Lok Sabha Question No. 209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Food Testing Labs under FSQAI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 209

ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JANUARY 2026

## FOOD TESTING LABS UNDER FSQAI

## 209.  SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a) the number of food testing labs approved, on-going and completed under Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FSQAI) Scheme;
- (b) the physical and financial progress of the labs that are on-going under the said scheme along with date of starting the project;
- (c) the list of proposals that have been received especially from Andhra Pradesh under the scheme between 2019 and 2024;
- (d) whether the Government is accepting more proposals under the scheme; and
- (e) if so, the list of eligible institutions that can send proposals to establish these laboratories?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FSQAI) Scheme, 205 projects have been approved, 174 projects have been completed and 30 Projects are ongoing. One Project has been withdrawn by the promoter.
- (b) The physical and financial progress of the labs that are on-going under the said scheme along with date of approval the project is as under :

|   Sr. No. | Project Name                                                          | Approval Date   |   Approved Grant (Rs. In Lakh) |   Released Amount (Rs. In Lakh) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),                            | 21-09-2016      |                         171.84 |                        137.472  |
|         2 | Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Annantpur, Chittoor | 15-02-2019      |                         639.5  |                        251.5    |
|         3 | Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (GMO)                  | 23-08-2019      |                         114.7  |                         43.586  |
|         4 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University,                    | 02-09-2019      |                         253.12 |                        191.259  |
|         5 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences                    | 30-12-2019      |                         736.84 |                        575.635  |
|         6 | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Contai                                        | 05-10-2020      |                          32.23 |                         12.2455 |
|         7 | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Haroa                                         | 05-10-2020      |                          32.67 |                         15.5183 |

|   8 | Bombay Test House Pvt Ltd, Navi Mumbai, Thane      | 26-03-2021   |   207.00 |   98.325 |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------|----------|
|   9 | Chennai Mettex Labs Pvt. Ltd.                      | 27-06-2023   |   263.69 |  131.845 |
|  10 | J &KFood Quality Control Lab for Skill Development | 27-06-2023   |   364.02 |    0     |
|  11 | Trust well Lab                                     | 27-06-2023   |   516.01 |    0     |
|  12 | Aura Analytical Services Pvt Ltd                   | 27-06-2023   |   533.42 |    0     |
|  13 | Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency  | 27-06-2023   |   538.31 |    0     |
|  14 | Banjara Lambani Samaj                              | 21-11-2023   |   664.78 |  332.39  |
|  15 | North Eastern Hill University                      | 21-11-2023   |  1021.09 |    0     |
|  16 | Startech Labs Private Limited                      | 01-03-2024   |   371.17 |    0     |
|  17 | M/s First Source Laboratory Solutions LLP          | 01-03-2024   |   655.23 |    0     |
|  18 | Welzo Research &Development Pvt. Ltd               | 01-03-2024   |   772.12 |  386.06  |
|  19 | Foodtech Consults India Private Limited            | 01-03-2024   |   550.7  |    0     |
|  20 | Nagaon Foods and Analysis Private Limited          | 01-03-2024   |   650    |    0     |
|  21 | S. N. Pura Laboratory LLP                          | 01-03-2024   |   642.46 |  321.23  |
|  22 | Mediforce Research Private Limited                 | 01-03-2024   |   808.01 |  404     |
|  23 | Kalpana Chawla Computech Pvt. Ltd                  | 01-03-2024   |   751.37 |    0     |
|  24 | Eurofins Analytical Services India Private Limited | 01-03-2024   |   531.86 |  265.93  |
|  25 | Angel Analytical Services LLP                      | 01-03-2024   |   732.71 |  366.355 |
|  26 | Bikaner Agrimarketing Private Limited              | 01-03-2024   |   497.45 |  248.725 |
|  27 | Mitra S. K. Private Limited                        | 01-03-2024   |   459.75 |    0     |
|  28 | Emminent Analytics                                 | 01-03-2024   |   455.5  |  227.75  |
|  29 | Shreeyan Research and Analytical Laboratories      | 01-03-2024   |   447.05 |  223.525 |
|  30 | National Science                                   | 01-03-2024   |   301.05 |    0     |

## (c) The list of proposals that have been received from Andhra Pradesh under the scheme between 2019 and 2024 is as under:

|   Sr. No. | Proposal's Name                             | District       | Status    |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------|
|         1 | Biofact Research Pvt., Ltd., Vishakhapatnam | Vishakhapatnam | Completed |
|         2 | MPEDA ELISA Laboratory, Bapatla             | Guntur         | Completed |

- (d)  &  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  floated  an  Expression  of Interest (EOI) on 21.11.2025, which is open till 10.02.2026, inviting applications for the setting up of 100 food testing laboratories across the country .

## Eligible entities:

Any private sector organization or entity intending to set-up a food-testing laboratory exclusively for commercial food testing purposes, subject to following:

- i. Only  proposals  for  the  setting  up  of  new  Food  Testing  Laboratories  shall  be considered.
- ii. Only one application from one applicant will be considered.
- iii. Proposals for in-house laboratories shall not be supported.
- iv. Entities  must  provide  their  By-laws/  Memorandum  of  Association/  Articles  of Association / relevant statutory document explicitly incorporating commercial food testing as an approved activity/ objective.
- v. The  entity  must  possess  valid  registration  such  as  GSTIN,  PAN,  MSME  Udyam Aadhar, or an equivalent certificate issued by the concerned authority/government, as applicable to the proposed services.
- vi. Proposals received from entities where Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) hold at least 51% stake, will be treated as SC/ST proposals.
- vii. If, at any point during project implementation, the SC/ST ownership stake falls below 51%, the project shall be cancelled. Any subsidy already disbursed shall be subject to recovery with an additional annual interest of 10%, and the Performance Security shall be forfeited.
- viii. Proposals  received  from  entities  where  Women  promoter  hold  at  least  51% stake  in  the  net  worth  of  the  entity,  will  be  considered  as  proposal  from Women.
- ix. The entity must not be insolvent, in receivership, bankrupt, or being wound up; must not have its affairs administered by a court or a judicial officer; must not have its business activities suspended; and must not be the subject of legal proceedings for any of the aforementioned reasons. An undertaking from the promoter is required to be submitted in this regard.  Detailed scheme  guidelines are available on the website of the Ministry (https://mofpi.gov.in/Schemes/food-safety-quality-assuranceinfrastructure/setting-gradation-quality-control-food-testing-laboratory/downloadguidelines-4 )

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