Parliament Question: Spice Production in Maharashtra

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5111 ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026 SPICE PRODUCTION IN MAHARASHTRA 5111. SHRI ANIL YESHWANT DESAI: Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री) be pleased to state: (a) the number of spice production centres/parks set up by the Government in the country including Maharashtra during the last three years; (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more such parks in the States to empower the farmers to get better price realization and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the response is positive from the local farmers, traders, exporters for processing their products in these spice parks; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the job opportunities generated from the said parks; and (e) whether the Government and the States are sharing the expenditure in setting up of these parks and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA) (a) to (e) Spices Board has so far established eight crop specific Spices Parks across the country. The details of spices parks are as below: Name of the Spices Park State Spices Covered Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh Garlic and Chilli Guna Madhya Pradesh Coriander Guntur Andhra Pradesh Chillies Jodhpur Rajasthan Cumin Ramganjmandi Rajasthan Coriander Puttady Kerala Cardamom and Pepper Raebareli Uttar Pradesh Mint Sivaganga Tamil Nadu Chillies and Turmeric At present, there are no proposals pending for setting up of new Spices park. Spices Parks have been established by Spices Board with financial assistance from the Government of India under the scheme of Assistance to States for Infrastructure Development of Exports (ASIDE). Further, State Government of Andhra Pradesh has contributed for the establishment of Guntur spices park financially. Following the discontinuation of ASIDE scheme, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) is under implementation by Department of Commerce in which assistance is provided in 1the form of grant-in-aid upto the matching equity put in by the implementing agency in the total project cost (upto 80% of the total equity for projects located in North Eastern and Himalayan States/UTs and upto 50% of the total equity for other states/UTs) for setting up or up-grading export infrastructure including spice park. The details of funding source for spices parks are attached as Annexure-I Common processing and value addition facilities viz. cleaning, sorting, grinding, grading, packaging etc are established in the Spices Parks for use by the local farmers, traders, exporters and other stakeholders. In addition, the Board has allotted plots in Spices Parks to the exporters / Traders / Farmer Producer Organisations for establishment of their own spices processing units. The spices parks are providing large number of job opportunities both direct and indirect. During FY 2024-2025, 68774 MT spices worth approximately Rs. 89,952 lakhs was processed in the common processing units and units established by the exporters in the Spices Parks and 19,789 MT spices / spices products valued approximately at Rs. 35,326 lakhs was exported / supplied to exporters. In addition, a total of 18,197 MT of spices worth approximately Rs. 26,261 lakhs were stored in the warehouses at Spices Parks. ***** Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a to e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5111 for answer on 24.03.2026 Spices park Funds Spent ( Funding source ( ₹ Crore) ₹ Crore) Chhindwara, Madhya 20.50 ASIDE scheme : 19.80 Pradesh Plan scheme of Spices Board :0.70 Puttady, Kerala 27.37 Plan scheme of Spices Board:27.37 Jodhpur, Rajasthan 30.72 Plan scheme of Spices Board :30.72 Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu 23.80 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 23.80 Guna, Madhya Pradesh 40.02 ASIDE scheme : 25.00 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 15.02 Guntur, Andhra 19.50 Plan scheme of Spices Board : 7.90 Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh : 11.60 Ramganjmandi (Kota), 16.86 ASIDE scheme : 10.00 Rajasthan Plan scheme of Spices Board : 6.86 Raebareli, Uttar 17.43 ASIDE scheme : 15.00 Pradesh Plan scheme of Spices Board : 2.43 2