With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of “Mega Food Parks”?

Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only

The Mega Food Park Scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries exists to build modern infrastructure for food processing along the chain from farm to market, with reduced wastage as an expected outcome. Supplying emerging or eco-friendly technologies to entrepreneurs is not one of its objectives. The Ministry handles technology upgradation through a separate scheme. So statements 1 and 2 are correct.

• ✓ 1. The scheme's primary objective is to provide modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from the farm to the market.
• ✓ 2. Reduction in wastage is a stated expected outcome of the scheme. It also lists creation of high-quality processing infrastructure and an efficient supply chain, which lets perishable produce be processed instead of lost.
• ✗ 3. The scheme's objectives concern infrastructure and the farm-to-market supply chain. Providing emerging or eco-friendly technologies to entrepreneurs is not among them. Technology upgradation and modernisation of food processing industries falls under a separate scheme of the Ministry.

Remember · Mega Food Parks provide modern farm-to-market processing infrastructure and reduce wastage. They are not a technology-supply scheme.

Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2011, General Studies paper. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). · Report an error