Modi lays foundation stone of Mega Food Park at IMT, Rohtak

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Mega Food Park to be set up by HAFED at a cost of Rs 179.75 crore at Industrial Model Township (IMT), Rohtak.

The initiative of Mega Food Park at Rohtak was taken by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar to give momentum to the growth of the food processing sector in Haryana and to generate employment and further to boost the income of the state farmers.

Further supporting the move of chief minister, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India has approved Mega Food Park with the state of the art infrastructure facilities

The primary objective of the Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for the Food Processing along the value chain from the farm to the market, officials said.