Lok Sabha Question No. 1968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Establishment of Banana Cluster in Maharashtra
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1968 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER 2025

## ESTABLISHMENT OF BANANA CLUSTER IN MAHARASHTRA

## 1968.   SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government approved Agro Processing Clusters (APCs) in different States of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Nanded district located in the Marathwada region of the State of Maharashtra has  emerged  as  a  potential  banana-producing  belt  due  to  its  favourable  agro-climatic conditions, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to establish a banana cluster in the Nanded district of Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish the said cluster within a defined timeframe, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government for the benefit of farmers of the Nanded district of Maharashtra and the manner in which appropriate market access is being provided for their produce?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Scheme for Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  (APC),  a  component  scheme  of  the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach in the country since 2017. The APC scheme is not state specific. As on date, Ministry has approved 66 agro processing clusters under the scheme. The details of 66 agro processing clusters are attached as Annexure .

(b): Nanded district located in the Marathwada region of the State of Maharashtra is not one of the clusters for Banana identified by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) or APEDA.

(c) & (d): Ministry does not set up any Agro Processing Clusters of its own. Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) is a demand driven scheme under which applications are invited online from the potential investors / entrepreneurs against Expression of Interest (Eol) issued by the Ministry from time to time.

(e): In order to address gaps in food supply-chain infrastructure and ensure overall development of Food Processing Sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting  up/expansion  of  related  infrastructure  through  its  two  Central  Sector  Schemes  namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI). MoFPI  is  also  implementing  a  Centrally  sponsored scheme namely PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme. Ministry provides subsidy/incentives to the eligible entities under these schemes. These schemes aim towards creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlets which include storage, transportation, value addition etc., thereby helping in providing better returns to farmers, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, reduction in  post-harvest  losses,  enhancing  productivity  and  increasing  the  processing  level,  creating employment  opportunities  and  enhancing  export  of  processed  foods.  With  Creation  of  Food Processing Infrastructure, the demand for farm produce which is raw material for food processing industries increases leading to better prices to farmers and increasing farm gate profitability

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1968 FOR ANSWER ON 11 TH  DECEMBER 2025 REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF BANANA CLUSTER IN MAHARASHTRA'

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Project Execution Agency (PEA)             | District       | State          | Date of approval   |   Project cost (In Cr.) |   Grant Approved (in Cr.) |   Total Grant released (in Cr.) | Status               |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | M/s Ramansinghs Global Food Park                       | Eluru          | Andhra Pradesh | 20.11.2023         |                   25.85 |                     10    |                            3.33 | Under Implementation |
|         2 | M/s MRAgrotech Industries                              | Nellore        | Andhra Pradesh | 20.11.2023         |                   28.76 |                     10    |                            0    | Under Implementation |
|         3 | M/s Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited | East Godavari  | Andhra Pradesh | 28.02.2024         |                   48.66 |                     10    |                            0    | Under Implementation |
|         4 | M/s Aalamandha Food Park                               | Vizianagaram   | Andhra Pradesh | 28.02.2024         |                   20.78 |                     10    |                            0    | Under Implementation |
|         5 | M/s Subh Karan Food Park                               | Kamrup (Rural) | Assam          | 03.10.2019         |                   22.51 |                     10    |                            7.29 | Under Implementation |
|         6 | M/s Jai Shree Krishna Developers                       | Tinsukia       | Assam          | 03.12.2019         |                   19.11 |                      8.72 |                            6.04 | Under Implementation |
|         7 | M/s Surindera Agro Processing Cluster                  | Sonitpur       | Assam          | 09.01.2020         |                   20.53 |                      9.14 |                            8.22 | Completed            |
|         8 | M/s Sumitra Agro Food Park                             | Darrang        | Assam          | 30.03.2021         |                   19.44 |                      7.59 |                            5.61 | Under Implementation |
|         9 | M/s Salt Range Agri Solutions LLP                      | Morigaon       | Assam          | 17.03.2021         |                   23.06 |                      9.89 |                            6.67 | Under Implementation |
|        10 | M/s Nezone Foods                                       | Kamrup         | Assam          | 10.11.2022         |                   25.54 |                     10    |                            3.33 | Under Implementation |
|        11 | M/s Kay Dee Agro Industries                            | Cachar         | Assam          | 20.11.2023         |                   27.24 |                     10    |                            0    | Under Implementation |
|        12 | M/s Shreekangan Food Park                              | Begusarai      | Bihar          | 15.03.2019         |                   30.43 |                      7.9  |                            2.49 | Under Implementation |
|        13 | M/s K K Agro Trade Ventures Private Limited            | Bemetara       | Chhattisgarh   | 28.02.2024         |                   68.86 |                     10    |                            0    | Under Implementation |

|   14 | M/s Patel Retail Pvt. Ltd.                    | Kutch       | Gujarat          | 07.02.2019   |   13.7 |   4.36 |   3.98 | Completed            |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------|--------|--------|--------|----------------------|
|   15 | M/s Shukun Builders Private Limited           | Banaskantha | Gujarat          | 31.08.2018   |  31.65 |  10    |   6.91 | Operational          |
|   16 | M/s J R Foods& Beverages                      | Navsari     | Gujarat          | 01.07.2019   |  30.15 |   8.75 |   6.13 | Operational          |
|   17 | M/s Maharaja Dehydration Pvt. Ltd.            | Bhavnagar   | Gujarat          | 08.06.2020   |  16.11 |   4.31 |   3.08 | Operational          |
|   18 | M/s Shree Shyam Snacks Food Private Limited   | Hisar       | Haryana          | 18.02.2019   |  10.26 |   3.09 |   2.48 | Operational          |
|   19 | M/s Karnal Food Pack Cluster Limited          | Karnal      | Haryana          | 06.04.2018   |  32.97 |   9.86 |   6.93 | Under Implementation |
|   20 | M/s APG Foods Division Private Limited        | Solan       | Himachal Pradesh | 28.02.2024   |  22.66 |  10    |   0    | Under Implementation |
|   21 | M/s Zum Zum Agri Fresh                        | Shopian     | J&K              | 05.11.2018   |  24.39 |  10    |   7.42 | Operational          |
|   22 | M/s GEM Food Park LLP                         | Devanagere  | Karnataka        | 15.03.2019   |  40.01 |   9.77 |   6.92 | Operational          |
|   23 | M/s Udupi Food Park                           | Udupi       | Karnataka        | 16.03.2021   |  16.08 |   5.23 |   3.75 | Under Implementation |
|   24 | M/s Sri Lakshmibalaji Agro Park Private Ltd   | Koppal      | Karnataka        | 10.11.2022   |  36.34 |  10    |   3.18 | Under Implementation |
|   25 | M/s Chendayad Granites Private Limited        | Wayanad     | Kerala           | 03.10.2019   |  29.5  |   9.89 |   9.65 | Completed            |
|   26 | M/s Synthite Industries Private Limited       | Ernakulam   | Kerala           | 30.04.2020   |  42.22 |   9.05 |   8.37 | Completed            |
|   27 | M/s Nimar Agro Park                           | Barwani     | Madhya Pradesh   | 08.06.2018   |  31.55 |  10    |   7.15 | Operational          |
|   28 | M/s Bharti Agro Cluster                       | Betul       | Madhya Pradesh   | 19.12.2018   |  26.13 |   9.8  |   6.93 | Operational          |
|   29 | M/s Prashun Foods Pvt Ltd                     | Dhar        | Madhya Pradesh   | 24.12.2020   |  23.6  |   9.86 |   6.65 | Under Implementation |
|   30 | M/s Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company Limited | Nashik      | Maharashtra      | 15.03.2018   |  33.27 |   8.65 |   8.43 | Completed            |

|   31 | M/s India Mega Agro Anaj Limited                          | Nanded      | Maharashtra   | 15.03.2018   |   30.99 |   10.00 |   6.5 | Operational          |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|--------------|---------|---------|-------|----------------------|
|   32 | M/s Swabhimani Co-op Industrial Estate Ltd. (cooperative) | Kolhapur    | Maharashtra   | 15.03.2018   |  31.97  |   10    |  6.95 | Operational          |
|   33 | M/s Kisan Sampada Food Park Industries                    | Nagpur      | Maharashtra   | 08.06.2018   |  29.96  |    9.69 |  8.33 | Completed            |
|   34 | M/s Madhur Food Park LLP                                  | Dhule       | Maharashtra   | 31.08.2018   |  25.84  |   10    |  6.54 | Operational          |
|   35 | M/s Reva Tapi Valley Industrial Development               | Nandurbar   | Maharashtra   | 01.08.2019   |  27.06  |   10    |  6.75 | Under Implementation |
|   36 | M/s Pravin Masalewale                                     | Satara      | Maharashtra   | 24.12.2020   |  64.69  |   10    |  6.75 | Under Implementation |
|   37 | M/s Baheti Krushi Samuha LLP                              | Washim      | Maharashtra   | 16.03.2021   |  12.54  |    2.84 |  1.99 | Under Implementation |
|   38 | M/s Chinteshwar Agro Processing Pvt Ltd                   | Beed,       | Maharashtra   | 17.11.2021   |  22.5   |    8.27 |  5.65 | Under Implementation |
|   39 | M/s Varsha Agro                                           | Pune        | Maharashtra   | 10.11.2022   |  40.67  |   10    |  3.28 | Under Implementation |
|   40 | M/s Arya Food and Other Products Processing Unit          | Solapur     | Maharashtra   | 20.11.2023   |  28.54  |   10    |  0    | Under Implementation |
|   41 | M/s Divyansh Agro And Food Park                           | Bhandra     | Maharashtra   | 10.11.2022   |  26.65  |   10    |  3.33 | Under Implementation |
|   42 | M/s Harrshiv Healthy Foods and More Private Limited       | Nagpur      | Maharashtra   | 28.02.2024   |  39.32  |   10    |  0    | Under Implementation |
|   43 | M/s Vijaya Nagar Biotech Private Limited                  | Nabarangpur | Odisha        | 10.11.2022   |  50.524 |   10    |  9.77 | Completed            |
|   44 | M/s SMS Food Park                                         | Jalandhar   | Punjab        | 15.03.2019   |  15.19  |    4.68 |  3.19 | Under Implementation |
|   45 | M/s Big Belly Brothers Gourmet Grounds                    | Muktsar     | Punjab        | 08.06.2018   |  27.86  |    8.66 |  6.16 | Under Implementation |
|   46 | M/s T R Mega Foods and Beverages LLP                      | Firozpur    | Punjab        | 03.07.2019   |  27.44  |    6.75 |  5.14 | Operational          |
|   47 | M/s Garuda Urban Remedies Limited                         | Jalore      | Rajasthan     | 10.11.2022   |  38.65  |   10    |  3.33 | Under Implementation |
|   48 | M/s Greenfields Agro Park                                 | Tonk        | Rajasthan     | 20.11.2023   |  23.21  |    8.64 |  2.88 | Under Implementation |

|   49 | M/s JFK International                        | Coimbatore     | Tamil Nadu    | 01.08.2019   |   16.71 |   4.19 |   3.77 | Completed            |
|------|----------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|---------|--------|--------|----------------------|
|   50 | M/s P Duraisamy Maharaja Rice Mills Pvt Ltd  | Tiruppur       | Tamil Nadu    | 03.10.2019   |   26.83 |   8.76 |   6.22 | Under Implementation |
|   51 | M/s Tiruvannamalai Market Committee          | Tiruvannamalai | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   25.5  |   5.74 |   1.81 | Under Implementation |
|   52 | M/s Salem Market Committee                   | Salem          | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   25.25 |   5.97 |   1.88 | Under Implementation |
|   53 | M/s Theni Market Committee                   | Theni          | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   26.3  |   5.99 |   1.88 | Under Implementation |
|   54 | M/s Dharmapuri Market Committee              | Krishnagiri    | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   26.82 |   5.89 |   1.85 | Under Implementation |
|   55 | M/s Madurai Market Committee                 | Madurai        | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   32.06 |   5.79 |   1.82 | Under Implementation |
|   56 | M/s Dindigul Market Committee                | Dindigul       | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   29.01 |   6.73 |   2.12 | Under Implementation |
|   57 | M/s Cuddalore Market Committee               | Cuddalore      | Tamil Nadu    | 29.04.2020   |   25    |   5.97 |   1.88 | Under Implementation |
|   58 | M/s Delta Foods                              | Pudukkottai,   | Tamil Nadu    | 08.06.2020   |   24.31 |   7.47 |   6.26 | Operational          |
|   59 | M/s Vamsi RS Industrial Zone                 | Erode          | Tamil Nadu    | 17.11.2021   |   33.16 |   9.13 |   0    | Under Implementation |
|   60 | M/s Integrated Service Point Private Limited | Thiruvallur    | Tamil Nadu    | 28.02.2024   |   42.63 |  10    |   6.66 | Under Implementation |
|   61 | M/s Kakumanu Seeds                           | Siddipet       | Telangana     | 29.04.2020   |   39.8  |   7.43 |   5.02 | Under Implementation |
|   62 | M/s Mahadevi Agro Mills Private Limited      | Siddipet       | Telangana     | 10.11.2022   |   44.48 |  10    |   6.66 | Under Implementation |
|   63 | M/s Gayatri Agro Industrial Power Limited    | Nalgonda       | Telangana     | 10.11.2022   |   23.39 |   5.82 |   3.88 | Under Implementation |
|   64 | M/s Rajendar Feeds LLP                       | Siddipet       | Telangana     | 20.11.2023   |   44    |  10    |   0    | Under Implementation |
|   65 | M/s Govindgreen Foods Infratech              | Kanpur Dehat   | Uttar Pradesh | 06.04.2018   |   34.31 |   9.02 |   7.11 | Operational          |
|   66 | M/s CRD Foods                                | Mathura        | Uttar Pradesh | 07.12.2018   |   21.05 |  10    |   9.72 | Completed            |