Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday said that efforts are on for early completion of 19 mega food parks in the country, which are under various stages of implementation. Efforts are also on to boost value addition in 22 perishables identified by the ministry to supplement the income of farmers as part of the Operation Greens Scheme, he said in a statement after meeting with officials. The Minister, who plans to visit Bihar on August 20, said will conduct an on-the-spot assessment of a mega food park at Mansi in Khagaria district of Bihar, which is 70 per cent complete.He will also meet Bihar’s Industry Minister Shahnawaz Hussain to assess the progress of the mega food park at Motipur block of Muzaffarpur district, approved by the Centre in April this year.