WHAT MADE IT SUCCESSFUL OR WHAT MADE IT FAIL:
Contrary to expectations, however, the performance of MFPS also remains far from satisfactory. Until
now, 37 proposals have been accorded final approval. Of them, 17 are operational.
The scheme has been subjected to several independent evaluations over the past few years and several
reasons have been offered for unsatisfactory performance.
FACTOR CONDITIONS:
At the core of their poor performance is a lack of the availability of three key factors: land, capital and
labor. Land is the basic requirement for such parks. At least 50 acres of land for the project is to be
arranged by the SPV in which the anchor investor holding majority holding is required to set up at least
one food processing unit with an investment of not less than Rs 10 crore. Land acquisition of at least 50
acres has been a challenge for a company that is not in real estate business.
COMPETITION AND RIVALRY:
The initial policy of allocating one project to each state has led to some good proposals not being
selected in larger states. Under the current policy, one district can have only one food park. These
conditions curtail competition and tend to create inertia.
SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS:
These are large projects that require constant government support and incentives throughout their
implementation. The ministry has drawn up a panel of Activity Management Consultants (PMC) to
support implementation of the projects but their role is limited in the issues pertaining to land, statutory
clearances and bank loan. Further, there are tenuous delays in bureaucratic decisions and procedure of
obtaining various types of statutory clearances from state government departments/ agencies are
complex and time taking.
SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE:
Successful clusters include supporting actors such as universities, standards-setting agencies, vocational
training institutions, research community, and financial institutions. In contrast, most other parks
are located in isolated areas with no such ecosystem.
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