Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

26-November-2012 15:12 IST

Government has approved establishment of a Spice park at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 23 crores to empower the chilli farmers to have better price realization and wider markets for their produce. The Government of Andhra Pradesh had allocated 124.78 acres of land in Venkayalapadu and Maidavolu village, Edlapadu Mandal in Guntur district in favour of Spice Board, for setting up of this Spices Park. Currently the civil works and electrical works are almost completed. The installation of the plant & machinery for processing of Chilli is in progress and are as per schedule. 38 acres of land has been allotted to exporters for developing their own processing Units in the Park. So far an expenditure of Rs. 14.62 crores has been incurred on establishment of the Spice Park. Target for completion of the project is December, 2012.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Dr. D. Purandeswari in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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Spice park establishment expands chilli farmers' market access as project nears completion and exporters receive allotted land. Approval was granted for establishment of a Spice Park at Guntur to improve chilli farmers' price realization and market access; the State allocated land in Venkayalapadu and Maidavolu in favour of the Spice Board, with 38 acres allotted to exporters for private processing units. Civil and electrical works were almost complete, plant and machinery installation was in progress, expenditure had been incurred and the project targeted completion in December 2012.