Role of Private Sector and State Governments in Development of Food Parks

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       Ministry is implementing Mega Food Park (MFP) Scheme to create modern infrastructure for food processing. The Mega Food Parks may be set up by private promoters as well as State Government / its entities / cooperatives.

       Details of the Mega Food Parks sanctioned to private sector in the country is given at Annexure.

       Under the MFP Scheme, financial assistance is provided as grants-in-aid @50% of the eligible project cost in general areas and 75% of eligible project cost in difficult and hilly areas i.e. North East Region including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) notified areas of the States subject to a maximum Rs. 50.00 crore per project.

       Under the guidelines of the MFP Scheme, an important role has been envisaged of the State Government in implementation of the projects, as under:-

  1. Providing assistance to Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) in procurement/purchase of suitable land.

ii.Providing all the requisite statutory clearances including permission for sub- leasing of land by SPV, wherever needed, for setting up the MFP and its components thereof and  providing the necessary assistance for Power, Water,                   roads and other external infrastructure to the project

iii.                Providing flexible and conducive labour environment and consider special facilities like    exemption of stamp duty, VAT/Sales Tax exemption etc. for the   MFP and the units  located in the MFP.

  1. Monitor the implementation of project.
  2. Nominates a suitable officer to be appointed as Ministry’s nominee Director in the SPV.
  3. Providing a fast track single window agency to facilitate clearances and permissions required for the project.

            This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

 

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3037 FOR ANSWER ON 12TH AUGUST, 2016 REGARDING ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PARKS

DETAILS OF MEGA FOOD PARKS SANCTIONED TO PRIVATE SECTOR

(Rs. in Crore)

S. No Project Name State Date of      In-principle Approval Date of Final Approval Project Cost Grant approved Status
      1.              Srini Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Chittoor Andhra Pradesh 16.12.2008 27.03.2009 121.10 50.00 Operational & completed
      2.              Godavari Mega Aqua Park Pvt. Ltd., West Godavari Andhra Pradesh 21.09.2012 16.12.2013 122.60 50.00 Under Implementation
      3.              North East Mega Food Park Ltd., Nalbari Assam 16.12.2008 27.03.2009 80.85 50.00 Operational

 

      4.              Pristine Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khagaria Bihar 21.09.2012 06.08.2014 127.64 50.00 Under Implementation
      5.              JVL Mega food Park Pvt. Ltd., Rohtas Bihar 19.12.2013 10.08.2015 114.21 50.00 Under Implementation
      6.              Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Raipur Chhattisgarh 06.09.2012 04.06.2014 124.50 50.00 Under Implementation
      7.              Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., Kutch Gujarat 31.03.2015 168.60 50.00 In-principle Approval
      8.              Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Surat Gujarat 21.09.2012 22.05.2014 117.87 50.00 Under Implementation
      9.              Continental Warehousing Corporation (NhavaSeva) Limited, Panipat Haryana 30.11.2015 157.46 50.00 In-principle Approval
  10.             Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Una Himachal Pradesh 21.09.2012 06.08.2014 99.70 50.00 Under Implementation
  11.             RFK Greens Food Park  Pvt. Ltd., Pulwama Jammu And Kashmir 21.09.2012 19.02.2014 79.43 50.00 Under Implementation
  12.             Jharkhand Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ranchi Jharkhand 16.12.2008 27.03.2009 114.74 50.00 Operational

 

  13.             Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur Karnataka 03.08.2010 27.03.2011 144.33 50.00 Operational & completed
  14.             Avantee Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Dewas Madhya Pradesh 31.03.2015 31.12.2015 144.12 50.00 Under Implementation
  15.             Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Khargoan Madhya Pradesh 10.10.2011 27.08.2012 127.70 50.00 Operational

 

  16.             Wardha  Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Wardha Maharashtra 31.03.2015 13.01.2016 92.36 50.00 Under Implementation
  17.             Paithan Mega Food Park Ltd., Aurangabad Maharashtra 01.04.2011 08.03.2013 124.56 50.00 Under Implementation
  18.             Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara Maharashtra 21.09.2012 06.08.2014 139.33 50.00 Under Implementation
  19.             Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aizawl Mizoram 19.12.2013 10.06.2015 75.20 50.00 Under Implementation
  20.             MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada Odisha 29.04.2011 16.04.2012 80.17 50.00 Under Implementation
  21.             The Sukjhit Starch & Chemical Limited, Kapurthala Punjab 31.03.2015 06.11.2015 123.72 50.00 Under Implementation
  22.             International Mega Food Park Ltd. , Fazilka Punjab 03.08.2010 25.05.2011 130.38 50.00 Operational

 

  23.             Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Ajmer Rajasthan 21.09.2012 19.02.2014 113.57 50.00 Under Implementation
  24.             Raaga Mayuri Agrovet Pvt. Ltd., Mahboobnagar Telangana 31.03.2015 31.12.2015 124.15 50.00 Under Implementation
  25.             Smart Agro Industries Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad Telangana 19.12.2013 10.06.2015 108.95 50.00 Under Implementation
  26.             Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura Tripura 29.04.2011 30.11.2011 87.45 50.00 Under Implementation
  27.             Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar Uttarakhand 16.12.2008 27.03.2009 95.08 50.00 Operational & completed

 

  28.             Himalayan Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Udham Singh Nagar Uttarakhand 21.09.2012 23.01.2014 99.96 50.00 Under Implementation
  29.             Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad West Bengal 16.12.2008 16.03.2010 132.70 50.00 Operational