Proposes to Union Food Processing Minister to set up Mega Food Park at Bathinda
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, July 19-
In a bid to enhance agricultural productivity, create employment opportunities and increase the farmers’ income, Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian proposed Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan to set up a Mega Food Park at Bathinda.
During a courtesy meeting with the Union Minister, Khudian, who was accompanied by Principal Secretary Food Processing Rakhee Gupta Bhandari, apprised him that CM Bhagwant Mann has envisioned to increase farmers’ income by value addition to their produce, besides creating robust employment opportunities for the youth.
Highlighting the need of Mega Food Park in Malwa region, Khudian said that this mega food park will go a long way to leverage perishable agricultural produce by manufacturing processed food products for domestic as well as export markets.
The Punjab Cabinet Minister also impressed upon the Union Food Processing Minister to intervene for the release of 4th installment of grant-in-aid for Ladhowal Mega Food Park, besides awarding a Food Testing Laboratory for Amritsar with requisite accreditation as food processing enterprises, traders, Punjab Rice Millers Association and Aachar-Murabba Association have to get their food products tested from Mohali or Delhi.
