Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that all the 42 mega food parks approved by GOI will become operational by 2019. She also added that it will yield a potential investment of about Rs 14,000 crore. Under the scheme (2008-09) of mega food parks, the Ministry had sanctioned 42 projects throughout the country. Of these, 17 parks were allotted in March 2015 to state governments and private firms, including Adani Ports & SEZ.

A mega food park offers various facilities to food processors, farmers, retailers and exporters, helping achieve faster growth for food processing industries. It’s estimated that these food parks would entail an investment of more than Rs 14,000 crore, including the Rs 50 crore subsidy the government provides for each park.

The Mega Food Park Scheme aims at facilitating the establishment of a strong food processing industry backed by an efficient supply chain, which includes collection centres, a central processing centre (CPC) and cold chain infrastructure.

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