Govt invited EoI for setting up mega food parks: Minister
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Tue, Feb 9 2021 22:42 IST |
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Rameswar Teli. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 9 : The Centre on Tuesday said that it has invited expression of interest for setting up mega food parks in the country under the Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS).
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Food and Processing Industries, Rameswar Teli, said that the ministry had floated expression of interest (EoI) for submission of proposals for setting up mega food parks on February 3.
He said the ministry has been implementing the MFPS to create modern infrastructure for food processing. And this scheme is now a component of the new Central sector umbrella scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).