(a) whether the Government has decided to set up spices park and regional quality testng and control laboratory at Guntur for chillies in Andhra Pradesh; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has decided to set up spices park and regional quality testng and control laboratory at Guntur for chillies in Andhra Pradesh; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) &(b): Yes Sir. It has been decided, in principle, to set up a spice park at Guntur
primarily for Chillies and Turmeric. The Spices Board has requested the State Government
of Andhra Pradesh for allotment of land for the purpose. The Government has also approved
setting up a Quality Testing Laboratory-cum-Training Centre of Spices Board at Guntur.