Ramdev's Patanjali expanding in mega food parks biz, bags biggest contract

RTI information shows Patanjali's Rs 2.6-billion project is one of three proposed projects in Uttar Pradesh

Ramdev’s Patanjali group is – slowly, but surely – expanding its footprint in the processed food sector across India, suggests information obtained by Business Standard under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

On January 15, 2018, the Modi government gave an in-principle approval to Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Noida Private Limited for setting up a Mega Food Park in Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida). The cost of the envisaged Noida project is Rs 2.6 billion – the highest for any individual mega food park developer over the past decade. According to the information provided by the Union Ministry of Food