(a) whether there is any proposal for setting up of food parks in Gujarat during 2008-09;
(b) if so, the details of locations earmarked for this purpose; and
(c) if not, the steps the Government proposes to take to avoid the delays in this regard?
(a) whether there is any proposal for setting up of food parks in Gujarat during 2008-09;
(b) if so, the details of locations earmarked for this purpose; and
(c) if not, the steps the Government proposes to take to avoid the delays in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (I/C)(SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a) to (c): The Government has approved in September, 2008,a new scheme for providing
financial assistance for establishment of ten Mega Food Parks in the first phase,
out of thirty Mega Food Parks to be established during the 11th Five Year Plan. The
Government has approved locations of first ten Mega Food Parks in the States of
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab,Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttrakhand and West Bengal. All possible steps have been taken to implement the Scheme in a
successful manner.