(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Orissa for setting up of cold chains in the State;
(b) if so, the details in this regard;
(c) the number of food parks sanctioned for Orissa till
date; and
(d) the details of employment generated and revenues earned
therefrom by the State so far?
THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a) & (b): No Sir, MFPI has not received any proposal from
the State Government of Orissa for setting up of cold chain
during 11th Plan. To encourage setting up of cold chain
facilities in the country, Ministry of Food Processing
Industries (MFPI) has a Plan Scheme for Cold Chain, Value
Addition and Preservation Infrastructure during the 11th
Plan to provide financial assistance to project proposals
received from public / private organizations for cold chain
infrastructure development. The scheme envisages financial
assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 50% of the total
cost of plant and machinery and technical civil works in
general areas and 75% for North Eastern Region and difficult
areas subject to a maximum of Rs.10.00 crore. Ministry has
already accorded approval to 10 cold chain projects during
2008-09 in States i.e. Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu,
Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh, Gujarat and Haryana. MFPI’s scheme is project
specific, not State specificâ€.
(c) & (d): MFPI has sanctioned one food park located at
Khurda near Bhubaneshwar of an estimated project cost of Rs.
990.73 lakh, which is implemented by Orissa Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation. 11 no. of
food processing units are operating in the park and about
1500 direct employments have been generated on account of
setting up of the said food park.