Parliament Question: Mega Food Parks in Telangana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3015 ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2025 MEGA FOOD PARKS IN TELANGANA

3015. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

(a) the details of Mega Food Parks, Agro Processing Clusters and Cold Chain projects sanctioned in Telangana since 2014;

(b) the total funds allocated and utilised for these projects;

(c) the number of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and food processing units supported in the State;

(d) whether any delays or bottlenecks have been identified in project implementation and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen value addition and food processing capacity in Telangana? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) & (b): The details of Mega Food Parks, Agro Processing Clusters and Cold Chain projects sanctioned in Telangana since 2014, under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) are at Annexure. As on 31.10.2025, a total of ₹236.21 crore has been approved as grant-in-aid to these projects, out of which ₹159.40 crore has been released as subsidy.

(c): A total of 46 food processing units have been supported in the State of Telangana under PMKSY. As of now, no project under the Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) category has been supported in Telangana under PMKSY.

(d): Delay in project implementation, if any, has been mainly due to factors such as delay in receipt of statutory clearances from the respective Agencies (including Revenue Authority, Town Planning, Electricity Authority, Water Authority, Pollution Control Board, Licensing Authority etc.), delay in Term Loan Sanction and disbursement, Financial constraints faced by applicants, Covid disruptions etc.

(e): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing a central sector umbrella scheme “Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)” and under which financial assistance is

provided to entrepreneurs for creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlets thereby giving a boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country. PMKSY is demand-driven and applications are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over India including Telangana. The funds are not allocated/sanctioned/released state-wise under any of the component schemes of PMKSY.

*****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3015 ON THE SUBJECT “MEGA FOOD PARKS IN TELANGANA” DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2025 Details of Mega Food Parks, Agro Processing Clusters and Cold Chain projects sanctioned in Telangana since 2014 under PMKSY Sr.No Project Name District Date of Project Approved Release Status Approval Cost Grant-in- d (Rs. in aid Grant- Cr.) (Rs. in Cr) in-aid (Rs. in Cr) Mega Food Park Scheme (MFP) 1 Smart Agro Food Nizamabad 10-06-2015 108.95 50 44.99 Operatio Park Pvt Ltd nal 2 Telangana State Khammam 05-02-2016 109.59 49.79 28.49 Under Industrial impleme Infrastructure ntation Corporation Ltd

(TSIIC) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme (Cold Chain) 3 Prasad Seeds Pvt. Medak 11-04-2017 30.82 9.72 9.72 Complet Ltd. ed 4 Gubba Cold Rangareddy 12-04-2017 24.99 7.30 7.30 Complet Private Limited ed 5 Prima Foodtech Medak 24-01-2018 29.37 6.95 6.95 Complet Private Limited ed 6 Srinivasa Farms Medak 06-11-2018 34.99 5.24 5.24 Complet Pvt. Ltd. ed 7 Chandana Milk Vikarabad 06-11-2018 28.96 8.79 8.79 Complet Products ed 8 Karimnagar Milk Karimnagar 09-11-2018 63.06 9.82 9.82 Complet Prodiucer ed Company Ltd 9 Vallhabha Milk Yadadari 22-07-2019 31.94 6.05 6.05 Complet Products Pvt Ltd Bhavanagiri ed 10 Sneha Farms Mehboobna 31-03-2021 64.09 9.44 9.44 Under Private Limited gar Impleme ntation 11 Sri Krupa RGR Nalgonda 08-12-2022 36.22 9.36 2.22 Under Agrogatros Impleme ntation 12 VNR Dairy Nalagonda 08-12-2022 26.20 6.84 4.56 Under Products Impleme ntation13 Dadus Malkajgiri 08-12-2022 77.31 7.35 4.90 Under Impleme ntation 14 Almond House Hyderabad 29-02-2024 56.81 7.62 5.08 Under Private Limited Impleme ntation 15 AL QAWI Frozen Sangareddy 24.09.2025 32.71 8.68 0.00 Under Foods Pvt Ltd Impleme ntation Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters Scheme (APC) 16 M/s Kakumanu Siddipet 29.04.2020 39.8 7.43 5.02 Under Seeds Impleme ntation 17 M/s Mahadevi Siddipet 10.11.2022 44.48 10 6.67 Under Agro Mills Impleme Private Limited ntation 18 M/s Gayatri Agro Nalgonda 10.11.2022 23.39 5.82 3.88 Under Industrial Power Impleme Limited ntation 19 M/s Rajendar Siddipet 20.11.2023 44 10 0 Under Feeds LLP Impleme ntation