Union Minister for Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Steel Silo based Avanti Mega Food Park set up on 52 acre land in Dewas district. The Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare and District In-Charge Jitu Patwari presided over the function.
The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industry Rameshwar Teli, Member of Parliament Mahendra Solanki, Former CM Digvijay Singh, Former Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, MLAs Gayatri Raje Pawar, Manoj Chowdhary and Raghunath Malviya were present on the occasion.
Minister Jitu Patwari said that Dewas district has been blessed with the fabulous gift in the form of Mega Food Park. He hoped that this Food Park will become strength of farmers in case of excess production. Farmers will get good prices for their produces here.
Patwari further stated that excess production compels farmers to sell their produces at low rates. Now the farmers will be able to earn more through value addition by storing their produces after getting facility of food processing and storage. Patwari further mentioned that the State Government is committed to provide every kind of assistance in the development works.
The Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the farmers will succeed in doubling their income by adding value to their produces through food processing.
She further stated that this industry will not only help the farmers in increasing their income but also prove beneficial in generating wide scale employment for local youth. Harsimrat Kaur Badal informed that 2 new food parks have been started in Khargone and Dewas of MadhyaPradesh.