Parliament Question: Status of mega food parks

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3898 ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2026 STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS

3898. SHRI SANJAY SINGH:

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

(a) total number of mega food parks sanctioned, completed, operational, cancelled and non-functional under the Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) since its inception, State- wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that the mandatory requirement of 50 acres of contiguous land led to significant delays in project execution and cancellation of several projects;

(c) number of projects that faced delays due to non-availability of land, bank loan refusals and failure to meet staged subsidy conditions; and

(d) total funds allocated, released and actually utilised under the Scheme, year-wise since inception? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) to (c): 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. Scheme functions with a cluster based 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. The responsibility of execution, ownership and management of the Mega Food Park (MFP) vests with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) / Implementing Agency (IA). At least 50 acres of land was required to be arranged by the SPV / Implementing agency (IA) for the Central Processing Centre of the Mega Food Park. The implementation of MFP scheme has already been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2021 with provision for committed liabilities only. Under the Mega Food Park scheme, as on 20.03.2026 41 MFPs in 25 states are in various stages of implementation. Details of these parks including the Status of implementation are at Annexure I. The state wise details of cancelled MFP projects from the inception is at Annexure-II The scheme had a requirement of at least 50 acres of land, which often was a deterrent in hilly and difficult areas. After taking into account recommendations of many state Governments & Working Group constituted under 12th FC, a new scheme of Agro Processing Cluster was launched under PMKSY to develop common infrastructure in relatively smaller geographical area of 10 acres.

As per the Scheme Guidelines, the completion period for Mega Food Park (MFP) projects has been stipulated as 30 months from the date of final approval of the project. With reference to the status of implementation of 41 sanctioned projects, as indicated in Annexure-I, the major

reasons for delay in execution of the ongoing MFP projects are as follows:(i) Challenges faced by Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) / Implementing Agency

(IA) in leasing industrial plots to the required number of food processing units and ensuring their operationalization as per scheme guidelines.

(ii) Delays in obtaining statutory clearances from State Governments.

(iii) Revisions in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and project components after the final approval.

(iv) Changes in shareholding patterns, delays in term loan sanction and disbursements.

(v) Financial constraints faced by project promoters, etc.

(d): The details of total funds allocated, released and actually utilised under the Scheme, year-wise since inception is at ANNEXURE-III *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3898 ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2026 “STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS” State wise details of 41 Mega Food Park Projects approved under the Mega Food Park Scheme in the country along with their status of implementation and central assistance released as on

28.02.2026: (₹ in Crore) Date of Fi Grant Sr. State/UT Na nal Appro Total pr Approved Releas No. SPV/IA Name Distt. me val oject cost grant ed Status Andhra Prade Operational

121.1 49.92 49.92 1 Srini Food Park Pvt Ltd Chittoor sh 30-Mar-09 Godavari Mega Aqua Food West G Andhra Prade

122.6 50 44.53 Operational 2 Park Pvt Ltd odavari sh 16-Dec-13 Andhra Pradesh Industrial Under Impl Infrastructure Corporation Andhra Prade 112.94 50 37.65 ementation 3 Ltd (APIIC) Krishna sh 31-Dec-15 Rongoge Mega Food Park Papum Arunachal Pra Under Impl

73.02 43.25 12.02 4 Pvt Ltd Pare desh 12-Sep-19 ementation North East Mega Food Par Operational

84.96 48.84 48.84 5 k Ltd Nalbari Assam 30-Mar-09 Bihar Industrial Area Deve Under Impl lopment Authority (BIAD Muzaffa 180.57 45.40 12.25 ementation 6 A) rpur Bihar 07-Apr-22 Pristine Mega Food Park P Khagari Under Impl

120.13 41.9 34.80 7 vt Ltd a Bihar 06-Aug-14 ementation Indus Best Mega Food Par 8 Raipur Chhattisgarh 04-Jun-14 96.58 43.96 39.57 Operational k Pvt Ltd Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Operational

121.86 46.69 46.69 9 Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd Surat Gujarat 22-May-14 Fanidhar Mega Food Park Mehsan Operational

151.05 50 50 10 Pvt Ltd a Gujarat 16-Aug-17 Haryana State Cooperative Under Impl Supply and Marketing Fed 179.75 50 28.70 ementation 11 eration Ltd (HAFED) Rohtak Haryana 21-Feb-18 Haryana State Industrial an d Infrastructure Developm

155.58 44.94 33.85 Operational ent Corporation Ltd (HSII 12 DC) Sonipat Haryana 06-Nov-15 Himachal Pra

107.34 50 45 Operational 13 Cremica Food Park Pvt Ltd Una desh 06-Aug-14 RFK Greens Food Park Pvt PulwamJammu & Kas Under Impl 14 19-Feb-14 79.43 50 29.03 Ltd a hmir ementation Operational

144.33 48.72 48.72 15 Integrated Food Park Ltd Tumkur Karnataka 29-Mar-11 Under Impl

87.10 43.55 37.57 16 Favorich Infra Pvt Ltd Mandya Karnataka 19-Dec-17 ementation Kerala Industrial Infrastruc ture Development Corporat Palakka 105.39 50 50 Operational 17 ion (KINFRA) d Kerala 27-Nov-15 Kerala State Industrial Dev Operational elopment Corporation Ltd (Alappuz 129.15 50 37.8 18 KSIDC) ha Kerala 27-Nov-15Indus Mega Food Park Pvt Khargo Madhya Prad Operational

131.28 49.37 49.37 19 Ltd ne esh 27-Aug-12 Avantee Mega Food Park Madhya Prad

146.07 50 40 Operational 20 Pvt Ltd Dewas esh 31-Dec-15 Satara Mega Food Park Pvt

139.33 50 45 Operational 21 Ltd Satara Maharashtra 06-Aug-14 Paithan Mega Food Park P Aurang

124.52 48.82 43.94 Operational 22 vt Ltd abad Maharashtra 08-Mar-13 Under Impl Wardha Mega Food Park P 23 Wardha Maharashtra 13-Jan-16 92.36 50 15 ementation vt Ltd Under Impl Manipur Food Industries C 81.83 43.254 9.49 ementation 24 orporation Ltd Thoubal Manipur 29-Jan-20 Meghalaya Industrial Deve North G 25 lopment Corporation Ltd. ( aro Hill Meghalaya 23-Nov-21 65.86 48.30 5.385 Under Impl MIDC) s ementation Zoram Mega Food Park Pv

75.2 50 44.62 Operational 26 t Ltd Kolasib Mizoram 10-Jun-15 Under Impl Doys Agri Resources Pvt L Dimapu 71.79 50 38.78 ementation 27 td r Nagaland 16-Aug-17 Rayaga 28 MITS Mega Food Park Ltd Odisha 16-Apr-12 87.88 45.94 44.95 Operational da Odisha Industrial Infrastru Under Impl cture Development Corpor Khordh 121.95 50 37.8 ementation 29 ation (IDCO) a Odisha 06-Nov-15 International Mega Food P

130.38 50 45 Operational 30 ark Ltd Fazilka Punjab 25-May-11 Sukhjit Mega Food Park anKapurth

107.83 48.7 38.76 Operational 31 d Infra Ltd ala Punjab 06-Nov-15 Punjab Agro Industries CorLudhian Under Impl

112.87 37.73 37.62 32 poration Ltd (PAIC) a Punjab 27-Nov-15 ementation Greentech Mega Food Park 33 Ajmer Rajasthan 19-Feb-14 110.35 49.88 44.9 Operational Pvt Ltd Shree Ram Mega Food Par Under Impl

132.81 50 13.49 34 k Private Limited Bikaner Rajasthan 07-Apr-22 ementation Tamil Nadu State Agricult ural Marketing Board (TN Tirunel 77.024 23.64 13.27 Under Impl ementation 35 SAMB) veli Tamil Nadu 23-Jun-21 Smart Agro Food Park Pvt Nizama

108.95 50 44.99 Operational 36 Ltd bad Telangana 10-Jun-15 Telangana State Industrial Under Impl Infrastructure Corporation Khamm 109.59 49.79 28.49 ementation 37 Ltd (TSIIC) am Telangana 05-Feb-16 Sikaria Mega Food Park (P West Tr

77.79 48.39 45 Operational 38 ) Ltd ipura Tripura 30-Nov-11 Patanjali Food and Herbal Haridw Operational

95.08 50 50 39 Park Pvt Ltd ar Uttarakhand 30-Mar-09 Udham Operational Himalayan Food Park Pv Singh N 122.54 47.79 47.79 40 t Ltd agar Uttarakhand 23-Jan-14 Jangipur Bengal Mega Fo Murshid

132.7 50 45 Operational 41 od Park Ltd abad West Bengal 16-Mar-10

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4628.86 1948.77 8ANNEXURE II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3898 ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2026 “STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS”

State wise details of cancelled MFP projects from the inception:

Sr. No. State No of projects cancelled

01. Jharkhand 01

02. Telangana 01

03. Tamil Nadu 01

04. Maharashtra 01

05. Gujarat 01

06. Uttar Pradesh 03ANNEXURE III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3898 ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2026 “STATUS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS” Details of total funds allocated/ released and utilised under the Scheme, year-wise since

inception: (₹ in Crore) Year Fund Allocated Fund Utilised 2007-08 16.50 11.34 2008-09 28.00 27.63 2009-10 23.93 18.49 2010-11 76.69 76.99 2011-12 94.39 83.56 2012-13 93.20 93.11 2013-14 110.25 94.11 2014-15 63.94 63.94 2015-16* 119.50 125.17 2016-17 300.15 300.08 2017-18 298.56 296.71 2018-19 182.86 181.46 2019-20 140 106.73 2020-21 61.85 61.86 2021-22 54.37 52.59 2022-23 24.80 22.14 2023-24 20.66 20.64 2024-25 32.55 10.01 2025-26 50.05 20.73 (As on 20.03.2026) *In F.Y. 2015-16, Fund has been allocated for the entire Infrastructure Development Scheme comprising of Mega Food Park, Cold Chain and Modernization of Abattoirs.

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