Ques: Where did the first Mega Food Park in the Jharkhand was inaugurated?
(a) Dhanbad
(b) Hazaribagh
(c) Village Getalsud
(d) Rasool village
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On 15 February 2016 the first Mega Food Park in the Jharkhand promoted by M/s. Jharkhand Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. was inaugurated by Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries at Village Getalsud, District Ranchi.
- This Mega Food Park has been set up with the project cost of Rs. 114.73 crore in an area of 51.50 Acres.
- The park will have facilities of Multi Chamber Cold Storage, Dry Warehouse, Vegetable Dehydration Line, modern Quality Control& Testing Laboratory and other processing facilities for fruits & vegetables.
- This Mega Food Park project will create a modern infrastructure for arresting post-harvest losses of horticultural and non-horticultural produce and provide impetus to the growth of food processing sector in Jharkhand.
- The Mega Food Park is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to about 6000 people and benefit about 25,000-30,000 farmers in its catchment area.
- This Mega Food Park project will help in providing better prices to farmers, reduce wastage of perishables, add value to agricultural produce and create huge opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment for the youth of the State.
- Government is focusing on boosting the Food Processing Industry so that agriculture sector grows exponentially and becomes the engine of growth to drive the “Make in India” initiative and encouraging private investment.
Reference:
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