New Andhra Pradesh Food Processing Policy 2024-29 is the present active policy for Food Processing industry. For details
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APFPS - Integrated Food Parks
The primary objective of the Integrated Food Parks Scheme (IFP) is to provide modern
infrastructure facilities for the food processing. It will include creation of storage
and
processing infrastructure near the farm, transportation, logistics. The expected outcome
is
increased realization to farmers, creation of high quality processing infrastructure,
reduction
in wastage, capacity building of producers and processors and creation of an efficient
supply
chain along with significant direct and indirect employment generation.
Pattern of Assistance
The scheme provides assistance in the following forms.
- The Scheme shall provide a capital grant at the rate of 50 % of the eligible project
cost
- Maximum of Rs.20 cr. per project
Release of Grant
- First Installment – 20%
- Second Installment – 30%
- Third Installment – 30%
- Fourth Installment – 20%
Eligible Components of the Scheme
The Scheme will have the following components:
- Core Infrastructural Facilities:
- Testing laboratory, dry warehouses, Silos, specialized storage facilities,
cold
storage including Controlled Atmosphere Chambers, pack house, Reefer
vehicles etc.
- Common processing facilities like cleaning, grading, sorting, drying,
boiling,
packing, IQF, pulping, irradiation and packing facilities
- Factory Buildings
- Enabling Infrastructure: development of industrial plots, boundary wall, roads,
drainage,
water supply, electricity supply, effluent treatment plant, telecommunication lines,
parking
bay including traffic management system, weighbridges etc.
- Non-core Infrastructure: administrative buildings, training centre including
equipment,
trade and display centre, crèche, canteen, worker’s hostel, offices of
service
providers, labour rest and recreation facilities, marketing support system, etc.
- Project Implementation Expenses
- Land