New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Government has sanctioned 41 Mega Food Parks (MFPs) under the Mega Food Park Scheme, with 25 already operational across the country, Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan informed the Lok Sabha.

Investment and Employment Generation

In a written reply, the Food Processing Minister said that the Centre has committed Rs 1,515.58 crore as grants-in-aid for the 41 sanctioned parks. The operational parks have collectively generated 71,384 direct and indirect jobs.

Reasons Behind Project Delays

Paswan outlined several reasons behind delays in operationalising some sanctioned parks. These include challenges faced by Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and Implementing Agencies (IAs) in leasing industrial p...