Parliament Question: Food Processing Park in Chevella

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: *98 ANSWERED ON 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026 FOOD PROCESSING PARK IN CHEVELLA *98. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has received any representation or proposal for establishment of a Food Processing Park or a Mega Food Park in Chevella Lok Sabha Constituency of Telangana; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard; (c) whether the Government has conducted any feasibility assessment or identified Chevella as a potential location for food processing infrastructure, particularly in view of its significant horticultural production; and (d) if so, the timeline and financial assistance proposed in this regard and if not, the steps being taken by the Government to promote food processing facilities to benefit farmers and agri- entrepreneurs in the region? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN) (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*98 FOR ANSWER ON 05TH FEBRUARY, 2026 REGARDING FOOD PROCESSING PARK IN CHEVELLA (a)& (b) Ministry of Food Processing Industries was implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS), a component scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), from 2008 to 31.03.2021. The scheme has been discontinued by the Government w.e.f. 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities during 15th Finance Commission cycle. The scheme functioned with a cluster approach based on a hub and spoke model by establishing Mega Food Parks with the aim to facilitate establishment of a strong food processing industry backed by an efficient supply chain including creation of infrastructure for primary processing and storage near the farm in the form of Primary Processing Centres (PPCs) and Collection Centres (CCs) and common facilities and enabling infrastructure like roads, electricity, water, Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) facilities etc. at Central Processing Centre (CPC). The scheme was demand driven and proposals were invited through Expression of Interest. Ministry has not received any eligible proposal for the establishment of a Mega Food Park in Chevella Lok Sabha Constituency of Telangana. The Ministry has already sanctioned 2 Mega Food Park projects in the state of Telengana, the details are at ANNEXURE -I. (c)& (d) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing schemes to boost food processing industries through infrastructure creation, capacity expansion, and other supporting measures to benefit farmers and agri-entrepreneurs through Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and Prime Minster Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Schemes. Ministry is implementing central sector umbrella scheme called “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)” since 2017-18 across the country. All component schemes under PMKSY are demand driven in nature and the proposals under the scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI). The scheme is not state/region specific. Proposals are invited from time to time across the country by floating Expression of Interest (EoIs) on the Ministry’s website. The PMKSY has 5 on-going component schemes including Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC), Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC), Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC), Operation Greens (OG) and Setting up/ Up gradation of Food Testing Laboratories (FTL Scheme) to provide financial assistance for setting up of food processing infrastructure in the country including the state of Telengana . Under OG Scheme Ranga Reddy District has beenidentified as eligible production cluster for Tomato. The details of projects sanctioned under PMKSY component schemes in Rangareddy District of Telangana state are at ANNEXURE II. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is also implementing a Centrally Sponsored- "Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of micro food processing enterprises across the country including Telengana. MoFPI has approved One District and One product (ODOP) for all 22 districts in the State of Telangana. The details are at ANNEXURE III Under Credit Linked Subsidy component of PMFME scheme, loans for 191 beneficiaries have been sanctioned till 31st December 2025 in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana. Further Seed Capital of ₹ 2.44 crore for 626 SHG members has been sanctioned under PMFME Scheme . ……ANNEXURE I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (a) TO (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *98 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING ‘ FOOD PROCESSING PARK IN CHEVELLA’ Amount of Amount Date of Project grant of grant State/UT SPV/ IA Name Final Cost Status approved released Approval (INR in (INR in (INR in Cr) Cr) Cr) Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. 10.06.2015 108.95 50 44.99 Operational Ltd., Nizamabad Telangana Telangana State (2 Projects) Industrial Infrastructure Under 05.02.2016 109.59 49.79 28.49 Corporation Implementation Ltd., Khammam (TSIIC)ANNEXURE II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (c) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *98 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING ‘ FOOD PROCESSING PARK IN CHEVELLA’ The details of projects sanctioned under component schemes of PMKSY in Rangareddy District of Telangana . Sr.No Project Date of Project Approved Released Status Name and Approval Cost Grant-in- Grant- Sector aid (Rs. in-aid in Cr) (Rs. in Cr) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme (Cold Chain) 1 Dodla Dairy 13-07- 32.00 4.08 4.08 Completed Ltd., 2012 Consumer Products 2 Gubba Cold 11-04- 24.99 7.30 7.30 Completed Private 2017 Limited, F&V Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities Scheme (CEFPPC) 3 M/s Eggway International Asia Pvt. Under 08.07.2023 10.68 3.00 1.50 Ltd. , Implementation Consumer Products Food Safety & Quality Assurance Infrastructure 4 Lucid 27-06- 18.58 5.27 5.211 completed Laboratories 2023 Pvt Ltd 5 M/s First 01-03- 15.59 6.55 0 Under Source 2024 Implementation Laboratory Solutions LLPANNEXURE III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (c) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *98 ANSWERED ON 05.02.2026 REGARDING ‘ FOOD PROCESSING PARK IN CHEVELLA’ Consolidated details of ODOP Projects under PMFME in the state of Telangana as on 31.12.2025 Sr. No. District ODOP 1 Adilabad Soybean based products 2 Bhadadri Kothagudem Chillies based Products 3 Hyderabad Ready to eat (Snacks and Savouries) 4 Jagitial Mango based Products Rice based products (Scented Rice- 5 Jangaon Chittimuthyalu) 6 Jayashankar Bhupalpally Chillies based Products 7 Jogulamba Gadwal Groundnut based products 8 Kamareddy Soybean based products 9 Karimnagar Rice based products 10 Khammam Chillies based Products 11 Komaram Bheem Millet based products 12 Mahabubabad Chillies based Products 13 Mahabubnagar Millet based products 14 Mancherial Mango based Products 15 Medak Ready to eat (Snacks and Savouries) 16 Medchal-Malkagiri Ready to eat (Snacks and Savouries) 17 Mulugu Chillies based Products 18 Nagarkurnool Mango based Products 19 Nalgonda Sweet Orange based Products 20 Narayanpet Groundnut based products 21 Nirmal Soyabean based products 22 Nizamabad Turmeric 23 Peddapalli Rice based products 24 Rajanna Sircilla Fish based products 25 Ranga Reddy Vegetable processing 26 Sangareddy Milk based Products 27 Siddipet Vegetable processing 28 Suryapet Milk based Products 29 Vikarabad Vegetable processing 30 Wanaparthy Groundnut products 31 Warangal Rural Chillies (Bamboo Chilli) based Products 32 Warangal Urban Ready to eat (Snacks and Savouries) 33 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri Milk based Products