The Government has given the final approval for the setting up the 13 Mega Food Parks across the India including the rural areas during the current Five Year Plan.
The Government has accorded Final approval to 13 (Thirteen) proposals for setting up of Mega Food Parks in various parts of the country including rural areas during the current Five Year Plan period till date. These Mega Food Parks are private sector driven projects and responsibility of execution, ownership and management of these projects vests with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which is a company incorporated under the Companies Act. State Government/ State Government entities/Cooperatives have also been allowed to set up Mega Food Parks in the country by recent amendments in the scheme guidelines w.e.f. 10.02.02014.
State-wise and location-wise details of the thirteen Mega Food Park projects accorded Final approval by the Ministry during the current Five Year Plan Period and the grant released to these projects are as below. These Mega Food Parks are currently in the process of implementation. On completion, direct and indirect employment for about 30000 persons is likely to be created by each of these Mega Food Parks.
Here is the details of the 13 Mega Food Parks projects:
S. No. |
Project Name and Location |
State |
Project Cost (in Rs. crore) |
Date of Final Approval |
Amount of grant approved |
Grant released |
1. |
Godavari Mega Aqua Park Pvt. Ltd. Tundurru Village, Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District |
Andhra Pradesh |
122.60 |
16.12.2013 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
2. |
Pristine Logistics & Infraprojects Pvt. Ltd.Mansi Village, Khagaria District |
Bihar |
127.60 |
06.08.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
3. |
Indus Best Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. Village Sarora and Bemta, Tehsil Tildam, Raipur District |
Chhattisgarh |
124.50 |
04.06.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
4. |
Raipur Mega Food Park Ltd. Village Neonara, Tehsil Berla, Bemetara District |
Chhattisgarh |
126.12 |
04.06.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
5. |
Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.Villages Jhahkharda, Shah and Vasravi,MangrolTaluka, Surat District |
Gujarat |
117.87 |
22.05.2014 |
50.00 |
05.00 |
6. |
Cremica Food Park Pvt. Ltd. (earlier known as Poliyan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.) Village Singha, Tehsil Haroli, Una District |
Himachal Pradesh |
99.70 |
06.08.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
7. |
RFK Greens Food Park Pvt. Ltd. Industrial Growth Centre, Lassipora Village, Pulwama District |
Jammu And Kashmir |
79.43 |
19.02.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
8. |
Indus Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. Panwa Village, Kasrawad Tehsil, Khargoan District |
Madhya Pradesh |
127.70 |
27.08.2012 |
50.00 |
45.00 |
9. |
Paithan Mega Food Park Ltd. Village Wahegaon and Dhangaon, Taluka: Paithan, AurangabadDistrict |
Maharashtra |
124.56 |
08.03.2013 |
50.00 |
5.00 |
10. |
Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.DegaonVillage, Satara District |
Maharashtra |
139.33 |
06.08.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
11. |
MITS Mega Food Park Ltd. Bhujbul and Sindhubadi Mouza, Rayagada District |
Odisha |
80.17 |
16.04.2012 |
50.00 |
15.00 |
12. |
Greentech Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd.Rupangarh Village, Ajmer District |
Rajasthan |
113.57 |
19.02.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
13. |
Himalayan Food Park Pvt. Ltd. Mauha Kheraganj Village, Kashipur, Udam Singh Nagar District |
Uttarakhand |
99.96 |
23.01.2014 |
50.00 |
0.00 |
Making changes/modifications in the Scheme Guidelines is a continuing process and based on the experience of implementation of Mega Food Parks, the scheme guidelines have been revised by the Government from time to time to remove the hurdles in the implementation of the projects.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niramjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB
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