date:Aug 13, 2013
may leverage an additional INR500m ($8.25m).
The Mega Food Parks scheme is expected to be implemented with an allocation of INR17.14bn ($282.9m), during the 12th Plan.
Each Mega Food Park, with around 30-40 food processing industries, is expected to create around 40,000 direct and indirect jobs.
The establishment of new food parks is expected to lead to the creation of adequate infrastructure in the country with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet.