Parliament Question: Agro-Processing Clusters in Punjab

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3242 ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2026 AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB 3242. SHRI CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI: Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state: (a) the number of Mega Food Parks and agro-processing clusters sanctioned in Punjab during the last five years; (b) whether the Government proposes new cold chain or value-addition projects for paddy and maize producing districts, if so, the details thereof; (c) the total central assistance released to the State for the said purpose; and (d) the employment generated through these initiatives? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH) (a) Since inception of these schemes, the Ministry has sanctioned 3 Mega Food Park projects and 3 Agro processing cluster projects in the state of Punjab. However, No project has been sanctioned under Mega Food Park (MFP) and Agro processing cluster (APC) scheme in the state of Punjab during last five years. The details of Mega Food Parks and Agro-processing Clusters sanctioned in the state of Punjab along with their status of implementation are at Annexure-I. (b) to (d): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Central Sector umbrella scheme called “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)” since 2017-18 across the country. The basic objective of the scheme is to ensure overall development of food processing sector in the country. The scheme aims to achieve the objective by providing incentives for creation of food processing & preservation infrastructure in the country. The schemes under PMKSY are demand driven in nature; proposals under the scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI) for setting up food processing units from all over India including State of Punjab. The PMKSY has 5 on-going component schemes i.e. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC), Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC), Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC), Operation Greens (OG) and Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure [Food Testing Laboratories (FTL Scheme)] to provide financial assistance for setting up of food processing infrastructure in the country. Under PMKSY component schemes ministry has sanctioned 74 projects in the state of Punjab. The status of the projects sanctioned along with Grants in aid released and employment details are at Annexure-II. *****ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3242 REGARDING AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB ON 12.03.2026 Mega Food Parks and agro-processing clusters sanctioned in the state of Punjab and the status of their implementation: Mega Food Parks State/ Date of Fi Total proje Approved Grant Rel Dist Sr. SPV/IA Name UT Nanal Appro ct cost (Rs. grant (Rs. eased (IN Status t. No. me val In Cr.) In CR.) R in Cr) International MegFazil 25-May-1 Operatio 01 a Food Park Ltd ka Punjab 1 130.38 50 45 nal Sukhjit Mega FooKap d Park and Infra Lurth Operatio 02 td ala Punjab 06-Nov-15 107.83 48.7 38.76 nal Punjab Agro Indu Lud Under I stries Corporation hian mplemen 03 Ltd (PAIC) a Punjab 27-Nov-15 112.87 37.73 37.62 tation Agro-processing clusters Sr. Name of th District State Date of app Project Grant AppTotal Gra Status No. e Project E roval cost (In roved (in nt release xecution A Cr.) Cr.) d (in Cr.) gency (PE A) 1 M/s SMS Jalandhar Punjab 15.03.2019 15.19 4.68 3.19 Under Impleme Food Park ntation 2 M/s Big B Muktsar Punjab 08.06.2018 27.86 8.66 6.16 Under Impleme elly Brothe ntation rs Gourmet Grounds 3 M/s T R M Firozpur Punjab 03.07.2019 27.44 6.75 5.14 Operational ega Foods and Bevera ges LLPANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO PART (b) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3242 REGARDING AGRO-PROCESSING CLUSTERS IN PUNJAB ON 12.03.2026 The status of the projects sanctioned in the state of Punjab as on 31.01.2026 Approv Complete Proje Approv Releas Expecte Expected Employme ed d / ct ed ed d Preservati nt to be Projects Operatio Cost Grants- Grants Processi on generated nal (in Rs In-Aid -In-Aid ng Capacity Projects Crore (in Rs (in Rs Capacit created ) Crore) Crore) y (LMT/ (LMT/ Annum) Annum) 74 62 1548. 422.25 369.50 11.96 9.16 77088 25