Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Establishment of Mega Food Park in Maharashtra
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 769

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## ESTABLISHMENT OF MEGA FOOD PARK IN MAHARASHTRA

## †769. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

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

- (a) whether establishing a mega food park requires suitable land, necessary infrastructure and an efficient supply chain keeping in view the availability of these resources in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to or is likely to set up a mega food park there in future, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government is taking any steps towards detailed planning and implementation in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering prioritizing areas with urban-rural connectivity under the mega food park scheme especially where logistics facilities already exist; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- a) to (e). The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing the Scheme for Mega Food Parks since 2008. The scheme functioned on a hub and spoke model. It includes creation of infrastructure for primary processing and storage near the farm gate at  Primary Processing Centers (PPCs) and common facilities and enabling infrastructure at the Central Processing  Centre  (CPC).  The  CPC  has  need  based  common  infrastructure  required  for processing,  packaging,  environmental  protection,  quality  control,  trade  facilitation  etc.  The Ministry  on  its  own  does  not  set  up  any  Mega  Food  Park  Project.  The  responsibility  of execution, ownership and management of the Mega Food Park (MFP) vests with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)/ Implementing Agency (IA) and the Ministry only provides support in the  form  of  Grant  in  aid/  subsidy  to  the  Implementing  Agencies  as  per  scheme  guidelines applicable. The scheme envisaged a capital grant @50% of the eligible project cost in general areas and @75% in difficult and hilly areas i.e. North East Region including Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and ITDP notified areas of the States subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 Crore per project. At least 50 acres of land was required to be arranged by the SPV /Implementing agency (IA) for the Central Processing Centre of the Mega Food Park. Ministry had  invited  Proposals  from  interested  entities/organizations  through  Expression  of  Interest (EoI) floated from time to time, in accordance with scheme guidelines for setting up of Mega Food Parks. So far 3 Mega Food Parks have  been approved in the state of Maharashtra, the details of these MFPs are at Annexure .

Ministry  cannot  sanction  any  new  MFP  as  the  scheme  has  been  discontinued  by  the Government w.e.f. 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities during 15th Finance Commission cycle.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF MEGA FOOD PARK IN MAHARASHTRA ANSWERED ON  04.12.2025

| SPV/IA e                         | Nam Distt.   | State/ UT Na me   | Date of Fi nal Appro val   |   Total projec t cost (Rs. I n Cr.) |   Approved g rant(Rs. In CR.) |   Grant Rele ased (INR i n Cr) | Status                 |
|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
| Satara Mega Fo od Park Pvt Ltd   | Satar a      | Mahara shtra      | 06-Aug-1 4                 |                              139.33 |                         50    |                          45    | Operation al           |
| Paithan Mega F ood Park Pvt Lt d | Aura ngaba d | Mahara shtra      | 08-Mar-13                  |                              124.52 |                         48.82 |                          43.94 | Operation al           |
| Wardha Mega F ood Park Pvt Lt d  | Ward ha      | Mahara shtra      | 13-Jan-16                  |                               92.36 |                         50    |                          15    | Under Im plementat ion |