:
(a) whether mango is grown in abundance in the State of
Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, whether the Madhya Pradesh Government have made
any recommendations or consulted the Union Government for the
establishment of Mango pulp extraction industry in the Satna,
Reewa, Panna, Katni, Sidhi and Shehdol districts;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Union Government propose to encourage
industrialists to establish such industries in these
districts; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ( SHRI N.T. SHANMUGAM )
(a): As per National Horticulture Board, the production of
mango in Madhya Pradesh is 75,150 metric tonne during the year
2000 – 2001.
(b) & (c): No such proposal has been received in
the Ministry of Food processing Industries.
(d) & (e): The Ministry of Food Processing
Industries provides financial assistance through its Plan
Schemes to Private Sector Industries, Non-Governmental
Organizations, Cooperatives, Public Sector Undertakings, Human
Resource Development Institutions, Research & Development
Institutions etc. for the development of processed food sector
including industries based on mango pulp. The schemes of the
Ministry are project specific and not State specific.