Mega Food Park in Punjab

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated Mega Food Park (MFP) at Phagwara in Kapurthala district of Punjab. 

Salient Features

    • This Mega Food Park is built at project cost of Rs 107.83 crores and spread over 55 acres of land.

    • It is expected to benefit about 25000 farmers and likely to generate employment of about 5000 persons.

    • It is equipped with Raw Material/Finished goods Warehouses (3944Sqm), Silos (20000 MT), Cold Storage (3000 MT), IQF & Deep Freezer (IQF: 2 MT/hr + Deep Freezer: 2000 MT) & other related food processing facilities.

    • A 10,000 crore fund has been created under Aatmanirbhar Bharat, for development of food processing sector which will benefit farmers and create employment opportunities.

    • Till date, 37 MFPs have been sanctioned and 20 have already started functioning.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants. The views expressed here are personal.)