Question : SETTING UP OF WINE BOARD IN KARNATAKA

(a) whether the Government propose to set up a Wine Board in Karnataka which is a major grape producing State on the lines of the Coffee Board and the Tea Board to formulate policy on wine production, marketing and other related matters; and

(b) if so, whether the State Government has agreed to allot land required for this purpose; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRO AND RURAL INDUSTRIES (SHRI SANGH PRIYA GAUTAM)



(a) to (c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) is actively considering the setting up of a Wine Board for facilitating promotion and development of indigenous wine industry. The proposal in this regard is still to be firmed up.