "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)'. The main objective of the MFP and APC scheme is to create modern infrastructure for the food processing  sector  along  the  value  chain  from  farm  to  market  to  reduce  wastage  of  agricultural produce, enhance value addition, increase farmer's income, and generate employment, including rural areas. The Mega Food Park Scheme adopts a cluster-based approach and provides for establishment of a Central Processing Centre (CPC) supported by Primary Processing Centres (PPCs) and collection centres,  along  with  common  infrastructure  such  as  warehousing,  cold  storage,  logistics  facilities, quality control laboratories and packaging facilities. Similarly, the Agro-Processing Cluster Scheme aims to  develop  modern  infrastructure  and  common  facilities  for  food  processing  industries  in  a cluster-based manner to encourage the setting up of food processing units and attract investment in the  sector.  While  APC  scheme  was  continued during 15th Finance Commission Cycle, the MFP scheme was discontinued with effect from 01.04.2021.

Under  Mega  Food  Parks  Scheme  41  mega  Food  parks  have  been  approved  across  the  country similarly under Agro-Processing Clusters scheme 63  APCs have been approved. Out of which 5 MFPs and 19 APC projects have been approved during last five years.  No project has been approved in the state of Madhya Pradesh during the last five years. However, the Ministry has approved 2

projects under MFP scheme and 3 projects under APC scheme in the state of Madhya Pradesh since the inception of the schemes.  The details of the MFP and APC Projects approved in the state of Madhya Pradesh along with farmers benefitted and number of food processing units including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) established in the  MFPs and APCs are at ANNEXURE . Government  has  taken  several  additional  steps  for  the  augmentation  of  easy  credit  and  capital assistance, and incentivizing private investment with an aim to increase the effectiveness of Mega Food Parks and clusters, including those in Madya Pradesh. To populate the approved MFPs and APCs  with food processing units, exclusive Expression of Interest (EOI) for establishment of  Food processing  units  inside  MFPs  and  APCs  have  been  called  for  under  the  scheme  for  Creation  / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) of the Ministry and later on, certain percentage of funds have been specifically  earmarked for food processing units inside  Mega Food Parks (MFPs)  and Agro processing clusters (APCs). Further to make affordable credit available to Mega Food Parks, APCs and food processing units in the Parks, Special Fund of Rs. 2000 crore has also been created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

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## REFERRED TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3382 REGARDING  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  MEGA  FOOD  PARK  AND  APC  SCHEMES ANSWERED ON  12.03.2026

The details of the MFP and APC Projects approved in the state of Madhya Pradesh:

## MFP Approved projects

|   Sr . N o. | SPV/ IA Nam e                   | Distri ct   | State/ UT        | Date of approv al   | Proj ect Cost (INR in Cr)   |   Appro ved Grant (INR in Cr) |   Relea sed Grant (INR in Cr) | Status       |   Farmer s benefitt ed/ expecte d to be benefitt ed |   NO. of FP units Includ ing MSM E |
|-------------|---------------------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           1 | Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd    | Kharg one   | Madh ya Prades h | 27.08.2 012         | 131.2 8                     |                         49.37 |                         49.37 | Operati onal |                                                 400 |                                  4 |
|           2 | Avan tee Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd | Dewas       | Madh ya Prades h | 31.12.2 015         | 146.0 7                     |                         50    |                         40    | Operati onal |                                                2000 |                                  4 |

## APC Approved projects:

|   Sr . N o. | Name of the Projec t Execut ion Agenc y (PEA)   | Distr ict   | State            | Date of approv al   | Proj ect cost (In Cr.)   |   Grant Appro ved (in Cr.) |   Total Gran t relea sed (in Cr.) | Status                |   Farme rs benefit ted/ expecte d to be benefit ted | NO. of FP units Includ ing MSM E   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           1 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                             | Barw ani    | Mad hya Prade sh | 08.06.2 018         | 31.5 5                   |                      10    |                              7.15 | Operationa l          |                                                4000 | 2                                  |
|           2 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                         | Betul       | Mad hya Prade sh | 19.12.2 018         | 26.1 3                   |                       9.8  |                              6.93 | Operationa l          |                                                1200 | 5                                  |
|           3 | M/s Prashu n Foods Pvt Ltd                      | Dhar        | Mad hya Prade sh | 24.12.2 020         | 23.6                     |                       9.86 |                              6.65 | Under Implement ation |                                                4000 | -                                  |