The Punjab State Marketing Federation (Markfed) is all set to establish an ultra-modern honey processing unit in Jalandhar, with an installed capacity of 3000 million tonnes.
Disclosing this here on Thursday, a spokesperson of the chief minister's office said Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had held a series of meetings to boost the production of honey in the state.
In compliance with the directions of the chief minister, Markfed has prepared a detailed project report (DPR) to set up a honey processing unit at Village Chuharwali, Jalandhar, where construction of modern canneries was already underway, with a total outlay of Rs 15.50 crores. The DPR was submitted to Agriculture and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) with a request for the grant-in-aid for the project.
Considering the project, APEDA authorities had approved a grant of Rs 8 Crores for ultra modern Honey Processing Unit of Markfed with an installed capacity of 3000 MTs. The Markfed proposes to export 2000 MTs of honey and sell the remaining 1000 MTs within the domestic market. It has also prepared a roadmap for ensuring timely and regular monetary gain to the bee keepers while protecting the commercial interests of the organization.
