Rajya Sabha MP Mahesh Poddar has expressed disappointment over not opening of Mega Food Park, Cold Chain, Value Added Structure, Agro Processing Cluster Infrastructure and Preservation Capacity Unit in the State under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampda Yojana (PMKSY) introduced by the Government of India.
Replying to the question asked by Poddar in Rajya Sabha on the issue, Union Food Processing Minister, Rameshwar Teli said that no project has been approved till today due to absence of eligible proposal from Jharkhand.
Mahesh Poddar told in the House that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has launched the Rs 6,000 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samada Yojna. These include plans for creation and extension of Mega Food Park, Cold Chain, Value Added Structure, Agro Processing Cluster Infrastructure and Preservation Capacity.
Under this scheme, two in Chhattisgarh, 10 in Gujarat, 12 in Haryana, 12 in Himachal Pradesh, 9 in Himachal Pradesh, 12 in Jammu and Kashmir, 8 in Karnataka, 4 in Kerala, 7 in Madhya Pradesh, 24 in Manipur, Manipur - Meghalaya - One in Mizoram, 4 in West Bengal, 5 in Uttarakhand, 18 in Uttar Pradesh, 17 in Tamil Nadu, 7 in Rajasthan, 4 in Punjab, 2 in Odisha and 4 in Nagaland.
Under the scheme, in general areas 35 per cent of total cost of project and in Himalayan Areas, North Eastern States and Islands 50 per cent of cost of project which is maximum Rs 5 crore.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries has released an expression of interest (EOI) for inviting online offers from interested entrepreneurs and investors for establishing food processing units in the country.